e for worn-out
and sandy soils.

Similar or identical variety is the Maggie Murphy.

In conclusion I would have you to remember the main points of this paper
which may be summarized as follows:

First. That Minnesota is one of the leading potato producing states of
the Union.

Second. That Minnesota must establish a reputation for a continuous
supply of well graded stock practically free from diseases and
blemishes.

Third. That Minnesota must create a general interest in better seed,
true to name and type.

Finally. Minnesota must secure the co-operation of all agencies
interested in the production, distribution and utilization of potatoes
to get better production, better grading and better marketing.

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INSECTS HELP RAISE CROP.--It is well known that most of our
crop plants will not form fruit and seed unless the flowers are properly
pollinated. The principal carriers of pollen are wind and insects. In
some plants, such as the beet, both wind and insects play an important
part in the spread of pollen. In all cereals and grasses, and in the
potato, the pollen is carried mainly by wind. In most of our common
plants of garden, field, and orchard, insects are the chief and most
effective carriers of pollen. The following is a list of
insect-pollinated plants: Onions, asparagus, buckwheat, gooseberry,
currant, cabbage, radish, turnip, raspberry, blackberry, strawberry,
apple, pear, plum, cherry, peach, alfalfa, clover, melons, cucumbers and
squashes. We are very dependent upon the bees and other insects for a
good crop yield.--W. W. Robbins, Colorado Agri. College.

Annual Report, 1915, Vice-President, Eighth Congressional District.

FRANK H. CUTTING, DULUTH.

This district embraces within its limits a very large area having
different characteristics from a horticultural standpoint. Much of the
land has a high elevation and is rolling or hilly, and much is low and
comparatively level. A considerable portion is close to Lake Superior
and other large bodies of water and, therefore, governed by conditions
with respect to frost different from those controlling land not so
situated. The quality or character of the soil is also varying.

The foregoing considerations probably furnish the reason for the widely
differing reports secured on the blanks distributed, and which were
quite generally answered. This prompts the suggestion that before
planting commercially or o