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WISCONSIN FRuIT Nores for the Minnesota Horticulturist.— 
Work at twenty institutes and a continual correspondence the past 
winter convinces the writer that there never was a time since his 
connection with the work of the Wisconsin society that there was 
more desire forinformation on horticultural subjects than at present. 
Our legislature wisely appropriated four hundred dollars at its last 
session to establish and equip a trial tree station at some northern 
central point where it would be of value to the entire state south of 
its location. Prof. Goff and the writer spent several days the third 
week in April examining some points about the latitude of Min- 
neapolis—north of the forty-fifth parallel. We found fine fruit soil 
and good trees of the hardy varieties that had been planted from 
one to sixteen years; found Duchess, Wealthy, Wolf River, Hibernal, 
Tetofsky, No. 20 and a few others full of blossom buds and starting 
from the terminal buds. High land, suitable soil and hardy varie- 
ties are the main requisites. 
I have planted six seedling pear trees this spring as a memorial 
to my esteemed friend and our co-worker, Geo. P. Peffer. It seems, 
so far at Pewaukee, to be free from blight, very hardy, about the size 
of Flemish Beauty, though not so good in quality. I found a top- 
worked tree last season in Jefferson county, well loaded with pears 
and no signof blight. It was worked on apple stock, and the stock 
resembled the Northwestern Greening. I secured cions, after samp- 
ling the fruit in the fall, and have top-worked a few trees with good 
success, choosing the same variety of apple stock that I found them 
on. I am also trying it on Virginia crab, and, if that proves a success, 
I am far from pronouncing pear growing-at least this variety, a fail- 
ure in Wisconsin. I have top-worked Scott’s Winter, Wealthy, 
Newell, Utter and Bret’s No.1 with a few for trial this spring. My 
top-worked Wealthys promise a full crop, but blossoms are ten days 
in advance of last year. The Grimes’ Golden has borne annually for 
three years with one top-worked. I find trees that suffered in 1894 
from frost while in blossom are taking the present season to re- 
cuperate and show no signs of bearing fruit. A. J. PHILIPS. 
West Salem, Wis., May 4, 1895. 
PUMPING FROM DEEP WELLS.—A. F.S., Nebraska.—We have some 
rich table lands, but they are high, and the swells vary from 100 to 
200 feet and more. Would like to irrigate, if only a garden spot. 
Can you give us the experience of those who have tried deep-well 
pumping? Give depth of well, size of cylinder and discharge pipe, 
power used, amount irrigated, and the success. 
My pumping plant consists of a 7-inch 50-foot-deep well; 5x20-inch 
brass-lined Macdonald cylinder; 24-inch discharge pipe; 12-foot 
Dandy Steel Windmill, and reservoir 25x36 feet, four feet deep. 
This plant watered 2% acres last season, when the rainfall 
amounted to but 5 3-16 inches from April1 till November 1. We 
raised a variety of vegetables and fruits. 
Used vegetables and fruits all we wanted in their season and 
canned fruits and kept vegetables to abundantly supply our wants 
until they are grown another season. : : 
Vegetables sold $375.06 and fruits $18.35; and in spring set strawber- 
ries, grapes and other small fruits that gave no income, amounting 
to % of an acre. This plat is included in the 2% acres, total 
amount irrigated. J. F. GANSON, Lodge Pole, Neb. 
