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MIDSUMMER REPORTS. 
CENTRAL STATION; ST. ANTHONY PARK. 
PROF. S. B. GREEN, SUPT. 
DROUTH.—The destructive effect of the terrible drouth of last 
summer showed very plainly in the severe winter killing of many 
plants that ordinarily would not be injured by cold weather. Trees 
growing close together and on dry land suffered most, and forest 
trees suffered more than apple, cherry or plum trees. The forest 
trees that were most injured are European white birch, European 
larch, black walnut, butternut, catalpa, wild black cherry, white 
pine, balsam fir, Norway pine; and many red and scarlet oaks 
growing in gravelly soil died. Strawberries and red raspberries 
were severely winter killed, although protected as usual, and that, 
too, where this trouble had never been experienced before. The 
bluegrass on very dry land also killed out. Trees and shrubs that 
were watered during the drouth show no unusual winter injury. 
Many other minor instances of winter killing could be cited, but 
they all go to show that we have far more to fear from a lack of 
water in the soil than from cold weather in winter. 
THE LATE FROSTS.—The late frost this spring, which came just as 
the fruit buds of our grapes began to show, seriously injured them, 
though it did little other injury here. Our strawberry plants were 
not yet in flower when it occurred, and plums, apples, currants and 
gooseberries had set their fruits and, consequently, were not seri- 
ously injured. The flowers of several Russian pears were killed. 
No other serious injury was done by late frost to crops at this 
station. 
SMALL FRUITS.—The small fruit crop here will be somewhat light, 
owing to the poor condition of the plants last autumn. Red rasp- 
berry canes that were covered with mulch only were, in many 
cases, seriously injured, while those covered with earth are all 
right. Blackcap raspberries covered with mulch or other material 
are in good condition and promise an abundant crop. Currants and 
gooseberries promise a good crop, the Champion gooseberry being, 
perhaps, more promising this year than any other variety growing 
here. Blackberries have set much fruit and look well. Juneberries 
of the most valuable kinds are heavily loaded with fruit, as is their 
usual custom. Among raspberries, it is interesting to note that 
the Logan berry has wintered well where buried and has set a fair 
amount of fruit. The same is also true of the Columbian raspberry, 
which is certainly a very strong growing kind, and in other ways 
seems to bid fair to equal the reports of the originator. 
