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trict ; in others they brought a good price. Wealthy and good ship- 

 ping varieties could be sold even where apples were most plentiful. 



The drouth afifected strawberries some, but in most localities 

 where they were well mulched and on moist ground the crop was 

 good. 



Raspberries winter-killed in some places where not covered, but 

 where they were covered bore an immense crop. 



Blackberries were good. 



Sand cherries bore well with Dewain Cook, but here they have 

 not amounted to very much for several years. Mr. Cook also re- 

 ports a good crop of dewberries. The birds always capture all the 

 dewberries and sand cherries at Winnebago City unless they are 

 picked before they are ripe. We have a grove of Russian mulber- 

 ries and depend on them to feed the birds, and we can raise cherries,. 

 of which the crop was fair this year, but the sand cherry comeis later. 



Grapes were a light crop generally, but we have some Concords 

 running wild over the trees which fruited much better than usual. 



Have heard reports of Wyant, Wood, Mankato and New Ulm 

 rotting in some localities, while in others they were among the most 

 satisfactory varieties raised. We have Cheney plums planted in 

 two places, a few rods apart, and some years have had the fruit 

 in one place entirely spoiled by the plum pocket, and in the other 

 place perfectly free. 



The trees seem to be in good condition for winter, although ap- 

 ples and cherries are holding their leaves like white oaks. 



FRUIT LIST FOR SECOND CONG. DIST. 



Best apple, thoroughly tested in all parts of the district, for market and 

 home use: Wealthy. Earliest apple and crab: Tetofsky, Early Straw- 

 berry crab. Summer, fall and early winter apples: Duchess, CharlamofE^ 

 Hibernal, Longfield, Patten's Greening, Kaump, W^olf River. 



Long-keeping winter apples, not very hardy but doing well in many lo- 

 calities: Malinda, Talmon Sweet. 



For trial: Summer, fall and early winter apples that are bearing and do- 

 ing well in some places in the district, or not far away, under conditions 

 similar to those in the district: Okabena. Yellow Sweet, Breskovka, Nos. 2 

 and 6 Ollgher, Peerless, Superb, Plumb's Cider. 



For trial, winter apples that are bearing in some places: Hotchkiss, Mary^ 

 No. 2 Crampton, Repka Malenka. 



Crabs for general cultivation: Virginia, Martha, Whitney, Minnesota,. 

 Sweet Russett, Lyman's Prolific. Florence. 



Cherries: Early Richmond, Ostheim. Wragg, Russian. 



Plums: De Soto, Forest Garden, Rollingstone, Wyant, Hawkeye, Stoddard. 



For trial: Aitkin, Surprise, Mankato. 



Grapes: Concord, Worden, Agawam, Janesville. 



Red Raspberries: Loudon, Turner, Brandy wine. 



Black and Purple Raspberries: Palmer, Nemaha, Older, Gregg, Ohiov 

 Columbian. 



