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GENERAL FRUITS. DoF 
Wim. Wolf, one and one-fourth miles south of Olivia, has a few fine 
trees set eight years. They have not produced much fruit, neither have 
they been troubled with blight. He also reports Desota plums as doing 
well at his place. Inline of small fruits he reports the Turner, Marlboro 
and Caroline raspberries as doing splendid; Houghton gooseberries and 
Fay’s Prolific currants complete his list. He says he has lost no money, 
as he raises all he needs for home use. 
One-half mile south of Mr. Wolf’s, I found a fine young orchard of 75 
trees, all looking well. Location on high land, with east and north 
slope. The folks were not at home, hence I could obtain no information. 
Should judge the trees had been set five years. They have very low trunks, 
not more than two feet high where they branch; have a low, broad head 
on top. 
I spent one night with Mr. Chas. Kenning, six miles northeast of Bird 
Island, and was surprised to see what he had accomplished in a few 
years. Mr. Kenning’s location is nearly level, slight descent to the north 
I think. As I took no notes, I will write from memory. He has the 
finest young orchard, including small fruits, I sawin Renville county. 
There may be better, but if so I missed them. Weaver and Desota 
plum trees look very fine and bear fine crops. Mr. Kennedy informed 
me that he raised more than he could use each year. He mulches small 
fruits heavily each year. I much regret that I did not spend more time 
at his place and take a few notes, which I should have done had JI any 
thoughts of writing an article for the meeting, at that time. ; 
Seattered all over the four counties named, in every neighborhood, are 
young orchards. And the number of trees planted within the past two 
years indicates. that faith in fruit growing is growing stronger as the 
knowledge of the wants and capabilities of our section increases. A 
better knowledge of how to care for trees will without doubt produce the 
most gratifying results. 
REPORT OF M. PEARCE, CHOWEN, MINN. 
Mr. President and Members of the State Horticultural Society: 
» I will not be with you this winter. Will send you a report of my experi- 
mental station a little out of the usual form. Just imagine you are on 
“my 15-acre lot on the east side of Lake Minnetonka, and we are about to 
take a stroll over the ground. Before starting take a general view from 
the house. A public road on the north, beyond that heavy timber, on the 
west a heavy grove of hard maple. Here, on the east. is a row of Russian 
mulberries that grew from cuttings, which fruited the third year. They are 
some 3 feet apart, all branched from the ground, 5 and 6 branches to each 
cutting; from 2 to 6 inches in diameter, and 12 to 14 feet high. If those 
cuttings had been 18 inches apart, stock of any description could not get 
through them. From what I know of the Russian mulberry,I think I am 
correct in saying that cuttings set 18 inches apartin afew years will make 
a good and substantial fence and produce abundance of fruit that makes as 
good pies as the blueberry and continue in fruiting for weeks. Birds will 
not molest other fruit as long as the mulberries last. Here you notice a 
little east of the mulberries are three rows of evergreens from 12 to 14 feet 
