204 MINNESOTA STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 
I think the continued frost has injured the fruit crop. Strawber- 
ries that were uncovered early are destroyed, nearly ruined; where 
not uncovered but worked themselves through the mulch, may 
prove a fair crop. Grapes all at present ruined; plums are nearly 
ruined; apples are not so much injured; raspberries and blackber- 
ries were badly killed in the winter and must be a light crop. The 
dry weather last year and dry, cold winter without snow have done 
most to cause a light crop this season. Wn. DANFORTH. 
Red Wing, May 24, 1895. 
The raspberry canes are badly killed where they were not covered, 
and the crop will be almost an entire failure; the strawberries on low 
land were badly injured; currants will be a fair crop; the apple crop 
will be light,the Duchess and a number of new Russians on my own 
ground being good, but generally the crop will belight—the Wealthy 
remarkably light; it does not appear to be a Wealthy year. 
Viola, May 24, 1895. Wm. SOMERVILLE. 
The fruit trees on my place—that is, apples, plums and cherries— 
blossomed a good deal this spring, but at least two-thirds of the 
blossoms were damaged by the frost, and also the grapes. So I 
don’t think there will be much fruit this year. 
Waconia, Minn., May 24, 1895. ANDREW PETERSON. 
There are going to be a few Duchess and Wealthy and some 
Virginia and Early Strawberry—other varieties are very scarce in 
fruits, but all making a good growth of wood, which, after last 
seasons freeze and drouth, is much more acceptable than a big 
crop of fruit and no trees left. Small fruits, or, at least, straw- 
berries and raspberries, are going to be a very light crop in this 
vicinity. J. P. ANDREWS. 
Faribault, Minn., May 25, 1895. 
Strawberry crop nearly ruined; thinkiny seriously of plowing the 
old beds up. Grapes damaged by frost about twenty per cent; 
currants and gooseberries about the same; raspberries and black- 
berries uninjured; plums not seriously hurt—think the trees as full 
as they ought to bear. Can’t see that apples are injured in the least; 
trees unusually ful); if not injured by blight, crop will be the largest 
for years. E. J. CUTTS. 
Howard Lake, May 28, 1895. 
(Communications were received from several other members, too late for this 
issue.—Secretary.) 
A COMMENDATION.—“I cherish the warmest regard for your leading 
spirits with whom I used to meet twenty years ago, a few of whom 
remain. Their discouragements were great and their courage and 
works were grand, and truly they have borne good fruit.” 
Cordially yours, 
Wauwatosa, Wis., May 20, 1895. J. S. STICKNEY. 
