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RED RASPBERRIES. 



Another year's trial has shown the Turner and Cuthbert to be 

 better adapted to this vicinity than any others. 



Of the blackcaps the Gregg had a very rank growth of canes, 

 which appeared early in the spring to have been winter killed, 

 and were cut back to two and a half feet without expecting much 

 fruit, but they bore a large crop and very fine quality. 



The Gregg has not before last winter been much injured, but 

 the precaution was taken last fall to cover them, a much less diffi- 

 cult work than it was supposed to be. 



BLACKBERRIES. 



The Ancient Briton yielded best and a good many were picked 

 two weeks after the Snyders were gone. The Snyder bore finely 

 and was a good crop; Stone's Hardy also did well. It has gen- 

 erally been said to ripen between Snyder and Briton, but here 

 it ripened before the Snyder. Between Snyder and Stone's 

 Hardy there is very little difference in yield and quality. In 

 habit of growth the Hardy has a shorter, stouter cane. 



DEWBERRIES. 



The Lucretia bore some very large, fine fruit; but there were 

 many imperfect berries. The Windom made a good growth of 

 plant but did not fruit. 



PLUMS. 



Eolliugstone and DeSoto bore a little fruit, but no other kinds 

 had any, though all the trees blossomed very full. Several plum 

 trees were received for testing and have made good growth. 



APPLE TREES. 



No apple trees bore fruit except a few Duchess and Wealthy. 

 Some Russian trees were received from C. G. Patten, of Charles 

 City, Iowa, and some from A. W. Sias, of Rochester, which have 

 made a good growth. 



These experiment stations, as at present organized, can not be 

 expected to accomplish a great work, until some method can be 

 devised to provide samples for testing, without personal expense. 

 There is too much uncertainty of results to justify the outlay of 

 money by those who are willing to do the work. 



