REPORT OF J.H. THOMAS, YOUNG AMERICA, MINN. 
As my business will not permit me to attend the Horticul- 
tural Society I will here state some of my experience with 
fruit-growing the past year. I have had some trees killed 
within the last year. Apples—Transcendent and Duchess of 
Oldenburg, were the only kinds that were not injured; Sou- 
lard, Hyslop, Haas and Tetofsky, lightly hurt; Ben Davis, 
Perry Russet and Tallman Sweet, all killed, Flemish Beauty 
Pear, killed to within one foot of ground. 
My grape vines were all buried with earth about two inches 
deep. The Delaware came out best, and fruited well; Clinton 
next best; Franklin next; Roger’s Hybrid No. 15 killed. 
Salem, Iowa, Logan, Martha and Isabella, killed root and 
branch ; Hartford Prolific and Concord, all of the vines killed ; 
they made good growth during the summer. I have four 
kinds without names that went through in good condition, 
one is short wood, leaf five-lobed, and lighter color than any 
LT have. It ripened about the last of August, and is a better 
grape than the Concord, but not so large. The next best is 
a white or yellow grape, that came to me for an Isabella, and 
the next is a blue grape, size of the Clinton, leaf and young 
wood, color light yellow, came for Golden Clinton, but the 
fruit is of a wrong color; Humelian and Maderia too young 
to fruit, but the vines went through in good condition. 
Small fruits, currants, &c., did not fruit heavily, and some 
twigs were killed. The gooseberry fruited heavy, and was 
not hurt, while the raspberry, Davis, Thorn, Doolittle and 
Blackcap, fruited well, with no protection and but little care. 
My soil is black loam, about 12 to 14 inches deep, with yel- 
low clay subsoil. It was formerly covered with oak timber, 
with a few elm and bass-wood undergrowth, hickory and 
some hazel brush. 
REPORT OF G. A. PERLEY, WASIOJA, DODGE CO., 
MINN. 
Having read a communication in the Farmer’s Union, from 
the Secretary, in reference to the coming meeting of the State 
