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Mr. Kerr, of Maryland, sent to me some plum trees: Waugh, 

 Gonzalez, Duke, Worth, Value and Advance ; also some chest- 

 nut trees and some Japanese walnut. These trees were received 

 in the fall, with some trees from Mr. Emil Sahler, of Waseca. 

 For fear of rabbits and cold weather, they were buried out of 

 doors and all covered up. If the ground had frozen as usual they 

 would not have been hurt, but the plum trees in the spring were 

 found to be very much injured. They only grew by cutting 

 back severely. 



Prof. N. E. Hansen sent twenty-four kinds of sand cherry, 

 which have not done well. I can give no reason why. 



No plums nor apples were produced at this station last year. 

 The trees have made a fine vigorous growth. ^ 



Strawberries were very good ; the Bederwood, Warfield and 

 Splendid did the best, the Mary did very well. The following 

 new ones have been set : Joe. Rollins, Lloyd, New York and 

 Senator Dunlap. These are apparently doing well. 



Blackberries were little more than one-half a crop. Red 

 raspberries did very well. The Rathburn blackberries give prom- 

 ise of being an excellent variety ; the Badger State, however, is 

 the principal one grown. 



MONTEVIDEO TRIAL STATION, ANNUAL REPORT. 



LYCURGUS R. MOYER, SUPT. 



The Russian apples obtained from the agricultural college at 

 Ames., la., in 1891 and 1892 have nearly all come into bearing. 

 Probably the best of these for this locality is the Hibernal. It 

 seems to be unaffected by cold or blight. A fine show of Hiber- 

 nals was made at the county fair this year raised in black, heavy, 

 prairie soil. The trees at the station have been regular and heavy 

 bearers for several years. The Hibernal is an excellent cooking 

 apple, and they are fine canned for winter use. Apple sauce made 

 from Hibernal apples has a snap and character of its own that is 

 very taking. 



The Blushed Calville as sent out from Ames proved to be an 

 early and abundant bearer of fine looking white apples, ripening 

 in July about two weeks before the Oldenburg. The trees blight 

 a little, the infection seeming to come from a Transcendent crab 

 near by. The quality of the Blushed Calville is excellent and the 

 apples are fair sized. We have never noticed the slightest ten- 



