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unknown stock, is bearing very heavily. It forms a remarkable 
union when worked on Briar Sweet and bears well. This seems to 
be a most desirable stock for Wealthy. It isa good, rapid grower 
in the nursery, and has a very sirong crotch. The Briar Sweet 
which constitutes one-fifth of the orchard, is heavily loaded with 
fruit and never blights here. Mr. Wedge says that it does well 
everywhere. Mr. Ludlow has very many Duchess trees which are 
sound, good and heavily loaded with fruit. Tetofsky trees are 
planted six feet apart and doing well. The Whitney does not appear 
to be as long lived as others. The Milan crab is deep red, rather 
small and pretty. It would sell well on account of its fine color, 
The trees are very large, thrifty, regular and extremely good and 
heavy bearers. One tree measures 35 in. in circumference, 
Grape vines did well while they were cultivated, but he has given 
up growing them because it does not pay. This place was formerly 
occupied by C. J. Hoffman, who planted many seedlings. The Queen 
gooseberry is doing well here. It has wonderfully healthy foliage. 
This variety was obtained from C. H. Hamilton, of Ripon, Wis. 
The willows in a windbreak surrounding the orchard are dying 
at the top. Wewere told that they had never had the saw-fly but 
were dying from drouth. Black walnut trees near by measured 
thirty-nine inches in circumference. They were sound and good, 
and bearing well. Mr. Ludlow says that black walnut commences ; 
to bear in five years from the seed. , 
After going over Mr. Ludlow’s place and taking supper there, we 
called on W. E. Stoutemeyer. He hasa small, very nice old orchard 
of Wealthy, Duchess, Minnesota, Plumb Ciderand one tree of Geni- 
ton. Itis situated on flat land near town. The Duchess and Weal- 
thy are very large, sound trees. He had a very fine crop of fruit 
last year but none this on account of frost. 
On the 26th Mr. Ludlow’s son, Milton, drove us to Chas. Saxon’s ' 
and E. B. Paul’s places and back to Worthington. 
Mr. Saxon’s place is about nine miles south of Worthington. He 
is a horticultural enthusiast and has a nice young orchard of Weal- ’ 
thy, Duchess, Whitney, etc. He has very pretty trees of the wild 
crab, which are fruiting very heavily. We found honey locust four 
inches’ in diameter, and Scotch pine growing here. Strawberries 
are doing well. 
Mr. Paul’s place is eight miles south of Worthington. Okabena, 
Wealthy, Duchess, Tetofsky and Soulard are doing well here. The 
Okabena and Tetofsky have been planted nine years, and Wealthy 4 
and Duchess twelve years. The Soulard, planted eleven years ago, 
is fine and spreads twelve feet. He has young trees of the much ad- 
vertised Minnetonka apple, that make a poor showing. 
After returning to Worthington from Mr. Paul’s place, Milton 
Ludlow took us to the home of Frank Sundberg. This is eight | 
miles north of Worthington. Anisim and Hibernal, planted seven 
years ago, were bearing heavily. The fruit of Anisim was large, red 
and well colored. Wealthy bears regularly and heavily. Trees of 
the Briar Sweet crab are large and doing very well. The Sandy 
