MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



FRUITS MOST PROFITABLE IN MINNESOTA. 



A. W. LATHAM, SECY. 



In November last, at the suggestion of the fruit committee 

 of our society, a circular letter was sent out to all of our mem- 

 bers, containing the following questions: 



1. What four varieties of apples are most profitable with you or 

 in your vicinity? 2. What three crabs? 3. What three grapes? 4- 

 What three plums? 5. What two red raspberries? 6. What two cap 

 raspberries? 7. What one blackberry? 8. What three pistillate 

 strawberries? 9. What two staminate strawberries? 10. What fruit 

 is most profitably grown in your locality? 



Up to date, 108 replies have been received to this circular, 

 and these replies have been compiled, showing the number of 

 favorable replies given for each variety of fruit noted. 



In this compilation the name of no variety has been included 

 which did not receive at least five votes, and the names of the 

 fruit growers are not given. Should it be thought best, in a 

 later number the full list can be tabulated so as to show the 

 names of all the growers and every variety mentioned, though 

 it is believed this brief statement contains the more valuable 

 results of the investigation. 



APPLES. 



Duchess, 74; Wealthy, 60; Tetofsky, 25; Hibernal, 11; Haas, 8; Long- 

 field, 6. 



CRABS AND HYBRIDS. 



Transcendent, 49; Whitneys, 30; Early Strawberry, 27; Hyslop, 23: 

 Minnesota, 16; Orange, 10; Martha, 10; Virginia, 9; Tonka, 5. 



GRAPES. 



Concord, 45; Delaware, 32; Worden, 20; Moore's Early, 16; Agawam, 



12; Brighton, 9. 



PLUMS. 



Desota, 43; Forest Garden, 12; Cheney, 12; RoUingstone, 7; Weaver, 

 7; Wolf, 6. 



RED RASPBERRIES. 



Cuthbert, 43; Turner, 41; Marlboro, 20; Philadelphia, 10; Schaffer, 

 10; Thompson's Prolific, 5; Brandywine, 5. 



CAP RASPBERRIES. 

 Gregg, 32: Ohio, 20; Older, 11; Palmer, 11; Nemaha, 10; Souhegan, 7. 



BLACKBERRIES. 

 Ancient Briton, 37; Snj^der, 14. 



