ANNUAL REPORT, I906, VICE-PRES., THIRD CONG. DIST. 



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ANNUAL REPORT, 1906, VICE-PRESIDENT, THIRD 

 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 



H. J. BALDWIN, NORTHFIELD. 



Twenty letters were sent out to different points in the district 

 enclosing a list of questions to be answered relative to condition 

 of crops, present condition of trees, small fruits and nursery stock. 

 I shall endeavor to give some general conditions in some of the spe- 

 cial reports sent in. 



Twelve different parties responded. The apple crop run all the 

 way from a full failure to a good crop. S. H. Kenney, of Water- 

 ville, says the blight of the past year had reduced the sap supply, 



Iowa Beauty Apple Trees on Place of C. P. Nicho's, Northfleld. 



SO apple crop was light. S. D. Payne reports a half crop at Kasota, 

 with good quality. One-fourth crop at Faribault. Shakopee also re- 

 ports one-fourth crop. Greenleaf reports a very light crop of crabs 

 especially. S. F. Featherstone speaks of apple crop as light, but 

 Duchess very good quality, with Wealthy small and poor quality. 



