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my own trees. If planting over, I would put out the varieties I now have, and 

 some other good ones. My neighbors grow very limited quantities of plums. Do 

 not consider them a good paying crop in this locality. 



S. H. Donioiij', Aurora, Cloud county. Have no plum trees in bearing. 

 My soil is limestone. Would plant twelve feet apart, in blocks. Have tried some 

 wild plums, but find them no good for bearing. Have never grown, budded or 

 grafted my own trees. If I were planting, I would put out Abundance, Burbank, 

 Red June, and Wickson. My neighbors grow a few plums. I consider them a 

 good paying crop in this locality. 



Mr.s. E. O. Beavers, Ottumwa, Coffey county. Have twelve plum trees 

 in bearing ; they are m.ostly Wild Goose. Have tried other varieties ; they were 

 not a success. I find Wild Goose to be the best bearer. My soil is a black loam, 

 sloping to the south. Plant twenty feet apart. Market the fruit in baskets; sell 

 at home, receiving from fifty cents to one dollar. Have never grown, budded or 

 grafted my own trees. I did not plant for market, but find ready sale for surplus. 

 I would consider them a fairly good paying crop in this locality. Neighbors grow 

 a few. 



J. H. Bilsiiig', Udall, Cowley county. I have forty plum trees in bearing, 

 planted five years. I have not heretofore grown many plums, as I feared the 

 curculio, but as the Japs, were said to be curculio proof, I have tried them. I 

 jjlanted Burbank, Botan, Ogan, Satsuma, Chabot, Wickson, and Kelsey. The 

 first year they came into bearing the curculio did not attack them but little, and 

 I thought "now I am all right and can grow plums," but, alas for bright pros- 

 pects and pleasant anticipations, I find the Japs, succumb as well as all others. 

 During the past two seasons I jarred the trees, but in spite of that they got in 

 their work, and a large per cent, were worthless. I have picked up the fallen 

 fruit above the size of cherries once or twice per week. The Burbank, I find, 

 rots badly on the tree, caused, I presume, by the worm inside, but when the rot 

 starts, it takes the entire cluster. I find the best bearers are Burbank, Botan, 

 Ogan, Chabot, and Satsuma. My soil is loam, intermixed with sand, and is 

 level. Planted my trees twelve feet apart. I have tried one wild variety, and 

 found it excellent. Have never grown, budded or grafted my own trees. If plant- 

 ing over, I would set out the varieties I am now growing, and also Moore's 

 Arctic and Blue Damson. Neighbors are growing only a few plums. I think 

 they would pay if we could rout the curculio. 



J. H. Sayles, Norcatur, Decatur county. I have twelve plum trees in 

 bearing which were planted in 1890 ; all are dying. I am discouraged with plums. 

 Of the Japanese varieties, I have tried Abundance, Botan, PntniiK shuonii, and 

 a few others; leaf-rollers destroy the leaves every year. My soil is prairie land 

 sloping to the northeast. Planted my trees 16 x 20 feet. Have tried some wild 

 varieties and found them excellent. Have never grown, budded or grafted my 

 own trees. I am a novice with plums. My neighbors do not grow plums, and I 

 do not consider them a good paying crop in this locality. 



P. Wag'iier, Dresden, Decatur county. I have 200 wild plum trees, 

 planted this year. [This shows faith.] 



James Dniilai>, Detroit, Dickinson county. I have about thirty j)lum 

 trees in bearing which have been planted ten years; they are very similar to the 

 Wild Goose, but later; got the sprouts from a neighbor who called them Peach 

 plum, but do n't know where he obtained them. I also have a grove of the com- 

 mon wild creek plum, all of which do well. My soil is a black loam sloping 



