180 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



About normal planting of nursery stock. Suffered to some 

 extent from drought towards end of season. 



Slight amount of blight. Cut it out. 



Most of the large commercial orchards were sprayed with 

 good results. 



Plum fruit buds were badly injured 1916. All plum vari- 

 eties affected. Soil condition good 1915 ; foliage hung on late 

 in 1915. 



Soil now very dry. Fruits went into winter last fall in fair 

 condition. 



Lists of varieties of fruits of all kinds doing best in our 

 locality: Apple. — Wealthy, Duchess, Patten Greening, North- 

 western Greening, Florence and Strawberry crabs, Okabena. 

 Plums. — De Soto, Forest Garden, Surprise. Grapes. — Beta, 

 Brighton, Concord, Campbell Early, Delaware. Raspberries. — 

 F. B. Farm No. 4, King, Cuthbert, Miller, Minnetonka Iron Clad. 

 Currants. — Wilder, Victoria. Gooseberries. — Pearl, Downing. 

 Strawberries. — Senator Dunlap, Bederwood, Warfield, Clyde. 

 Everbearing. — Progressive and Superb. High bush cranberry. 



The results of this season prove that we should not spe- 

 cialize on one crop. 



Have a Garden This Year. — That the majority of people have over- 

 looked or forgotten the value of gardens in recent years is indicated by the 

 slowness with which the idea of vacant lot and back-yard gardening in 

 cities has sprung since the rapid rise in the prices of food products. Vege- 

 tables and especially canned goods are unusually high in price and gardens 

 will do more than ever before to cut down the cost of living. Properly 

 cared for, the small plot or garden will supply enough vegetables for the 

 average family. Good seed, proper cultural methods, plant food, either in 

 the form of manure or fertilizers and a few garden tools are all that are 

 needed to make a start in the gardening industry for home use. 



Essentials of Growing Good Vegetables. — Nothing is more impor- 

 tant in growing good vegetables than to have a fairly rich soil with which 

 to work. The soil that does not need enriching to produce at its best is 

 seldom found, and success comes proportionately to the amount of fertilizers 

 and manures that is applied when all other factors are given efficient atten- 

 tion. Make the soil rich, prepare the seed bed properly, use good seed, keep 

 down the weeds and supplement the natural supply of rainfall with sprink- 

 ling when necessary to secure good vegetables during the coming season. 





