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l)rush covering was a success, for in one patch so covered witii 

 brush which contained the following varieties, Sen Dunlap, Cres- 

 cent, Splendid, Bederwood and Warfield, only the Bederwood makes 

 a fair showing now, and it is evidently the hardiest strawberrv 

 ^row'n by me. 



This last spring we set scions of many new and promising 

 varieties, plums and apples, also sowed a package of apple seeds 

 sent by Mr. Broom, of Mankato. 



The season has been a little too wet up to this time for general 

 farming, but the' rains came mostly at' night, therefore we have had 

 ■our usual amount of sunshine. 



A few of the early strawberries have began to turn red, and 

 picking for market will begin in about one week. 



MONTEVIDEO TRIAL STATION. 



LYCURGUS R. MOVER, SUPT. 



Last winter, wdiile not very severe, was a trying one to nearly all 

 kinds of vegetation. A thaw in early March left the ground cover- 

 ed with water and slush, to be succeeded by continued cold weather. 

 It was during this cold spell that the greatest damage was done, 

 and the damage was especially noticeable on flat, level land. In 

 such locations, such plants as "Shasta daisy," "Golden Glow%" Gail- 

 lardia aristata, Dianthus plumarius and \^inca minor were killed 

 outright, wdiile Dicentra spectabilis. Polygonum Sieboldii, German 

 iris, and even paeonies, suffered severe injury. Roses came through 

 in bad condition, while the Physocarpus opulifolius and Spiraea 

 van Houttii were both much injured. Tamarix amurensis was not 

 entirely killed on bluff sides and will recover. 



The prospects at' present indicate only a moderate crop of apples 

 and a rather small crop of plums. There w'ill be a fair crop of 

 gooseberries and currants, but raspberries were badly killed where 

 not laid down and covered. Surprise plum killed back almost to 

 the ground. The Gideon apple tree gave up the contest, and 

 Peerless was much injured. The Peerless apple trees will not bear 

 this year, but Oldenburg and Blushed Calville promise large crops. 

 One tree of Hibernal appears to have been root-killed. \"irginia 

 crab promises a fair crop, but Pride of ^Minneapolis is not bearing 

 this year. About all of the cherry trees have disappeared. 



The twelve apples trees, sent out by Prof. Green, budded on 

 Pyrus baccata, have not been uniformly successful. Four out of 

 the twelve died during the first summer, and three of these were 

 trees set unusually deep. It is possible that we will come to believe 



