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tural as well as the general agricultural work, and he means to show 

 the people of Minnesota the possibilities of that section of the state 



The attendance of the School of Agriculture during the season 

 just past has been larger than ever before, and its character and 

 scholarship also improved. The summer school for girls has be- 

 come an established feature and is increasing in popularity each 

 season. 



No buildings have been constructed at the University Farm the 

 past year, but the grading and drives about the building completed 

 in 1895 have been finished, and quite a little ornamental planting 

 done. 



At the University Farm the season has been one of much interest 

 and progress. The apple crop was the largest ever known here, and 

 many varieties fruited for the first time. Plums were about half a 

 crop. Raspberries and blackberries did very well, but strawberries 

 and grapes were nearly a failure. The fruit plantations are now in 

 good condition. A new orchard containing about three hundred 

 and fifty seedling apple trees, that was put out last spring, is in ex- 

 cellent condition. A large number of these seedlings are from 

 hand-crossed fruits, and their development will be watched with 

 much interest. 



Our cherries are very promising and are in excellent condition. A 

 few varieties have already borne good crops. 



The forest plantation, nurseries and ornamental plantings are in 

 excellent condition, and each year growing in interest and value. 



The work of growing vegetables is pursued sufficiently to keep 

 the horticultural division in touch with the new varieties that are 

 introduced from time to time. A special point has been made for 

 several years in the line of potatoes, and what is probably the finest 

 collection of potato machinery in the world has been got together 

 here by donations from the manufacturers. It is my intention to 

 publish a bulletin on this subject in the near future. 



Donations have been received from the following parties: 



J. L. Normand, Marksville, Ga., one package cassabanna seed; M. 

 Bovee, Northville, Mich., tubers of Bovee seedling potato; A. E. 

 Manum, Bristol, Vt, tubers Enormous potato; E. W. Allen, Wolver- 

 ton, Minn., three varieties of potatoes; Arthur Hastings, South Ber- 

 lin, Mass., asparagus buncher; A. G. Wilcox, Hugo, Minn., two va- 

 rieties of tomatoes; J. W. Kerr, Denton, Md., two Sophie plums; John 

 K. King, Coggeshall, England, several packet vegetable seeds; John 

 R. Cummins, Washburn, Minn., seventeen packages vegetable seeds; 

 W. Atlee Burpee & Co., Philadelphia, Pa., list of vegetable and flower 

 seeds; Georgia Experiment Station, three varieties of potatoes; Geo. 

 J. Kellogg & Sons, Janesville, Wis., scions of Shields & Kellogg's 

 winter apple; H. C. Graves & Co., St. Joseph, Mo., scions of Longe- 

 vitz apple; F. B. Van Ornam, Lewis, la., tubers of Early Walton po- 

 tato; H. Knudson, Springfield, Minn., scions of plums and Compass 

 cherry, also some native shrubs; Greening Bros., Monroe, Mich., 

 three Winter Banna apples; Peter Henderson & Co., New York City, 

 two varieties of potatoes; Department of Agriculture, Washington, 

 D. C, scions of eight varieties of apples; W. W. Rawson & Co., Bos- 



