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VICE-PRESIDENT'S REPORT, FOURTH CONG. DIST. 



W. J. TINGLEY, WITHROW. 



The winter of 1901 and 1902 was mild, with a fair amount of 

 'moisture, which brought our trees, bushes and vines through in 

 apparently good condition with exception of raspberries that were 

 not covered. They were damaged in some locations. 



The apple crop was fair, and about all Wealthy of bearing age 

 produced a good crop. Young Duchess trees bore quite well, but 

 the old trees bore a light crop. Okabena and Patten Greening are 

 looking well, but not many in bearing ; Hibernal had a fair crop, and 

 the trees look well. Of the n^wer varieties that are coming into 

 bearing, the Wolf River is doing well, and some young trees of it 

 were heavily loaded. Northwestern Greening is also doing well, 

 fruiting quite young, and in some places it appears to do better 

 than Wealthy. Crabs and hybrids were a small crop. Dartt's 

 Hybrid and Faribault bore some this year, and they both look quite 

 promising. 



Blight was bad in some places, while in others there was not 

 any. With me, Charlamoff, Repka Malenka and Longfield blighted 

 quite badly, while Wealthy that blighted last year was perfectly 

 free from it this season. 



Plums bloomed very full, and it looked as though we would have 

 a fair crop. We did not have any frost to speak of after May 7th. 

 but the weather was too wet at blooming time. My Cheney and 

 Forest Garden set some fruit, but insects were so bad that there 

 were not many perfect plums. 



The strawberry crop was fair and sold readily at a good price. 

 In some places the raspl^erry crop was good, while in other lo- 

 calities it was almost a failure. Currants and gooseberries were 

 both a good crop — so, also, were the currant worms. Grapes set 

 well, but the season was too cold, and there were not many ripe 

 grapes. Where the blackberry canes were covered the crop was 

 generally good. 



I will say in closing that the outlook for horticulture is quite 

 promising, and that the farmers in general are taking an interest 

 in fruit growing and are planting both trees and seed. 



