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Budd says he has a hundred varieties that are more hardy than 

 the Duchess. Aside from the Hybrids and Wealthy, there were 

 but very few apples in our district this past season outside of 

 the Russian list. 



I will close this paper by submitting a list of what I consider 

 the twelve best varieties, after getting all the information pos- 

 sible on the subject, viz.: Autumn Streaked, Gen. Greig, White 

 Eusset, Lieby, Golden White, Hibernal, Garden Apple, Anton- 

 ovka, Plikanoff Small, Titovka, Eed Anis, Yellow Anis. 



The following report was also made : 



EEPOET ON EUSSIAN APPLES. 

 By Andrew Peterson, Waconia. 



8. D. Sillman, Secretary, etc.. 



Dear Sir: I have received your letter and the premium list 

 and program of the annual meeting of the Society. As I can't 

 come to the annual meeting, I will give a short report on fruit 

 of my orchard this year. 



The apple crop was heavier this year than it ever was before. 

 The oldest tree of the Lieby bore two barrels of apples. Some 

 trees eight years old of the Lieby also bore a heavy crop. 

 Charlamoff and Christmas apples bore well, also Plikanoff; 

 and six varieties that I received from Prof. Budd, five year-old 

 trees, had some fruit, but am sorry to say that the blight was 

 worse than any year before. 



I think if I had had my trees mulched they would not have 

 been affected so bad; this fall I mulched all my trees with second 

 crop dew grass. In such along, dry season as we are sure to have 

 I expect it will hurt the trees in orchards somewhat. 



Of grapes, Concord, Delaware, Isabella, Eumelian, Lindley 

 and Hartford Prolific, all these varieties bore a heavy crop. 



Also raspberries and strawberries bore a good crop. 



Mr. O. F. Brand is mistaken concerning the hardiness in trees 

 of the Duchess and Lieby at my orchard. Duchess will never 

 equal the Lieby in hardiness. My oldest Duchess and Lieby trees 

 are of the same age, about fifteen years old. The Duchess trees 

 are more than half dead and some of those remaining are nearly 



