Leaf Blight ok the Strawberry. 



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and Crescent, which is prominent in other reports, sinks to the 

 last place in Oswego county. Parker Earle, which clearly leads 

 in the miuds of the Oswego growers, occupies next to the last 

 place in Orleans, and is not even mentioned in Monroe or Wayne. 

 It is singular that Michel occupies essentially the same position in 

 all the counties, hut this is because it really has no close compe- 

 titors amongst the early berries. 



This diversity of opinion is nowhere better shown than in the 

 recommendations of berries for home use, a circumstance wdiich 

 arises from the fact that every person establishes his own standard 

 of excellence. Thus, whilst there are 24 varieties named for ship- 

 ping, there are 31 varieties recommended for home use, as follows : 



Bubach, 12 votes. 

 Crescent, 12 votes. 

 Jessie, 9 votes, 

 Wilson, 9 votes. 

 Sharpless, 8 votes, 

 Warfield, 8 votes. 

 Parker Earle, 7 votes. 

 Haverland, 5 votes. 

 Michel, 4 votes. 

 Cumberland, 2 votes. 

 Greenville, 2 votes- 

 Atlantic, i vote. 

 Belmont, i vote. 

 Beder Wood, i vote. 

 Burt, I vote. 

 Eureka, i vote. 

 Gandy, i vote. 



Thirty-one varieties 



Wil.son, 29, 

 Parker Earle, 10. 

 Warfield. 8. 

 Burt, 5. 



Best Home Berries. 



Gillespie, i vote. 

 Gipsy, I vote. 

 Jersey Queen, i vote- 

 Timbrell, i vote. 

 Bubach and Haverland, i vote. 

 Bubach and Warfield, i vote. 

 Crescent and Mt- Vernon, i vote. 

 Crescent and Parker Earle, i vote. 

 Cumberland and Enhance, i vote. 

 Dayton and Wilson, i vote. 

 Dew and Jessie, i vote. 

 Greenville & Beder Wood,i vote. 

 Haverland & Middlefield, i vote. 

 Haverland &Parker Earle, i vote. 

 Eovett and Miner, i vote. 

 Princess and Cumberland,! vote. 

 Shuckless and Pineapple, i vote, 

 loi votes. 



The Best Shippers. 



Scrawler, i. 



Timbrell, i- 



Yale, I. 



Atlantic and Wilson, t. 



