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that the vitality was too much lowered to properly form fruit buds. 

 Others hold that what vitality they possess is expended in the perfec- 

 tion of fruit buds, as the only means of perpetuating the species, and 

 that we may confidently look for a fruitful season after an unusually 

 dry one, if favorable weather supervenes. 



REPORT FROM WINONA COUNTY. 

 By S A. McHenry, St. Charles. 



On account of extreme dry weather the strawberry crop was very 

 light and quality poor. Windsor Chief, Parry, Crescent and James 

 Yick were the leading varieties. Raspberries were a fair crop, good 

 quality and generally sold at a paying price. Turner and Schaffer's 

 CoUossal were the best of the red varieties and the Taylor and Elmira 

 best of the blackcaps. 



Blackberries, where properly mulched, were a good crop, but where 

 not mulched were somewhat injured by the drouth. Quality and 

 price were generally fair. 



Grapes were the best they have been for years. Moore's Early 

 ripened first, but all varieties ripened before frost. Delaware and 

 Concord were very heavily loaded. 



Apples yielded well, but the quality was not as good as last year. 

 The dealers here shipped 1,24:0 barrels the past season. 



It is now generally admitted throughout this section of the country 

 that small fruit can be successfully grown here. Most of those now 

 in the business are enlarging their plantations, while many more are 

 beginning. Windom dewberry is attracting considerable attention 

 in this vicinity, and we are in hopes that it will prove of great value 

 on account of its hardiness and productiveness. 



REPORT FROM HENNEPIN COUNTY. 

 By M. Pearce, Minneapolis. 



The past season was very dry. The grape crop here, comprising 

 Concord, Worden, Delaware, Niagara, Brighton, Cottage, and Roger's 

 Nos. 4, 15 and 29, together with several other varieties were very fine, 

 ripening in good season and yielding abundantly. 



All the raspberries that were protected during the winter and had 



