PLEASANT MOUNDS TRIAL STATION, 



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PLEASANT MOUNDS TRIAL STATION. 



J. S. PARKS, SUPT. 



The past season has been a peculiar one for the fruit grower 

 of our section on account of : 



1. The continued dropping of apples during the growing sea- 

 son. 



2. The late growth of apples after the ordinary growth had 

 been attained, when several varieties, notably the Walbridgc and 

 Wolf River, made a large increase in size after the late fall rains 

 had started vegetation growing rapidlv. 



3. The rapid decay of apples, a serious loss not common to 

 this state. 



4. Injurious insects have been more troublesome than hereto- 

 fore and warn us that we have them to fisfht vifforouslv hereafter. 



Pyramid of Wolf River apples, shown at Blue Earth County Fair in 1900. 

 J. S. Parks, the grower and H, C. Hataling, the supt., stand just behind th em. 



The late growth of our trees has left a heavy growth of unrip- 

 ened wood that we fear will not be in condition to stand the rigors 

 of our ordinary winter. 



Very little experimenting has been done at our station this 

 season. We have noticed for several years past that many nursery- 

 men advised planters to set trees in the fall, and in most cases the 



