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The frost of the 12th madea pretty clean sweep of all fruit, and 
the next two or three have about finished the business of any ex- 
cept very late kinds. Currants will be about a quarter crop; all 
red raspberries in this part of the country were killed to the 
ground at the beginning of spring. Think there may be a few 
plums. Mrs. J. STAGER. 
Sauk Rapids, May 23, 1895. 
Frosts have occurred nearly every morning for twelve days, and 
garden vegetables and nearly all fruits have been seriously in- 
jured. Strawberries promise but 25 percent. of an average crop; 
black raspberries 60 per cent.; red raspberries 60 to 75 per cent.; 
currants and gooseberries 60 per cent.; blackberries nearly average; 
grapes 10 per cent., and many vines killed to the roots; plums about 
25 per cent. of average; apples 50 to 75 per ceut., according to loca- 
tion. Nursery stock and young orchard trees suffered considerably 
last winter from root killing; wild fruits and nuts nearly all killed 
by frost. J. S. HARRIS. 
La Crescent, Minn., May 23, 1895. 
Red raspberries uncovered are almost entirely killed; black rasp- 
berries are not injured so much; currants and gooseberries will be 
a fair crop; grapes aud strawberries are not much injured; plums 
will be a light crop; apples are promising a large crop. 
Eden Prairie, May 24, 1895. JOHN R. CUMMINS. 
The outlook for fruit in this locality is not very good. The rasp- 
berry canes came through in very poor condition and will not bear 
over one-third,of a crop—the dry weather last summer affected the 
bearing canes; strawberries are not much better, as they set very 
few good plants last season—will probably have one-half crop; 
blackberries are looking fairly well and promise to bear a very 
good crop; currants are loaded with fruit and prospects good for 
an immense crop; grapes are set full of fruit, but were probably cut 
down one-fourth on account of frosts; gooseberries are good; apples 
and plums set well with fruit. C. W. SAMPSON. 
Eureka, May 24, 1895. 
All fruit killed by frost except currants, gooseberries and grapes, 
which will be from one-fourth to one-half of a crop; raspberries 
killed by dry weather last fall; vegetables badly damrget ©: 
growing weather. 
Alexandria, May 24, 1895. 
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