PROFITABLE FRUITS IN MINNESOTA. 5 



PISTILLATE STRAWBERRIES. 

 Crescent, 57; Warfield, 50; Haverland, 15; Bubach, 6. 



STAMINATE STRAWBERRIES. 



Bedervvood, 37; Wilson, 24; Capt. Jack, 12; Enhance, 12; Lovett, 6; 

 Parker Barle, 6; Michel's Early, 5. 



KINDS OF FRUIT MOST PROFITABLE. 



Apples (including crabs), 35; Raspberries, 30; Strawberries, 23; 

 Currants, 19; Plums, 11; Gooseberries, 10; Blackberries, 8; Grapes, 7; 

 Red Raspberries, 6. 



This list is not altogether conclusive as showing the prefer- 

 ences of the fruit growers, as many had too few varieties to 

 make a choice, speaking of this fact in their replies. As a 

 whole, however, the compilation is valuable and undoubtedly 

 tells very nearly the truth as to what varieties of fruit are most 

 profitable to plant in our state. 



Attention is called to the following statement from the Fruit 

 List Committee in relation to the above: 



The Committee on Fruit List, being desirous of supplementing 

 their report with evidence received directly from a large number of 

 fruit growers, were authorized by the society to send out the list of 

 questions given above to every member residing in this state and 

 the Dakota's. The number of replies received is very gratifying and 

 furnishes very trustworthy evidence of the estimation in which the 

 various varieties are popularly held at the present time. 



It will be noticed that the questions call for answers based upon 

 the results of actual trial or observation, and in considering them 

 allowance must be made for the fact that inany varieties of un- 

 doubted value, especially such as the newer Russian and seedling 

 apples, have had a comparatively narrow trial. And it may also be 

 justly remarked that the value of such replies will be greatly en- 

 hanced when they can be had after a test winter instead of after the 

 most uninterrupted series of mild seasons known in the history of 

 the state. 



Clarence Wedge, 

 J. P. Andrews, 

 Samuel B. Green, 



Committee oa Fruit List. 



Unfermented Wine.— Weigh the grapes picked from the stems. 

 Mash to break skins. Put in a porcelain kettle, add a very little 

 water, cook till stones and pulp separate; press and strain through 

 a thick cloth, return juice to kettle, and add 3 lbs. sugar to every 10 

 lbs. grapes; heat to simmering, bottle hot and seal. This makes 

 one gallon and is good. -Practical Housekeeping. 



