Wabasha, three each from Blue Earth, Nicollet, Ottertail, Pine, Ramsey,
Steele, Washington and Watonwan and one or two each from the remaining
counties. Perhaps if the right parties had been reached the low-standing
counties would have a higher ranking.

The best way to present the data is an enigma. If all the information
was given at one time we would need a whole day instead of fifteen
minutes. Of course much of the material is a repetition, and a general
summary will cover the main facts in most cases. Nevertheless it is not
feasible to take up all of the subject matter in this short period, and
therefore the first two topics on the survey blank have been selected,
namely, orchard sites and protective agencies. At a later date, if you
are sufficiently interested in dry facts other subjects, as soils,
dynamiting, orchard management, stock of fruit trees, methods of
planting and pruning, varieties for various localities, etc., will be
taken up. Some of the subjects, like sites and soils, will be treated as
state problems, while others must be considered as sectional.

Minnesota, as you all know, contains many different climatic conditions,
and consequently its orchard practices and recommendations must vary
accordingly. To meet this problem the writer, in consultation with Prof.
Cady, divided the state into six sections, namely, the southeastern,
east central, northeastern, northwestern, west central and southwestern.
Many counties are, of course, in an intermediate position and might be
thrown into either of the adjoining sections, but an arbitrary line
must be drawn somewhere. Freeborn, Waseca, Rice, Goodhue and all the
counties east of them are placed in the southeastern section. Nicollet,
LeSueur, Sibley, McLeod, Wright, Isanti and the counties to the east are
included in the central east, and Pine, Mille Lacs, Morrison and the
counties to the north and east are placed in the northeastern section.
Beltrami, Hubbard, Ottertail and the counties to the west are placed in
northwestern section; Traverse, Douglas, Todd, Stearns, Meeker,
Renville, Yellow Medicine and the enclosed counties in the west central,
and the remainder to the south and west are in the southwestern section.
Thus, when the various sections are mentioned, you will know what part
of the state is being referred to.

_Site of Orchard._ By site of orchard we refer to its location, that is,
whether it is on rolling, level or hilly ground, and the direct