352 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



VEGETABLES. 



REPORT ON VEGETABLES. 



MRS. A. BONNIWELL, HUTCHINSON. 



The early spring weather was cold and rainy, which put vegetable plant- 

 ing off until late. Onions sowed from th^ 15th to the 20th of May made a 

 fair and average crop. Early cabbages were good, but late a failure on ac- 

 count of the cabbage worm. Beets were good, also squashes and melons. 

 Tomatoes were an excellent crop, although late in ripening. 



REPORT ON VEGETABLES. 



E. M. CHANDLER, MINNEAPOLIS. 



Mr. President a^id members of the Horticultural Society : 



As one of the committee on vegetables, I am pleased to give you what 

 little report I have hurriedly gathered for the purpose; like many of my 

 able predecessors, I failed to bear the matter in mind during the year and 

 put with it the points of greatest and current interest to present to you 

 at this time, but such as I have is yours. 



As a whole, the season was a very favorable one for most vegetables raised 

 in this vicinity. Asa general crop, potatoes were good this year, although 

 in some localities, owing to wet weather and heavy soil, they rotted badly; 

 those raised on sandy soil more generally escaped this. Late potatoes 

 were fairly good, and prices for all ruled good and in some cases high. 



Nearly all root vegetables were very good this year; beets, parsnips, 

 turnips and carrots turned out especially well in this immediate locality, 

 and there has been a stirring demand for all of them, with very fair prices. 

 nThe cabbage crop was normal; early ones were especially good, late ones 

 matured too quick on account of early rains, and, consequently, will not 

 keep so well. But, while the early rains were a detriment to the late cab- 

 bage, they proved a boon to the early crop. Shipping demands have been 

 good throughout the season from all parts, especially from the South. 

 $12 to $15 per ton were the ruliog prices until late in the season, when they 

 became very scarce, and then they readily sold at $15 to $20 per ton. The 

 supply at present is not equal to the demand. 



Tomatoes were very late this season, but brought good prices. In some 

 parts the crop was just fair, while in others it was a good crop. 



Squash was hardly more than half a crop this season, owing to the 

 early rains when in blossom. Prices have ruled very high, and growers 

 will realize a greater profltfrom the light yield of this year than from 

 the heavier crop of last year. Prices at present are $1.25 to $1.50 per 

 dozen, or about $25 per ton. 



