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out varieties of apples that will be a blessing to the people of 

 Minnesota. My orchard of 4,000 Wealthy apple trees are not 

 dead. The most of them will recover. My nursery trees are in- 

 jured but little if any. The wood is white, and they are coming 

 to the last bud. 



Turner raspberry not injured; Cuthbert and Gregg badly in- 

 jured; currants in good condition; grapes wintered well; straw- 

 berries never looked better. 



FEOM FEED VON BAUMBACH. 



Alexandria, Douglas County, May 11, 1885. 



I have about thirty varieties of Eussian apples in orchard, the 

 most of them obtained from Prof. Budd, of Iowa, two years ago, 

 and the balance of last year's planting. I find on examination 

 that about two-thirds of my trees wintered first rate and show 

 no material injury either in wood or bud. This condition indi- 

 cates very plainly, I think, that we shall have no difficulty in 

 raising an abundance of apples in Northern Minnesota, of the 

 hardiest Eussian varieties. My trees had no protection, except 

 from boards placed on southeast side of trees to prevent sunburn, 

 and natural groves surrounding orchard. Have not succeeded 

 well thus far with the Wealthy. 



Have some fifty grape vines in splendid condition, especially 

 Janesville; vines were well covered during past winter. 



FEOM OEEGON. 



A correspondent, writing from Northern Oregon, under date 

 of April 8th, says: "This is an excellent climate for fruit rais- 

 ing. A great many do not turn their attention to its cultivation 

 except for their own use, as the product thus far has not been 

 found very profitable. Apples, pears, plums, of many varieties, 

 prunes, cherries, grapes, and all the small fruits can be raised 

 in abundance. Peaches, apricots, and quinces are raised to some 

 extent. Last fall many bushels of apples were left on the trees 

 ungathered as farmers did not care to gather them when they 

 were only worth from twenty-five to fifty cents per bushel. The 

 fruit here grows very large and is of fine flavor, much better 

 than that of California. Berries seem to contain more acid than 

 those raised in the Eastern states." 



