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bear well. Varieties obtained this springr, all of wliich show traits of 

 excellence that will be worth nursing, Cyclone, Rio, Bisc, Equinox, 

 Ivanhoe, Marshall (not fruited ). Windsor Chief did well again. 



45. Last, but not least, is Regina. This stood the same drouth of 

 1893 about the best, and is the latest of all with me; large, productive, 

 <iuality good and healthy ; foliage very handsome. 



46. Shuckless — This is not bearing this season. I regret very 

 much that the Greenville sent me was not true, as I was anxious to 

 test it. If any wonder why I have not exhibited my berries here, the 

 reason is because they are all too near past to make any show of any 

 one variety; and unless I can show a fruit properly, I don't want to 

 show it at all. Sam'l Miller. 



DISCUSSION. 



President Evans — Select three or four or five leading varieties 

 and plant for your main crop. 



Major Holsinger — How do you plant strawberries after fruiting ? 

 I have never been able to make a success of it. 



Mr. Gilbert — After crop is gathered, plants immediately and finds 

 that they do well. Has had good success in so doing. He cuts back 

 the foliage but does not trim the roots ; likes all the root he can get 

 and but little top. For market, uses four or five varieties — Schuster's 

 Gem, Greenville, Parker Earle and Captain Jack. 



Mr. Evans — Trim the roots when taken up in the spring, but do 

 not do so after fruiting. 



Mr. Gilbert also objects to cutting off the roots at all. 



Mr. Miller uses old tin cans with the bottoms melted off, and 

 trains the runners to root in them when filled with earth. You then 

 have them in the very best of condition for transplanting. 



Mr. Speer emphasizes the after-cultivation; thinks this the next 

 most important point. In setting the plants, he takes a spadefal of 

 dirt with each plant, and plants with the greatest care ; even then he 

 sometimes fails to secure a good stand this time of the year. Wishes 

 to know the proper fertilizer for strawberries. Manure is too full of 

 weed seeds. 



Mr. Gilbert uses 600 pounds of dried Wood, from Armour's pack- 

 ing-house, per acre; sprinkles it over the plants through a cheese- 

 cloth ; can buy it now for $21 per ton. 



Major Holsinger uses salt as a fertilizer, and with good results. 

 Has investigated the dried blood as a fertilizer, but never had any 

 great success with it ; but has seen the patcnes of Mr. Hopkins at 

 Kansas City, and they showed wonderful results. Likes the manure 



