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part of the state, but the most of the growers are too busy to prune, and 
have been since the trees were planted, and the trees have short bodies and 
low tops. 
The cherry stood the winter as well as the apple and blossomed ireely 
but failed to set much fruit. I have noticed that a heavy rain immediately 
after they blossomed seemed to hinder fruitfulness. 
Some varieties of plums seemed to blossom and set fruit freely, but 
owing to the heavy rains, or for some other reason, but a small proportion 
came to perfection. 
Strawberries were a fair crop on dry land; on low land the water killed 
the plants. Tile that had been large enough to carry off the water in pre- 
vious years failed this year. There was too much water. If there could be 
some variety of strawberry found that was two weeks later than our com- 
mon variety and an abundant bearer, it would be a godsend to growers of 
that fruit in this part of the state. 
Currants were a fair crop. Gooseberries were light. 
Blackberries are grown by but very few persons in this part of the 
state. Mr. Mills, of Garden City, raised a good crop this year. Of course, 
he covers his bushes in the fall, as also his Gregg raspberries. 
The black raspberries were a fair crop; the red a failure, with most 
growers. 
Grapes root-killed in some places very badly and failed to ripen up 
properly in the fall, even where the roots did not seem to be injured. 
Some of the new seedlings of the Duchess seem to be as hardy as their 
parent and better keepers and of better quality for eating purposes. 
There is not any doubt but that some of the newer varieties of apples 
will keep in a common cellar all winter, and when they get disseminated and 
get to bearing I do not know any reason why the farmer in our part of the 
state cannot have plenty of apples in his cellar all winter. 
FRUIT LIST FOR SECOND CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT. 
sd APPLES. 
For general planting: Wealthy, Duchess, Hibernal, Charlamoff, Longfield, 
Patten’s Greening, Tetofsky, Malinda. 
For trial: Okabena, Peerless, Hotchkiss, Anisim, Yellow Sweet, Kaump, 
Gilbert. 
CRABS AND HYBRIDS. 
For general planting: Virginia, Martha, Whitney, Minnesota, Sweet Rus- 
sell, Gideon’s No. 6; Briar Sweet. 
For trial: Lyman’s Prolific, Faribault, Crampton No. 3. 
' PLUMS. 
For general cultivation: De Soto, Forest Garden, Weaver, Cheney, Wolf, 
Rollingstone, Wyant, Hawkeye. , 
For trial: Stoddard, Surprise, Mankato, Aitkin, Ward. 
GRAPES. 
Concord, Delaware, Moore’s Early, Worden, Agawam, Brighton, Janes- 
ville. 
RASPBERRIES. 
Red varieties: Turner, Cuthbert, Loudon. 
Black and purple: Ohio, Palmer, Nemaha, Gregg, Older, Kansas, Scuhe- 
gan, Schaffer, Columbian. 
