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SAUK RAPIDS TRIAL STATION. 



MRS. JENNIE STAGER, SUPT. 



We have had very good success with planting out this year, on 

 account of a rather wet season. Strawberries and other fruits are 

 very plentiful. The plum trees, which were loaded with fruit, soon 

 after the last frost began to look as though covered with young 

 ballons, but after an examination they still showed enough fruit un- 



Glimpse of Home Grounds at the Sauk Rapids Station. 



hurt to give us hopes of a medium harvest. I have never seen straw- 

 berries so plentiful as this year, also apples and cherries. At present 

 we need rain very much to make a successful finish and the bounti- 

 ful harvest that so far we are hopeful of. 



WEST CONCORD TRIAL STATION. 



FRED COWLES, SUPT. 



This has been an unusual season for planting, very backward. 

 We experienced great difficulty in preparing the soil for planting on 

 account of heavy rains. Everything has started well and looks 

 promising. 



The fruit crop promises to be large except plums and cherries ; 



they were full of bloom but few set. The apple trees hang full. 



Peerless promise a large crop. Longfield is loaded with fruit. 



■ At this time the strawberries have not begun to ripen any but 



will come on in about ten days. A very large crop is expected. 



