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As they were no better with other growers, we do not think them 
worthy of general cultivation. The Cuthbert does very well, with 
fruit of finest quality and appearance. The Loudon is fully meet- 
ing our expectations. The plants are stocky and healthy. They 
fruit as well as any other variety we have and continue in fruit 
several days longer than other varieties. Strong plants set last 
spring yielded considerable fruit until September. The fruit is 
large, of fine appearance and the best of all for market. This is the 
first season that I have fruited the Miller, and in yield it did not 
come up to our expectations. The fruit is of fine appearance and 
quality and plauts healthy. The Royal Church has done better 
than heretofore, but we do not recommend it for market purposes 
because it crumbles in picking unless very ripe. I am not very 
much taken up with the Columbian and do not consider it any bet- 
ter than the Schaffer for growing in this climate. It needs winter 
protection, and the bush grows too large on good soil to handle 
well and does not amount to much on poor soil. The fruit is ex- 
cellent for canning and home use, but owing to the color does not 
take very freely in the market until people are educated to its use. 
No experiments in spraying of trees and plants were made this 
season, but arrangements are in progress for making some next 
season. Aphis have been unusually plentiful on orchard and 
nursery trees, and we would like to have some remedies against 
them suggested. 
MINNESOTA CITY TRIAL STATION. 
O. M. LORD, SUPT. 
STRAWBERRIES. 
Of twenty varieties, only two produced abundantly, Bederwood 
and Warfield. The Gardner, Arrow, Western and Mary were me- 
dium in vield and fine in quality; Bubach, Crescent, Van Deman, 
Parker Earle, Capt. Jack, Timbrel, Princeton Chief, Greenville, 
Michel’s Early, Jessie, Princess, Crystal City, Lovett, etc., bore no 
fruit worthy of mention. The season was favorable to plant growth, 
and all varieties have a good stand for another year. 
Red and black raspberries were a two-thirds crop. New plants 
set last spring have made a fine, strong growth except Loudon. 
Blackberries were only one-half a crop, having been injured by 
frost. 
Currants were fair, cherries were very good and grapes failed. 
Apple trees that did not bear last year did well this year. Plum 
trees set very full, but much of the fruit dropped before ripening. 
The fruit though not as large in size as usual was a fair crop. 
All trees and plants received from the central station, and from 
other sources mentioned in the midsummer report, have made a 
fine growth and go into the winter in good condition. 
COMPARATIVE CONDITIONS. 
The apple trees have blighted again this year, the younger trees 
not so much as the older, Cuthbert and Turner raspberries still 
