EXPERIMENT STATIONS. 221 



FERGUS FALLS STATION. 



F. H. FIEDLER, SUPERINTENDENT. 



Mr. President and members of the State Horticultural Society. --In making my 

 report as superintendent of tbe experiment station at Fergus Falls, I must 

 first say that on account of damage done by cattle to the experimental 

 plants, shrubs and vines in October, 1891, the crop the past season was to 

 quite an extent diminished, and in some cases entirely destroyed. 



All plants at the station that were planted in 1891 were perfectly hardy 

 except the Thompson's Prolific and Golden Queen raspberries, and the 

 Erie and Crystal White blackberries. 



All the raspberries, blackberries and gooseberries were covered with 

 earth, strawberries with old straw. 



Received from the central experiment station, St. Anthony Park, 

 Minn., on May 13, 1892, the following experimental stock, by American 

 Express: 



3 Lieby apples. 1 Hartford grape. 2 Cheney plums. 



3 P. Greening apples. Pkg of Kansas raspb'ry. 3 Pres. Hayes apples. 

 3 Early Strawb'ry apples. 12 Older blackberries. 4 p^ars (no name). 

 3 Svv't Russ. crab apples. 3 Martha apples. 2 Thaler F apples. 



3 Sweet Russet apples. 1 Rockford plum. 2 Desota plums. 



1 Lindley grape. 2 4M apples. 2 Gypsy Girl apples, 



1 Lady grape. 3 Pride of Mpls apples. 2 Silken Leaf apples. 



1 Brighton grape. 3 Virginia crab apples. 3 Cross apples. 



3 Charlamofl apples. 3 Romna apples. 3 Hibernal apples. 



3 Good Peasant apples. Romensko apple. 



All the above named stock was in very good condition when received, 

 and all grew very well except three pears, which died in July— I put a lot 

 of unleached ashes around the fourth and it lived, but I cannot yet say 

 whether on account of the ashes being mixed with the ground, or whether 

 It would have lived anyhow.- This tree grew very stocky and healthy 

 leaves, something I have never seen before on a pear tree in this county. 

 Will try ashes again to find out if it has any influence. Apple trees look 

 very well but did not shed their leaves this fall— they are still on the trees. 

 Wood seems hard and well ripened. 



Received from central experiment station on June 3, 1892, by express: 

 10 Sandoval strawberries. 10 Schuster's Gem strawberries. 



10 Great Pacific strawberries. 11 Michel's Early strawberries. 



10 Bederwood strawberries. 10 Warfield strawberries. 



Plants good and very stocky; grew well. 



REPORT OF STRAWBERRIES FRUITED IN 1892. 



Bubach No 2 (P.) The largest berry on the ground. Light colored, 

 firm enough for home market. Plant very vigorous. One of the best 

 berries for this part of the state, if not the best. 



Cloud (P.) Did not fruit much. Fruit as large as the Crescent. Berry 

 is firm but of very poor quality. 



Daisy (P.) Not so productiveas the Crescent nor as large. 



Jessie (B.) A fine berry. The largest yield er here this year. Firm and 

 of fair quality, fruit large. 



Oliver (P.) Did not bear. 



Warfield No. 2 (P.) This variety beats Crescent in productiveness. 

 Not quite as sour as Crescent, Makes more runners than any other va- 

 riety I ever observed. Color darker than Crescent. 



Wilson (B.) Too small to be of value. 



