88 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY, 



the past season has thoroughly convinced me tliat it is not the 

 hot sun or anv insect that causes blight. 



\ iew iu A. II. Reed'i orchard, at GUncoe, Planted lu 1 9U0. 



This has been a prolific season for the fruiting of apple trees. 

 My most prolific bearers were the Hibernals ; while but five years 

 set they were loaded with apples to that extent that many limbs 

 were bent to the ground, ^ly Patten's Greenings were the next 

 best. Trees of the Wealthy variety in my nursery, only four 

 years" growth from root-grafts, were loaded with apples. One 

 small tree produced thirty-five good sized apples. 



One thousand two-year old Concord grape vines set" out in 

 May have all lived and made heavy growth. Also cherry, pear 

 and quince trees set last spring have lived and done well. 



I am not in love with spraying fruit trees. I sent to New 

 York state and got me an automatic sprayer, supposing that by 

 spraying I would have fruit in abundance. \Miere I sprayed 

 I got but little fruit, and where no spraying was done there was 

 plenty of fruit. 



JEFFERS' TRIAL STATION, ANNUAL REPORT. 



DEWAIN COOK, SUPT. 



We stated in our midsummer report that the Florence and sev- 

 eral other varieties of crabs had set for a full crop, but the apple 

 scab continued to such an extent that it took practically all the 

 crab apples but \Miitney No. 20, which we class as a small appl^. 

 They bore a fair crop of the finest Whitneys we ever grew. 



Our apple orchard the past season has been practically free 

 from blight, only barely enough of it in places to be noticeable. 

 We attribute this state of afi'airs largelv to the fact that we have 



