378 > ANNUAL REPORT 



WORKS OF ART. 



Fruit painting, Miss Mary Grimes, Minneapolis... First. 3 00 



Fruit paintin:?, Miss Ell I Grimes, Minneapolis Second. 2 00 



We recominencl first premium on seedling of Wealthy, G. S. 

 Woolsey, Minneapolis, three dollars; also first premium on 

 McMahon White, Sidney Corp, Hammond, two dollars. 



REMARKS. 



We found upon exbibition some improved varieties of Dent 

 corn, produced by hybridizing, by J. C. Kramer, which bears 

 the appearance of being a very superior variety, and is spoken 

 of as being early and very productive. 



When we consider the peculiarly unfavorable character of the 

 past season, the display was creditable in the highest degree. 

 The bulk of the fruit display was made up of the Wealthy apple, 

 in fine condition, which indicates that the Wealthy, a seedling 

 produced in this State, is still a leading variety for winter use. 

 Besides the seedling varieties entered for premiums, there were 

 four other seedling varieties on exhibition. The one named 

 ''Peerless," exhibited by O. F. Brand, we consider, from its ap- 

 pearance and history, to be the best of all seedlings exhibited. 

 One named by Peter M. Gideon is of very superior quality, and 

 gives evidence of being a valuable variety. 



Another by Jacob Klein, of Houston County, is of excellent 

 quality and has the appearance of being a much longer keeper 

 than the others. There was one plate of very long-keeping seed- 

 lings shown from Massachusetts, by Wm. Mcintosh, Langdon, 

 that is evidently a long keeper and an apple of fine appearance. 



The exhibition of apple tree woods, by A. G. Tuttle, of Bara- 

 boo. Wis., is an interesting feature of the exhibit. He shows 

 sections of twenty-five varieties of Russians and a number of 

 varieties of Ironclads which, in a comparison of the woods, 

 shows about twelve varieties of Russians to be hardier than the 

 Duchess of Oldenburg or any American varieties. 



Two cases of insects, by the entomologist, were an important 

 addition to the exhibit. 



[Signed] D. R. Maginnis, Chairman. 



John S. Harris, 

 C. L. Smith, 



Coinmittee. 



