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such as windfall apples, surplus berries, and the like. It is unques- 

 tionable that much of the prosperity of "Wayne county and adjoin- 



128. — Picker's tag. 



ing regions is attributable to the garnering evaporators which are 

 the property of so many farms. 



Diseases. 



The grower will want to hear something about diseases of rasp- 

 berries before I am done, by way of dessert. Then, I will first 

 observe that I am glad that they exist. All education and progress 

 come of difficulties. The j^erplexities drive the weak and incom- 

 petent persons out of any business, and make students of the remain- 

 der. The bugs and fungi are good teachers, for they make us learn 



