148 ANNUAL REPORT. 
growers of the fruit have given me, there seems obs almost entire 
freedom from disease, from the depredations of insects of this plant 
as yet. A few years since it was the exception to find a small bed 
of strawberries for the use of the family, in the farmer’s garden ; ; 
and when found the variety was almost surely ‘‘ Hovey’s Seedling,” 
or else a variety—the name unknown to me—that was prolific in 
nothing but foliage. Now, however, the case is quite reversed, and 
almost every farmer’s table is graced with luscious strawberries and 
sweet cream iu the season. Being sorry that I cannot make my 
report more instructive and full, and wishing the best success to 
the Minnesota State Horticultural Society and its officers, 
I remain very truly yours, 
J. I. Sater. 
REPORT OF J. S. HARRIS, OF LA CRESCENT. 
The extent of small fruits under cultivation is diminished some- 
what, owing to the combined injuries of insects and of the hard 
winter of two years ago. Hardly enough are now grown for home 
use. Grapes, however, constitute an exception. These are recover- 
ing their lost favor with fruit growers. 
Among insect injuries may be mentioned those of a white grub 
working at the roots of strawberries. The chinch bug is also sap- 
ping the stems of plants set last Fall. The currant borer is working 
on the bushes, but the currant worm is unknown. Grapes have 
at present no insect enemy. 
The strawberry most extensively cultivated is the Wilson and 
the Green Prolific next. Currants are mostly Red and White Dutch 
_ The raspberries are Black Caps and Natives. The Grapes are 
chiefly Concord, Clinton and Delaware, the Isabella discarded. 
The vineyards are somewhat extensive. The cultivation of straw- 
berries in single rows is abandoned. 
The blight is prevailing fearfully on the Transcendent and some 
other crabs, Talman’s Sweet and St. Lawrence. 
REPORT OF W. K. BATES, OF THE STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
Stockton, Minn., June 26, 1875. 
C. Y. Lacy, Sec. of Minnesota State Horticultural Society: 
Yours, with notice of appointment to report to Society was re- 
ceived. In reply would say, as I cannot attend your meeting the 
30th ult. I will send a small report. 
So far as my personal knowledge goes, we shall not have a very 
large crop of apples. The orchards in our section wintered nicely, 
