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Along other lines of experimentation with apples we have made 

 tests of different methods of protecting tree trunks against apple 

 scald, in the girdling of apple trees to bring them into bearing, in 

 top-working of some of our hardiest kinds with those which are 

 somewhat tender. 



I In the office records of all the orchards are kept in the form of 

 a card index. We have also on hand about 200 photographs of 

 named and seedling varieties of apples which are grown in this sec- 

 tion, and about 550 descriptions of apples. It is also the object of 

 this division to keep track of the condition of the orchards in vari- 

 ous parts of the state, and to draw lessons therefrom as may seem 

 best from time to time. 



The apples received by this division since 1889, when a careful 

 record was first kept, are as follows: 



1889 — Twelve sorts from P. Gideon; twelve from Prof. Budd; 

 two from G. W. Fuller; twelve Northwestern Greening 

 from G. W. Daniels; Pride of Minneapolis from Wyman 

 Elliot; Wealthy layer from Wyman Elliot. 

 1890 — Okabena from Jewell Nursery Co; Wolverine and Hon- 

 est John from Department of Agriculture; Wolf from A. 

 Peterson. 

 1891 — ^Seven seedlings from J. S. Harris; five varieties from E. 

 H. S. Dartt; six varieties from Dept. of Agriculture; 

 twenty-six varieties from Prof. Budd. 

 1891 — Five varieties from C. G. Patten ; twelve varieties from 

 A. C. Tuttle; five varieties from R. C. Keel; nine varie- 

 ties from A. Peterson; nine varieties from W. Somerville. 

 1892 — Two varieties from Prof. Budd; six varieties from R. P. 

 Spear & Son, Iowa ; one variety from H. M. Lyman ; one 

 variety from Ditus Day; one variety from G. B. Brack- 

 ett; one variety from C. G. Patten; one variety from Coe 

 & Converse; one variety from Sidney. Corp. 

 1893 — Twenty-four var. Himgarian apples from Dept. of Agri- 

 culture; six var. from Prof. Budd. 

 1894 — 2 var. from C. G. Patten; 3 var. from S. Corp; i var. 

 from Dept. of Agriculture; 6 var. from Prof. Budd; 7 

 var from E. H. S. Dartt; 2 var. from G. W. Fuller & 

 Son. 

 1895 — II var. from Dept. of Ariculture; 2 var. from O. Was- 

 serzieher; 2 var. from A. Peterson; 2 var. from J. A. Sal- 

 zer; 2 var. from G. I. Kellogg; i var. from H. C. Graves. 

 1896 — 8 var. from Dept. of Agriculture; 6 var. from Prof. Budd; 



2 var. from Jewell Nursery Co. 

 1897 — I var. from C. G. Patten; 16 var. from Dept. of Agricul- 

 ture, different cuts of roots; 15 var. from Prof. Budd; 

 4 var. from C. Wedge; i var. seedling from W. H. Smith; 

 I var. from Prof. Pendergast. 

 1898 — 20 var. from Prof. Budd. 



