160 ANNUAL REPORT. 
rapidest, and salt checks the growth of the tree for a time, and this checks 
the blight. 
Cleanliness 
we consider just as essential in the growth and health of an orchard as 
good cultivation. We all admit that cleanliness is necessary in the animal 
kingdom, and in our opinion it is as essential in the vegetable kingdom. 
This important part of the care of an orchard is too often neglected. Spring 
is the proper time to wash the trunks and see that the black looking places 
are washed clean, remembering that cleanliness is one of the first laws of 
health. The past season was a fruitful one in our district. Apples were in 
abundance, cherries and plums a fair crop, grapes never fruited so prolific 
as last. season, currants and gooseberries were a full crop, strawberries a 
total failure, caused, we think, by a heavy rain-storm when the vines were 
in blossom, which washed the polen from the bloom. 
Hardiness and Varieties. 
Below we will give the condition of apple trees in our orchard and vicinity 
as to hardiness—a test of five years: No. 1 (one) being perfectly iron-clad ; 
No. 2, second hardy, &c. Standards—Wealthy, 1; Duchess, 1; Tetofsky, 1; 
Winsted Pippin, 1; Haas, 2; Plum’s Cider, 2; Pioneer, 2; Culver’s Green- 
ing, 3; Hoffman, 3; Allen’s Swaar, 3; Pewaukee, 4; Russian August, 2; 
Fameuse, 4; Walbridge, top-worked on Transcendent, 5; Saxton, 4; Wolf 
River, 3; Telfer Sweet, 3. Of Russians, designated by numbers—No. 344, 1; 
No. 200, 2; No. 375,1; No. 210,1; No. 310, 2. White Astrachan, 2; St. 
Lawrence, 2; Peach Apple, 1; Picket’s No. 5,1; Drake, 2. 
We also have as many more of Russians and other kinds that have not 
been tested thoroughly. Of crabsand hybrids—Early Strawberry, 1; Orange, 
1; Beecher’s Sweet, 1; Bruer’s Sweet, 1; Whitney’s No. 20, 1; Boomer, 1; 
Nuttall, 1; Hesper Blush, 2; Maiden’s Blush, 1; Jewel’s No. 12, 1; Conicle, 
2: Pembina, 1; Stewart’s Sweet, 1; Hebron, 1; Canada Black, 1; General 
Grant, 1; Orion, 2; Webb’s Winter,1; Stubb’s Prize,2; Le Sueur, 1, Pride 
of Minneapolis, 1; Walter’s Sweet Winter, 1; Honey Sweet, 1; Virginia 
Crab, 1; Minnesota, 1; Meader’s Winter, 2; Martha, 1; Florence, 1; 
Striped Winter, 2, and a large yellow crab, larger than Orange, the name 
we do not know, No. 1. 
We will say before closing that we are making fruit growing a decided 
success, and as for profit we expect to make more money from our fruit than 
by growing wheat. 
To-day we examined the Flemish Beauty Pear and find them in good con- 
dition. Hoping this may meet the approval of the Society, 
Iam, respectfully yours, 
O. D. STORRS. 
Here Mr. Pearce distributed some cions of the Powers Large Red 
Crab. 
MR. DART’S REPORT. 
Mr. Dart. The first crop with us was almost a failure. 
Would call your attention to one part of my section on account 
