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much encouragement in the laudable efforts of Professors N. E. 

 Hanson, of Brookings, S. Dak., S. B. Green of the Minn. Exper- 

 iment Station and many others of this state and society. May the 

 Lord of all things guide our hands and crown our efforts beyond 

 expectations ! 



ANNUAL REPORT, 1906, VICE-PRESIDENT, SEVENTH 

 CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. 



p. G. JACOBSON, MADISON. 



For the short time allowed outside of one's regular business I 

 have endeavored to get at the facts required by the society in the 

 seventh district. Out of the twenty-five inquiries sent out a little 

 less than half were returned, but those filled out are from all the 

 counties and dilterent localities as near as may be and show an in- 

 telligent statement of facts. 



.Ipples : Forty-five per cent report poor crop, ten per cent light, 

 and forty-five per cent good crop. There seems to have been very 

 little damage to trees last winter, and no blight to speak of during 

 the summer. There are, however, two who report the loss of nearly 

 all the plum trees. 



Plums: Plums are a failure, as only one party "reports good 

 crops. This applies to tame and wild alike. 



Cherries : Very few raised. No report. 



Grapes : A' ery few reports. Generally poor crop, except Clara 

 City reports good crop. 



Blackberries and Raspberries: Generally good where properly 

 cared for. 



Stra^vbcrries. Currants and Gooseberries: Are all reported 

 above an average crop, and all standard kinds are reported doing 

 well. 



Planti)ig, 1906: A great deal of fruit tree^ and berries has 

 been planted, but in most cases it is the quality of salesman that 

 counts rather than kinds of fruit. No spraying reported. I have 

 heard of one who sprayed his trees in my country and killed the 

 fruit. 



A great many report their orchards in poor condition, owing 

 to excessive wet weather. This, however, appears to be more a 

 condition of the land on which the planting was done than any- 

 thing else. 



Hardy varieties in order as reported : 



Apples : Duchess, Wealthy, Patten's Greening, Hibernal. 



