OWATONNA TRIAL STATION. 



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OWATONNA TRIAL STATION, ANNUAL REPORT. 



THOS. E. CASHMAN, SUPT. 



As superintendent of the Owatonna trial station, I beg 

 leave to make the following report, which must necessarily be 

 short, as I am not prepared to give the true merits of the trees 

 propagated and cultivated at the Owatonna station, for several 

 reasons : first, the trees have been planted so closely together 

 that the fruit in most cases is quite small ; second, a number of 

 the best keeping varieties failed to bear fruit this year. 



THOS. E. CASHMAN, OWATONNA. 



We have marked or cut down the trees showing little or no 

 value from the fruit they bore, which will give more room for 

 the worthy ones to show what they are good for next year. 



Mr. Dartt had disposed of nearly all the blighters, as he had 

 no time for a variety which showed any signs of blight ; so most 

 all trees show great promise of hardiness, but it will take time 

 to tell the true value of the fruit, although some varieties have 

 shown themselves to be very good keepers and the fruit to be fair 

 of quality. 



