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sometliiDg about the spring that destroj^ed the fruit and most of 

 the bushes. In a few localities they escaped injury and bore 

 well. 



We had full crops of Early Strawberry, Transcendents, Beach's 

 Sweet and Minnesota crabs, a very few Duchess and still fewer 

 "Wealthies. 



Currants, gooseberries and strawberries were abundant and 

 brought good prices. 



EEPOET FEOM MURRAY COUXTY. 



By 0. F. -Norwood, Balaton. 



The past season was a very dry one with us, and it seemed 

 that everything would be dried and burned up, but the apple 

 trees tried to outdo each other in producing a big crop. We 

 think well of the Transcendent. Each recurring year it brings 

 its large crop and this year the trees could hardly carry their 

 load. Currants, raspberries and gooseberries were a light crop, 

 but strawberries were never^better with us, but we made one 

 discovery this year, that turkeys cannot be raised profitably 

 on strawberries, so have abandoned the turkey industry and in- 

 tend holding on to the strawberries. Grapes a light crop and 

 of imperfect fruit owing to a heavy frost the latter part of May. 



I will say in conclusion, that we feel very much encouraged by 

 the fact that every tree and bush we have yet planted have 

 grown well, and show no damage from either cold or heat. We 

 shall keep on adding to our collection as fast as we can. Have on 

 hand for spring planting eight of Gideon's seedlings and ten of 

 different kinds of the Russians from Mr. Tuttle and expect to 

 add about sixty more different Russians before planting time. 



REPORT FROM RICE COUNTY. 

 By L. E. Day, Farmington. 



Mr. President : I have -no written report and will make a 

 short verbal one. Of standard fruits in our district the past 

 year, the Duchess gave us a heavy crop. The few trees of 

 Wealthy that stood the test winter bore a few apples, but 

 there are very few trees that were uninjured, and the most of 

 them were killed outright. 



Hybrids, Transcendents and Hyslops were a very poor crop. 



