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proper cultivation, also did well. The same is true of blackberries 

 and strawberries. The Turner and Cuthbert were the best varieties 

 of red raspberries, and the Gregg of the black varieties. Of the black- 

 berries, Ancient Briton and Snyder; strawberries Wilson and Cres- 

 cent; currants Red Dutch and Stewarts seedling. 



APPLES AND CBAB8. 



Crop very light; blasted in the blossom. The trees made a 

 good growth, but most of them were more or less injured by the pre- 

 vious winter. The wood of Wealthy, Duchess, and most of the Rus- 

 sian colored crabs and hybrids wintered well About fifty seedlings 

 of the Wealthy, three years old were not injured in the least. 



NEW SEEDLINGS. 



Victor, three years old, thirty trees, not injured in the least. This 

 variety has fruited with us for six years. Fruit medium in size, stri- 

 ped, sub-acid, juicy; of the very best quality. Season, September and 

 October. We have great faith in this variety. It is now on trial at 

 various points in Minnesota and Dakota. 



Unknown, a Russian variety ten years old, has never been injured. 

 It is a rapid grower and an immense bearer; fruit as large as Wealthy 

 and keeps as long; striped; a good second quality. 



Tonka, a hybrid grown from a cherry crab; supposed to have been 

 fertilized by Duchess. Fruit flat, red, larger than Transcendent, and 

 ripens after that variety is gone. Very juicy; sub-acid, no crab qual- 

 ity; a prolific bearer, and never water-cored. Tree hardy; has never 

 blighted. It is being tested at various stations. We expect good re- 

 sults from it. 



We are satisfied from years of experience that it is useless to expect 

 a full crop of good strawberries, raspberries, or blackberries without 

 proper winter protection. During the last three years we have given 

 all our plants winter protection, at a small cost, and the good results 

 secured were far beyond our expectations We are satisfied that the 

 great problem of small fruit growing in Minnesota is solved. 



REPORT FROM WASHINGTON COUNTY. 

 By M. C. Bunnell, Newport. 



Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen : 



Allow me to say that I have had but little time to prepare my re- 

 port, and so you must not expect auything very elaborate. As to the 



