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snow. These were yearlings set outlast October. (I suppose 
this refers to the Shakopee and other new varieties.) 
2. I have only one variety that has come through without 
injury to either trunk or branches, and that is a seedling 
called the Winsted Seedling. Ben Davis killed back from 
three to six inches. Red Astrachan, some dead, and others 
in the same row not injured. Tallman Sweeting, the tips of 
last year’s growth frozen; trunk and branches all right. 
Haas, the trunk is killed close to the ground ; the tips but very 
slightly injured. Sweet Pear, dead root and branch. Duchess, 
Minnesota grown, not injured; Illinois and Wisconsin trees 
killed back. 
3. None but the crab varieties are bearing except the 
Winsted, that is budding all right. 
4. My soil is a black clay loam, with clay subsoil, mixed 
with Jime, on the south bank of lake, and slopes to the north ; 
no protection. Last year, part in wheat, part in potatoes and 
garden vegetables ; this year all in corn. 
5. Ihave one seedling tree that is worthy of note, that is 
in bearing. Since it first came from the seed it has never 
killed back a bud. The fruit is a little larger than the 
Duchess; smooth yellow skin and a good keeper; will keep 
until March or April; a very pleasant sour, fine-grained and 
rich flavor. It has never had any protection from cold or 
sun. The fruit ripens the last of September, and it will more 
than fill the place of any Russet. 
6th, 7th and 8th. None. 
Plums—I had the Lombard, Miner and Richland Purple. 
The Lombard killed to the root, were five years old and froze 
each winter. Miners and Richlands all right. 
REPORT OF E. P. EVANS, BROWNSVILLE, FOR’ HOUS- 
TON CU., MINN., AND VERNON CO., WIS. 
I have examined a great many orchards in both of the 
above counties since June Ist, and find the trees ranging in 
hardiness as follows: First, Siberians; second, Red Astrachan ; 
third, Duchess of Oldenburg ; fourth, Fameuse (snow) ; fifth, 
Golden Russet; sixth, Tallman Sweet; seventh, Haas and 
Ben Davis. But very few trees of Rawhey’s Jannet, Northern 
Spy, Autumn Strawberry, Perry Russet, Fall Stripe and Fall 
Winesap, that have been set from four to ten years, will ever 
bear any more fruit. Full 60 per cent. of the old orchard 
