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sides. The most apples were produced on trees the best sheltered. I 

 believe there is much truth in the old saying that when the blosBoms 

 hold long there will be much fruit. 



J. S. Haekis, 

 Chairman of Committee. 

 La Crescent, Minn. 



REPOKT ON RUSSIAN APPLES. 

 By A. W. Sias, Rochester. 



Mr. President, and Gentlemen :J 



We are getting more large, fine fruit at the present time in Min- 

 nesota from trees of Russian origin than from all others. Then why 

 find fault with the "bridge that takes us safely over the stream ?'* 

 The silver leaved family that I mentioned in my report a year ago, of 

 which the Autumn Streaked is supposed to be at the head, came 

 through the severe drouth last summer without flinching, or curling a 

 leaf. Mr. Peterson agrees with me that the Red Cheeked is one of 

 the hardiest known sorts, and urisurpassed as to color, but as to its 

 bearing qualities I am not so well advised, as I have but one tree, and 

 that on the Hyslop stock. "With me it has never borne well; it stands 

 in grass and cares for itself. The Anis family still bids defiance to 

 drouth or winter's cold. The Russian Green, Hibernal, Lieby, Rosy 

 Little Turnip Apple, "White Pigeon, Antonovka, Titovka, Grand- 

 mother, Enormous, Green, Yellow and "White Transparent, and many 

 others are still with us, and unless we get a temperature lower than 

 50" below zero, they are likely to be for a long time to come. But 

 about the height of my ambition at present is to obtain a cross be- 

 tween the strong constitution of the Autumn Streaked, with its per- 

 fect foliage and fine quality of pulp, and some other Russian of good 

 keeping qualities, red color and large size, like the Red Black. Also 

 a cross with such an almost perfectly hardy variety as the Red 

 Cheeked with the McMahon White, which I believe to be one-half 

 Golden Russet and balance Russian. That there is money in this line 

 of vfotk I steadfastly believe. 



