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Excerpt from Weekly Station Reports of the Division of Dry Land Agriculture: May 5, 1934-May 26, 1934 Horticulture: Dry weather and dust storms continue. Wind did some damage to blossoms. Plums are generally blooming heavily this year, except where killing has occurred. Apples and crabs are more variable as to amount of bloom, most of the apples showing a light bloom and. Many of the crabs a heavy bloom. Crossing work with plums and apples has been in progress throughout the week. Other work included irrigating the west field nursery, cultivating to prevent soil blowing, and hauling brush. Owing to the dry condition of the soil, very little garden work has been possible. As yet there is no germination of early planted stuff a The shrubbery about the grounds has taken on a new lease of life since being irrigated. Spirea arguta, Golden current, and lilacs in assortment are now in full bloom. The hedges in the field test are showing much drought injury this spring, especially among the older ones. So far the old standbys, caragana and rhamna, are showing up best. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.