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ber is chopped off but not grubbed and holes dug for the trees in 

 the previous fall, and they are planted out without plowing the 

 ground. Keeping sprouts away from the stumps will kill the roots* 

 after which they soon decay. Here we have no sun-scald and less 

 blight than on other locations. Another acre is being cleared for 

 planting, on which about twenty-five additional varieties will be 

 placed on trial. By the time the next annual report is due we hope 

 to be able to note that a considerable number of varieties have 

 fruited and give descriptions of the fruit. 



MINNESOTA CITY TRIAL STATION. 



O. M. LORD, SUPT. 



Strawberries. — The Bederwood and Warfield took the lead in 

 quantity and in quality. Gardner and Mary yielded good crops; 

 Wm. Belt and Marshall gave a light crop; Brandywine a little better; 

 Weston, Greenville, Dayton, Arrow, Capt. Jack, Crescent, Michaels, 

 Lovett, Timbrel, Parker Earle and Babcock were not up to the 

 usual size nor productiveness. 



Red Raspberries. — Red raspberries were injured by late frosts. 

 Even where they were protected by laying down for the winter, 

 the canes were injured after by being taken up. Aphis and other 

 insects were quite prevalent, so that only about half a crop was 

 harvested. Cuthbert and Loudon were among the best. The Miller 

 will be discarded. The fruit is too soft and insipid compared with 

 others. Golden Queen will do for home use but is not good for 

 marketing. 



Blackcaps. — These were an excellent crop, the Palmer holding its 

 place as the best early, and the Gregg and Nemaha for later kinds. 

 Neither blacks nor reds have needed winter protection at this 

 station. 



Blackberries. — They were a large crop. The Snyders did the best, 

 with Stone's Hardy following. Briton's were later and injured more 

 than others by drouth. The Badgers were about the same as Sny- 

 ders in quality, season and quantity. 



Currants of all varieties were abundant and fine in quality. 



Gooseberries.— The Pearl and the Columbus bore very well. The 

 Columbu3 mildewed in places. 



Grapes were an entire failure here. The blossoms failed to set 

 fruit. 



Cherries did not bear heavily, but the fruit was unusually fine. 

 The Russian varieties appear to be well adapted to our conditions. 



Plums. — All varieties of natives bore heavily. The size of the 

 fruit was smaller than usual, and the later kinds suffered with 

 drouth. Russian plum trees bore no fruit. The Japanese bore a few 

 plums of fine appearance. The natives will probabli' be found to be 

 the most reliable and profitable. 



Apples were a large crop, and more free than usual from insect 

 pests. 



Trial stock of all kinds made a vigorous and healthy growth. 



