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Grand Rapids Trial Station in 1916. 



OTTO I. BERGH, SUPT. 



The variety test of bush and tree fruits at this station has 

 been enlarged considerably the past year. The plantings were 

 made the latter part of May, as soon as the frost had gone out 

 of the ground sufficiently. The cool and wet weather through 

 June was exceedingly favorable for starting a new plantation, 

 and the new stock made an exceptionally good growth and is 

 going into the coming winter in fine condition. A very low 



Residence of superintendent at Grand Rapids Trial Station. 



percentage of the new plantations died during the summer where 

 the stock was received in good order. 



The new plantations include the following fruits : 



Grapes. — Campbell's Early, Alpha, Hungarian, Dakota, 

 Suelter and Worden's Early. All of these made fair growth, 

 and in the case of Campbell's Early there were vines producing 

 as many as four bunches of fruit. 



Raspberries. — Herbert, Minn. 30, Minn. 31, Shipper's Pride, 

 Golden Queen, Marlboro, Worthy, Shaffer, King, St. Regis, Cuth- 

 bert, Miller, Minnetonka Ironclad, Sunbeam, Gregg and Colum- 

 bian. All of the above varieties made a very good growth and 

 produced considerable fruit during August and early September. 



Blackberries. — Wilson Early, Snyder, Stone Hardy, Eldo- 

 rado, Early Harvest, Blower, Watt, Erie, Iceberg, Ward, Mer- 

 sereau, Kittatining and Ancient Britain. The most of these 



