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the very best berries on the market ; the culls are used at home for jam, 

 unfermented wine, etc. I pick every three days, so as to have nice, sweet 

 berries. My market is only a local one. I would not attempt to grow 

 blackberries for less than 75 cents per crate. 



In conclusion I will say plant Snyder and Taylor, hunt a good market, 

 give thorough attention to all of the details, and one will be sure to 

 succeed. 



BLACKBERRY. 



Judge Miller. — I would like to know if there is any difference be- 

 tween the Early Harvest and Austin early? Have any of you had Early 

 Harvest ? 



Mr. Faith. — I grow all my plants from cuttings only. If I send 

 off and get a new kind and they send me plants, I make cuttings from 

 them. I have grown the Snyder and the Taylor. I do not think the 

 Taylor is more productive than the Snyder. Now I am growing the 

 Early Harvest and some Snyder. The Early Harvest looks very 

 healthy. Is bothered with but very little rust. When I go through my 

 berries and see some rust, I put mittens on my hands and pull the 

 plant up. Now this is done on a very damp morning, not on a sunny 

 or windy day. We never spray them at all. I find the Early Harvest 

 to be a very early berry and profitable to me. I think in the 18 years 

 that we have had it, that it was only damaged by the cold twice and 

 then we only had about one-half crop. Kittatinny only failed once. 

 Snyder never failed. 



The Wilson was a good berry, but I quit that about 15 years ago. 

 But the best that I grow now are the Early Harvest and the Snyder. 

 They are like the Dutchman's coon ; they are up and gone before the 

 others are started. 



L. A. Goodman, Secretary. — Does any one know anything about 

 the Austin Improved? It is two weeks earlier than the Lucretia. Now 

 is that not a dew berry? 



Judge Miller. — They are very good. I have a goop crop this year 

 where I tried to kill them out. 



Hamilton of St. Clair. — What do you do for the rust? The leaves 

 of my plants were colored purple. If you hit the leaf, it falls off. The 

 question I want to come at is this. Shall I spray thse plants or not? 

 What shall I do with them? 



Miller. — Yes, sir; spray it. To be sure, spray it. 



