WINDOM TRIAL STATION, ANNUAL REPORT. 6l 



Duchess gave us a large crop of fruit that was free from 

 fungus. I am inclined to think that this variety has more good 

 points than have any of the others v\^hich we are growing. 



The Cross and the Antonovka gave us a fine crop and no 

 fungus. We consider them worthy of general trial. 



The Gipsy Girl, which we heretofore have thought highly 

 of, is about dead from blight; the Little Hat is going the same 

 way. 



Charlamoif proves a shy bearer. 



Hibernal gave us its usual good crop and has proved of great 

 value here. 



Breskovka is one of the most reliable bearers that we are 

 growing, but the fruit is only of medium size and somehow does 

 not sell well in competition with the Duchess. 



Northwestern Greening bore finely on top-worked trees and 

 is promising as a late keeper. 



The Thompson, also a winter variety, bore equally well and 

 the fruit is of fine red color. The tree is not quite hardy. 



Malinda, Judson, Grundy, Swaar, Plumb Cider, Brett No. 2 and 

 Sweet Russett crab set for a good crop but produced no perfect fruit. 



Scott's Winter gave us a few specimens. We have been 

 growing this variety for twelve years and consider it of no value. 



Yellow Transparent, White Astrachan and Juicy White pro- 

 duced fairly well and were our best early eating apples, 



Tetofsky disappointed us. Its fruit is rather small and does 

 not bear enough. 



One noticeable thing about most of the Russians which I am 

 growing is the remarkable freedom of the fruit from fungus. Of 

 the large number of these varieties which I am growing the only 

 kinds that are affected to any extent are Tetofsky, Juicy White 

 and Clarlamoflf. The American varieties that were practically 

 free from fungus are the Okabena, Whitney No. 20, Thompson 

 and Magog. The crab apples as a class were so badly affected 

 by the scab fungus that all the varieties were a failure, and there 

 is little else to report about them. 



Of the lessons learned the past season one is that I have my 

 plum and apple trees gro-yving too near together; therefore I 

 have been thinning them out. It seems that a large amount of 

 sunshine is essential to perfect fruit, I also have to modify my 

 views somewhat about windbreaks. We are now trimming them 

 up and otherwise thinning them out about the orchard wher- 

 ever they present a solid wall to the wind. 



Evergreens of all kinds grown have done very well. Those 

 which were standing in sod grew fully as much as those that 

 were well cultivated. The varieties we have had an opportunity 

 to test this way are Scotch pine, white spruce, red cedar and 

 Black Hills spruce. 



