OWATONNA TRIAL STATION, ANNUAL REPORT. 97 



OWATONNA TRIAL STATION, ANNUAL REPORT. 



THOS. E. CASHMAN, SUPT. 



As time advances we realize more and more that the Min- 

 nesota legislature in laying- aside the small tract of land on the 

 state farm at Owatonna for experimental purposes acted wisely, 

 also that the late E. S. H. Dartt, who was superintendent of 

 the Owatonna station from its inception until his death, ful- 

 iilied his mission. The seed that he planted was of the hardiest 

 varieties, selected from apples grown in his orchard, and while 

 he might have produced more large, fine colored apples had he 

 not planted so much crab apple seed yet we have a great many 

 varieties from crab seed that bear large and good marketable 

 apples. I am confident that a number of them will win a place 

 among- our leading commercial sorts. 



Thos. E. Cashman, Owatonna. 



The trees from the Duchess and Wealthy seed are showing 

 up best of all. and I am pleased to be able to report that the 



