rial tations. 
MIDSUMMER REPORTS. 
CENTRAL TRIAL STATION, ST. ANTHONY PARK. 
R. S. MACKINTOSH, ASST. SUPT. 
Not very much injury was done by the peculiar winter of 1900. Spring 
opened late and so quickly that the planting season was very short. From 
that time on (to June 21) little rain has fallen. Under such conditions it 
has been very hard to get seeds and newly set plants to grow. The black- 
berries were practically all killed in the winter. They were covered last fall 
in the usual way by bending down and covering with earth. Raspberries 
came through the winter in fair condition, though some were injured, more 
or less, A fair crop is promised under favorable conditions. The straw- 
berries were not as vigorous as usual this spring. At this time, with what 
rain has fallen, and in addition of being irrigated twice, they promise a fair 
crop. 
Currants and gooseberries are fairly well loaded. The late frosts did 
not do very much harm to them. 
Plums are heavily loaded and are filling out very well so far. Experi- 
ments with the Bordeaux mixture for prevention of brown rot are being 
carried on, A few trees have been sprayed with Paris green to prevent the 
work of the curculio. The Paris green was used at the rate of one pound to 
two hundred gallons of water, to which was added some lime water to neu- 
tralize any free arsenic present. Many of the apple trees, both of standard 
and new varieties, are well loaded and give hopes of a fair crop. Some trees 
in. the Russian orchard were reset last fall. The dry weather this spring 
makes it doubtful whether they will live or not. The cherry buds were not 
hurt much this last winter. Where there was any injury done the entire 
tree was killed. Some nice early cherries have been gathered. 
The grounds about the new horticultural hall have been planted with 
shrubs and trees. The grass seed sown has not started well on account of 
the drouth. 
The shrubs and trees already set on the grounds are doing very well this 
season. The Tamarix was not killed back much last winter, and this sum- 
mer has been full of bloom. 
EUREKA TRIAL STATION. 
Cc. W. SAMPSON, SUPT. 
Our grape vines and blackberry bushes came through the winter in very 
poor condition. A great many grape vines were entirely root-killed. I 
had several new varieties that would have come into bearing this season 
which were root-killed. Our plum and apple trees are loaded with fruit and 
promise a large crop. The curculio were not very troublesome and thinned 
out the fruit about right. I have eighteen of the Aitkin plum in bearing 
