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Maryland. — Considerable work is in progress along breeding lines 

 in both the Horticultural and Agricultural Divisions, but nothing 

 has been printed. 



Massachusetts. — They have hundreds of seedling strawberries, seed- 

 ling raspberries, some of which show great merit, and seedling straw- 

 berries, some of which are of great promise. A lot of seedling plums 

 not tested in California have been sent to them by Luther Burbank 

 for trial and distribution, the entire stock being in their hands. 



Michigan. — From the bulletins and reports it is gathered that a 

 large amount of work is done at the central and sub-station upon 

 the trial of varieties of fruit and vegetables and their improvement 

 through selection. In the earlier days of the Agricultural College 

 some crossing and hybridizing was accomplished, in tomatoes in 

 particular, by Professor Bailey, before he went to Cornell University. 



Minnesota. — Bulletin 62 has been received upon "Wheat Varie- 

 ties Breeding, Cultivation." Professor Hay, the author, is one of 

 the leading breeders of cereals on this continent, with a rival of sig- 

 nificance along his line in Dr. Wm. Saunders, of the Experimental 

 Farms, Ottawa, Canada. As early as 1889 Professor Hay published 

 from the Minnesota Station, bulletin 7, upon " Improving Corn by 

 •€ros8-f ertilization and Selection, ' ' The following facts are taken from 

 the summary of the bulletin recently issued : " Hybrids vary greatly 

 in yield, in grade or quality, in rust resistance. ^ * >K By syste- 

 matic selection of ^ * "^ hybridized wheats, improved varieties 

 are originated at slight cost. ^ ^ ^^ Three out of thirty varie- 

 ties, first originated by selection, are being disseminated, and seven 

 new hybrids are very promising. ' ' 



Mississippi. — Did considerable work in crossing some of the 

 ' ' Egyptian ' ' varieties of cotton with our native sorts. 



Missouri. — Here they have two varieties of seedling strawberries not 

 yet named — promise to have much commercial value. They are also 

 working on radishes and plums. 



Nebraska. — The Professor of Horticulture kindly referred me to the 

 thirteenth annual report, where it was found that ' ' Work has begun 

 in improving the sand cherry by selection, * * * by hybridi- 

 zation with cultivated plums and cherries. The wild plums are be- 

 ing treated in much the same way." The wild black raspberry and 

 wild grape are being considered, and the hybridization of beans and 

 -of watermelons are going forward, while a co-operative experiment 

 in corn breeding with Dr. Webber, Chief of Section of Plant Breed- 

 ing of the United States Department of Agriculture, is well projected. 



