St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-26

either in location or in soil. Not one-fourth
would Scar. At present the farm has every
thing desirable but running water. 1t has
a 110-foot well, and the two main buildings
completed. The latter he characterized as
the best of the kind in the United States, and
challenged contradiction. The work of
building the barn is now going SatisfactOr-
lily on. He said his work had been founda-
ton work-laying the foundation for the
future. The nineteenth successive crop of
oats and wheat has been raised without
change He asked to be given two years,
and by the end of that time not wild oat
or a mustard stalk could be found on it.
He supposed the society would be more
particularly interested in horticultural eX-
perimentS and consequently he would give
his experience in that branch. He had 1877
varieties of Russian apples, selected by
Prot. Budd in Russia as particularly adapted
to this climate. He had special orchard
of other trees of his own selection. There
are two and q half acres set ont to Russians,
two and half years old. He had lost but
two trees in the entire number He had
made 5000 root gratis in the nursery the
past year, and rs per cent. are going to
live. Next year he VIII be so supplied that
he can distribute enough to the practical
farmers of the state to make tests and eX-
perimentS
ORNAMENTAL sHRUBBERY.
In addition to the apples, pears. plums
and cherries he has large list of orna-
mental shrubbery, which Prof Budd found
in Russia, practically in the same climate
and kindred soil to this. He has four acres
of his Hillside orchard in apples, including
the varieties: Whitney No. 20. Rollins
pippin, Tetofsky, wealthy, duchess, orange,
Bucks sweet, early strawberry and Giant
Swaar. OF pears he has Bessemianka and
Orel, and of plums he has Weaver, Forest
garden, De Soto and Rollingstone.
He has twenty-five varieties Of grapes,
including the Iowa, which did not carry
through the winter. Of all the Niagara and
the Empire state varieties two out OF ten
only were lost. He is conducting COM
plete and comprehensive eXperimentalwOrk
in the line of garden vegetables, which in
cludes every variety that can be raised in
Minnesota. Also all the varieties of straw
berries, raspberries, currantS, gOOsebeTies,
etc. Some are doing well and others
poorly.
He wished to place the horticultural por-
ton of the farm in full accord with the
state society, and would be pleased to re-
ceive suggestions and assistance in his
work.
Prof. Porter invited fair and honest crit
icism, but did not invite any fault-finding
OF any disturbing criticism, unless the critic
has suggestion that will do better than
Mr.. Porter was doing. He wished every
body in the state to understand that so long
as he was in charge of the experimental
farm he would accept all advice offered him
kindly, and read it most carefully, but he
would do just as he thought best about it.
If it prove a failure he would bear the re-
sponsibility, and if a success he would
share it with the horticulturists. He closed
by extending a cordial invitation to all the
members of the society to call on him at
the experimental station on any day except
Sunday. That was his day, and any VS.
itor would receive cold shoulder On that
day.
a letter was read from Prof. Budd of
AmeS Ia, in which he said it would pay
a man to Eastern Russia to
forward scions. Any variety of apple,
pear, cherry or plum doing we'll in Linbursk
OF Kazan will live in this state as well as
the box alder. 1t is impossible to get sciOns
or trees from there without being on the
ground. If improperly packed they will
not endure the four months voyage.
A telegram of greeting was sent to the
Wisconsin Horticultural society, now in
session, from which reply was received
later in the day.
Before adjourning NJ. Pearce Of Mime
tonka announced that the association would
give fair about the goth of September
The new law requires that the society give
a fair. He wished the members to put Oh
exhibition full line of grapes particu-
larly,