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produces more fruit throughout its bearing season than the King, 
but not so much early fruit, and more fruit than any other variety 
grown here, and I note that reports from several other states confirm 
this, 
The plants ofthe Royal Church raspberry are strong and healthy 
and the fruit is of good quality but too crumbly to'be of any value 
for market. Itis good for home use, but I think there is little need 
for it in this state, as the Turner takes its place inlJevery way. 
The Miller’s Red raspberry, though fairly productive, has not 
proved itself of sufficient merit here to warrant its cultivation. 
The Russian cherries have for a number of years made a good, 
strong growth and have proved to be very hardy trees, but during 
the past few winters the fruit buds seem to have been injured suffi- 
ciently to prevent their opening in the spring. This weakness I am 
in hopes they will outgrow as the trees get older and make a less 
vigorous growth, 
The Wragg cherry has been more productive than the so-called 
Russian varieties and is the most productive kind we have grown. 
The Buffalo-berry plants, from seed sown here about four years 
ago, produced a large amount of fruit this year. The fruit seems to 
be improved by hanging on the bushes until after hard frosts and 
in this respect resembles the persimmon; but,as I have before 
stated, I am convinced that there is little opportunity for making a 
market for this fruit on a large scale. It is, however, so easily 
grown that the plants should be sold at a low figure, and then I 
would be glad to recommend the general planting of a row of one 
hundred or more feet long as a fruit-bearing windbreak or fence for 
home gardens. I think it is well adapted to such a place, as it is 
certainly a very pretty ornamental plant, and the fruit would be 
found very useful. 
We have grown many varieties of Russian pears, but as yet have 
failed to get any of sufficient hardiness to withstand fire-blight. 
Several large trees which we thought were going to prove hardy 
were lost from this cause the past year. Gakovska has borne a few 
inferior fruits and is the only Russian pear we have ever fruited. 
The Russian mulberry has fruited very well and even though the 
fruit is not adapted for market or dessert purposes where better 
fruits can be obtained it is often regarded as of considerable im- 
portance in the prairie sections where other fruits are scarce. In 
the southern half of this state, I think it may be used to advan- 
tage as a windbreak and fruit plant, for it certainly furnishes a sup" 
ply of fruit for the birds at a season when they would otherwise feed 
on strawberries and raspberries. 
Plum Curculio. The plum curculio was about as troublesome as 
usual the past year, but by jarring the trees they were prevented 
from doing serious damage. I regard this method of combating 
them as far safer and more practicable than spraying with poisons, 
Rabbits and Plice. Last year rabbits and mice did considerable 
damage in our nursery before we knew of their presence. This year 
they became very abundant and threatened to do serious damage, 
but the trees were washed with a mixture of cement and skim milk 
made of about the consistency of common paint, to which was added 
