126 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICL'I.TURAL SOCIETY. 



Y ice^]presidei^ts']^eports, 



ANNUAL REPORT, 1906, VICE-PRESIDENT, FIRST 

 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. 



M. R. CASHMAN, OWATONNA. 



The fruit crop in our district varied so much according to lo- 

 cahty and condition that it is difficult to make a very accurate re- 

 port, and one that will just exactly apply to every locality. This 

 has been an off year with most varieties of apples. This was true 

 more especially with the older trees. The younger trees in many 

 places bore quite heavily. With us the W^ealthy and Patten's Green- 

 ing bore about a two-thirds crop of very nicely formed and clean 

 apples. The Anisim bore quite heavily, and the apples were above 

 the average size and of fine quality. This variety is fast coming 

 to the front, and the demand for it is greater every year. Other 

 varieties of apples bore from no crop at all to one-half a crop, al- 

 though in some sections reports have been received of a good all- 

 round crop of fruit. 



Apples did not keep very well this year on account of the late, 

 warm fall. Some who have good root cellars report that their 

 Wealthys are keeping well. 



Plums as a rule were a very light crop, but in our orchard every 

 variety bore so heavily the trees were strained under the load. We 

 sprayed all our trees, both apple and plum, and that may account for 

 the healthy condition of the foliage and fruit. 



Cherries in our section were not much of a crop, with the excep- 

 tion of the Compass, which as usual bore extremely heavily. 



Grapes were a fair crop, but not many grapes are raised in our 

 section. 



Blackberries were immense. This was a blackberry year, and 

 mostly every one reports a large yield. 



Raspberries about a half crop. Raspberries suffered much from 

 the previous winter, and this accounts for the light yield. Fruit 

 was good, what there was of it. 



Strawberries exceeded most expectations, for early in the spring 

 most beds looked as though they would be doing well to show up 

 a few live plants ; however, they recuperated surprisingly, and wher- 

 ever the stand of plants was good the yield was heavy. The ber- 

 ries in most cases were not so large as usual, which was probably 

 iKcasioned by the weakened condition of the plants. 



