86 ANNUAL REPORT. 
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oY _ Borer. 
The “‘ borer” is doing bad work in some places. Near Kingston some 
very large trees were entirely ruined by them. Nothing was done to stop 
their ravages. In fact, I do not think the owner knew what the pareshiy 
was. We must fight everything of this kind from the start. 
Very respectfully, J 
G. W. FULLER. 
Horticulture in Winona County. 
The report of W. K. Bates on Horticulture in Winona county was 
then read by the Secretary, and ordered by the Society to be er / 
lished in the Transactions. as was as follows: 
REPORT ON CONDITION AND PROSPECTS OF HORTICULTURE IN WINONA CoO. 
C. Y. Lacy, Secretary State Horticultural Society : 
As the programme for the meeting to be held at Winona, January }8th, 
1876, came to hand last evening, I will try to dot a few lines on the pros- 
pects for fruit for this, our centennial year. 
Prospects. 
From my own observations and inquiries, I think our county will have a 
very large crop of apples as well as small fruits. The last season proved 
to be a very good one for small fruits, but a limited crop of apples. But 
the raspberry crop was cut short by the dry, warm weather coming on just 
as the crop was being gathered. 
Varieties. 
Of raspberries, the Davidson Thornless proved itself:to be a number one 
fruit both in quality, quantity, hardiness and being early—the first berry 
to get ripe. The standby of course, in strawberries in our county has been 
the Wilson Albany, but its days for the supremacy are about gone, I think, 
in Minnesota at least. 
Hart's Seedling. 
As our good horticultural friend and neighbor, Mr. John Hart, of Stock- 
ton, has sueceeded in raising a strawberry from the seed that can be justly 
designated as the coming strawberry. 
A strawberry we long have sought, 
And mourned because we found it not. 
It will be found to be all that is desired and will be a great acquisition 
to our list of choice fruits. To insure better crops of small fruits I think 
we must mulch with rotten straw, so that in case we do have dry weather 
just as the fruit is getting ripe the mulch will keep the ground cool and 
damp. 
