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and a credit to the State they would favor the adoption of the 

 Some of the fruit and forest trees from Prof. J. L. Budd of 

 Ames, Iowa., are very promising, but it is too soon to estimate 

 their real value. We propose still to "experiment." 



EXPERIMENT STATION AT MOORHEAD. 



By B. M. Prohstfield, Superintendent. 



In explanation of my meagre report this year I would refer 

 you to my report in 1886 (see page 332, volume 14, of the Society. ) 



RUSSIAN VARIETIES. 



In regard to the varieties of Russian apple trees on trial at 

 this station, I would state that in addition thereto I received 

 from Prof. J. L. Budd, of the Iowa Agricultural College, Ames, 

 Iowa, the following varieties of Russian apple trees: Two, 30 

 M.; Five, 1599; Five, t984; Three, *200; Ten, 26 M. 



All those trees have done well, notwithstanding the dry, hot 

 summer. They went into winter quarters with wood well 

 ripened up, but it is impossible to state at this date what effect 

 this cold winter had on them, but on examination of them I 

 have great hopes for all, including those received from A. W. 

 Sias and A. G. Tuttle. 



Transcendents bore a heav^y crop last summer, but the blight 

 is thinning them out very fast. I am now corresponding with 

 Ghas. Luedlofif, of Garver, and he offers to send me his entire col- 

 lection if I promise to undertake the task of testing them. 



SMALL FRUIT. 



Raspberries (Turner's Red) came out all right from the winter 

 but bore no ripe fruit on account of heat and drought last sum- 

 mer. 



Currants (Red and White Dutch), good crop; have no others 

 in bearing so far. 



Strawberries having failed with me on account of hot, dry 

 winds at the critical time in summers of 1883, 1884 and 1885,. 

 have abandoned their culture, but there is no trouble to winter 

 them with very slight covering. 



Explanation.— 30 M., M. means Moscow importation; a star (*) indicates Prof. Biuld's numbers, 

 and dagger (-f), Department of Agriculture numbers, as given in Iowa Agricultural College 

 Bulletin, by Prof. Budd. 



