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Fay currant is a shy bearer here. North Star is the finest grower 

 of all, and what fruit it held was fine. Crandal is a failure except in 

 wood. Green Plum gooseberry, brought from Erfurt, Germany, has 

 fruited here five years, this being its first off year. The plant is a 

 strong grower, perfectly hardy and very productive, and has nevei" 

 shown any sign of mildew. Fruit of largest size and in quality superb. 

 After carefully investigating its history I have secured ihe control of 

 the entire stock, but will not sell any plants until fully tested on my 

 own grounds. I have good reason for believing it to be the most val- 

 uable goosebetry in the list. Ked Jacket gooseberry is a fine grower; 

 has not fruited for me as yet. 



Kansas and Progress raspberries with same treatment show more 

 good healthy wood and well-developed fruit than any other kinds on 

 my place. Muskingum, very similar to Shaffer, fruit quite sour. Our 

 annual rain-fall seems to be decreasing ; from this fact, combined with 

 many other hindrances, the raspberry can no longer be grown here 

 with profit. 



Minnewaski blackberry proves a little tender for this climate, other- 

 .wise an excellent kind. The merits of the Wallace blackberry have 

 been overlooked ; it has given me full crops of fine large berries for the 

 last ten years, showing no weakness or disease. Eldorado and Ohmer 

 have made fair growth, but have not fruited here yet. 



Hoping that reports from other sections will be more favorable, 

 and that you may have an interesting and pleasant meeting there, and 

 that I may be able to be with you at the winter meeting, I am 



Yours fraternally, 



J. N. Menifee, Oregon, Mo. 



About Spraying-. 



CA.NTON, Lewis Co,, Mo., May 14, 1894. 

 Me. L. a. Goodman: 



Dear Sir — I enclose herewith some twigs of raspberry; quite a 

 per cent of my garden is affected; the others, not affected, grow quite 

 vigorously, and are very full of bloom ; it is on rich bottom land ; I have 

 not done anything for them yet, but will spray this evening with Bor- 

 deaux and London purple, as I have made up a batch for my vineyard. 

 I have some 500 grapevines ; I have sprayed twice already with Bor- 

 deaux, and will spray right along ; I am spraying about two-thirds, leav- 

 ing certain rows unsprayed ; I sprayed last year ; had nice grapes, but 

 could see no difference between rows sprayed and unsprayed. 



