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Red raspberries and black at this station are a complete failure 

 this year, probably owing to a late growth of canes last fall. 



No Wealthy apple trees are in bearing this year, and very few 

 of any others except Florence and Virginia crab. Cherries set 

 heavily, but many immature fruits are falling off. The Wragg 

 seems to be least affected. 



Currants are a very heavy crop. Grapes are not worthy of 

 mention. 



PLEASANT MOUNDS TRIAL STATION. 



J. S. PARKS, SUPT. 



Observations at this station lately have been somewhat limited 

 owing to my absence from home at circuit court. I find, however, 

 that a few varieties of apples, notably the Hyslop and Transcendant, 

 have blighted badly and will lose some fruit in consequence. Al- 

 though this is an oft" year for apples, we shall have a fair showing 

 of most varieties, and at this time but little falling off has been no- 

 ticed as was the case last year. 



Plums will be a fair crop — no pockets, blight or curculio noticed 

 thus far. 



Raspberries promise bountiful crops, having wintered well. 

 Strawberries and grapes were injured by the late frosts. All trees 

 are making a fine growth this season. Newly set trees look prom- 

 ising. A variety of nursery stock from the state experiment farm 

 is growing and looks encouraging. A few varieties of apples of 

 last year's growth are still keeping well in our cellars, and we expect 

 to keep some until new apples are ripe. 



SAUK RAPIDS TRIAL STATION. 



MRS. JENNIE STAGER, SUPT. 



There is a fair prospect of fruit, as we are having fine weather. 

 I received this spring from the experimental farm six apple trees, 

 half dozen raspberry plants, two grape vines, nineteen bull pine 

 seedlings, twelve cedar seedlings and a basket of plants, and from 

 Mr. Sampson, Minnetonka Nursery, three Compass cherries and 

 two University apple trees. I bought and planted five hundred ever- 

 green seedlings, black spruce, Norway spruce, hemlock, Douglas 

 spruce, blue spruce, and so forth ; twenty mountain ash, six feet ; sev- 

 enty-five catalpas, loo roses ; also shrubs and loo perennial plants ; 

 also fifty apple trees, two thousand strawberries, some Stoddard 

 plums and Wragg cherries and lOO new gladioli. Have trans- 

 planted a large bed of Turner raspberries, as they do well here. 

 Hope to give a good account next spring if nothing happens. 



