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MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



Question I. What variety of each kind of fruit, mentioned be- 

 low, is proving most profitable to grow for market in your locality? 

 State also the variety most hardy : 



Question 2. Are any varieties of cherry a success in your lo- 

 cality? If so, pleas6 give name. 



Ansurr. Several write very favorably of the Early Richmond 

 and the Homer. A few speak of the Morello, Wragg and Compass. 

 A few say "No." Many say the trees are doing well and seem hardy, 

 but not fruiting largely, "not enough even for the birds." 



Fruit men in the Mississippi bluffs write the most favorably 

 where soil is not too sandy. One answers with No! five times re- 

 peated, the emphasis increasing as many times. 



Question 3. a. What place do you find best to keep your 

 apples in up to freezing weather? 



Anszver. The majority say a shed, loft or any building made 

 secure from rain, well ventilated and as free from heat as pos- 

 sible ; fruit stored either in open crates, boxes, barrels or in piles. 

 A few, "a cold, dry and well ventilated cellar." A few, "I don't 

 know." One, "in cold storage." 



b. When should the Wealthy be gathered, also the Malinda 

 and other late keepers? 



Anszver: "Depends on the season: if a hot fall, pick early and 

 keep cool and moist; if a cool fall, pick late." "Pick Wealthy early 

 in September, late keepers about Oct. 15." "Just before they are 

 ready to fall." "Pick Wealthy when they drop badly, Malinda be- 

 fore a frost, other kinds, as Ben Davis, the latter part of October." 

 "As soon as the seeds begin to color." "Pick Wealthy when ivell- 

 colored ; leave Malinda until October." "As soon as the apples are 

 ripe." "When seeds are ripe." "Wealthy better for keeping when 

 picked a little green in a hot, dry fall, but in a season like this 

 ivhcn^ ripe." "When the seeds are light brown all over, not dark 

 brown." "As late as possible — will vary on different soils and lo- 



