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one tree is dead. Longfield and Waif both came through in fair 

 condition. One tree of Peter came through in good condition and 

 the other in poor order. The same report can be made on Lyman's 

 Prolific. One tree of Malinda is doing well, but the other was 

 killed back half way -to the ground. Minnesota came through in 

 fine condition, while Okabena suffered somewhat, one tree being 

 killed back to the ground. Anisim came through in fine order, 

 but one tree of Patten's Greening was killed back to the ground, 

 and the other tree is very weak. Forsburg seems to have come 

 through in about the same condition as Patten's Greening. 



Among the new material planted at the station this spring is 

 Salix virimalis regalis, Salix Uralensis, Siberian sandthorn and Car- 

 agana microphilla. 



OWATONNA TRIAL STATION. 



THOS. E. CASHMAN^ SUPT. 



The twelve apple trees budded on Pyrus baccata stock, sent 

 me by Secretary A. W. Latham, came in good condition and were 

 planted in the Owatonna Experiment Station, April 29th, as per 

 his instructions. 



One tree of each variety was planted eight inches deeper than 

 they stood in the nursery row, and the balance two inches deeper. 

 Up to date the deep planted trees of Patten's Greening, Charlamoff 

 and Hibernal have grown twice as much as the same varieties 

 planted shallow, while the reverse is true of Duchess and Wealthy. 



These trees are planted on a slight southeastern incline and 

 protected on the west and north by rows of evergreens. They are 

 set sixteen feet apart and sixteen feet from large trees, not a di- 

 sirable location by any means, but the only vacant space on the 

 grounds. The soil is a black loam to the depth of six inches, with 

 a deep clay sub-soil underlying. 



Each tree was cut back to two feet and six inches from the 

 ground so the branches which will form the head will start below 

 that point. The trees are kept thoroughly cultivated, and no doubt 

 will make a good growth this season. 



A full account of the development of these trees will be given 

 each year, and the practicability of budding on the hardy Pyrus 

 baccata for planting in this section will in time be fully demon- 

 strated. 



June 12, 1905. 



