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dry and not quite so favorable as 1905, which partially accounts for 

 the above figures being in favor of the second year's fruiting. The 

 stand of plants was more uniform and the plantation was really better 

 the second year than the first. The system of cleaning out or renewing 

 as followed in this test and the practice of holding the strawberry 

 plantations over for a second year's fruiting can be recommended. 

 Under ideal conditions the results will generally prove slightly better 

 from the first year's fruiting than the second. Among the other points 

 which must be considered are whether it is the cheapest and most con- 

 venient to clean out the plantation in early July, which is an extremely 

 busy season of the year, or setting a new plantation and caring for it 

 up to midsummer, and these points must be determined largely by in- 

 dividual conditions and circumstances. With our method of clearing 

 out it is cheaper than fitting the ground, planting and caring for the 

 plantation. The usual system of holding plantations over consists in 

 running a cultivator between the rows and leaving nearly all of the 

 old plants, pulling out a few of the bunches of grass and weeds that 

 can be got at most conveniently, but putting nothing back to replace 

 the plant food which has been taken out, is to be deplored, as such 

 plantations are exhausted and produce a small, inferior lot of fruit 

 which is a damage when put upon the market. 



In these old plantations there were two varieties which stood out as 

 remarkably productive over all other kinds and these were Gersonda 

 and Bederwood; Gersonda producing more fruit than any variety in 

 either the old or new plantations. The other varieties which have 

 the best results in the order named and ran very close were, Dunlap, 

 Dewey, Warfield, Sample, Lady Thompson, Ernie, Seaford, Springdale 

 and Brandywine. Other varieties which gave good yields were, Aroma, 

 New York, Lincoln, Minute-Man, Excelsior, Clyde, Lyon, Bryan and 

 Mrs. McDowell. 



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The varieties that gave the heaviest yields in the order named were, 

 Clyde, Parsons Beauty, Dewey, Bederwood, Warfield, Lucas, Sample 

 and Dunlap ; other varieties which gave good yields were. Aroma, 

 Tilghman, New York, Early Beauty, Ryckman, Wonder, Corsican, 

 Yant, Uncle Jim, Oom Paul, Olive's Pride, Lyon, Missouri and Ben 

 Davis. 



Notes on Varieties. 



August Luther: — Perfect. An early ripening kind which gave poor 

 results. Small, roundish-conic, regular; color light red with light red 

 flesh. Medium firm. Quality, fair. 



Aroma: — Perfect. One of the best medium to late kinds. Did not. 

 fruit as heavy as last season, but the fruit is large and firm. Plants 

 strong and stocky, usually making enough plants for a good row. 



Botham: — Perfect. Mid-season. Fruit large, roundish-oblate, slight- 

 ly conic; color dark red; medium firm and of a good quality. Unpro- 

 ductive. 



Ben Davis : — Perfect. Plants are good growers, making a nice row. 

 Fruit above medium in size, round-conic, smooth; color dark red; firm; 



