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VINEYAKDS. 



Mr. Browne — Grapes have set well and there is a very good pros- 

 pect for a crop; I would advise putting on bags immediately, as there 

 is everything to lose and nothing to gain by delay; used two-pound 

 bags, which cost about 81.40 per thousand. 



The Secretary recommended the use of wire instead of pins to 

 put on the sacks with, being easier and more quickly put on and hold- 

 ings the bags more firmly; fine wire, such as nurserymen use to put 

 on labels with, is best; would use one-pound bags for Concord and 

 two-pound for Niagara, Empire State and Goethe. 



VECxETABLES. 



Mr. .Jackson said he like the Sunrise and Early Illinois pota- 

 toes; they are better growers, more productive and earlier than Early 

 Ohio. 



Mr. Pearson praised the American Wonder pea for its earliness^ 

 productiveness and good quality. 



SMALL FRUITS. 



Mr. Riggs — The strawberry crop has been a good deal of a fail- 

 ure, what the cause is, I cannot say; new plantations were the worst; 

 as to varieties, the Sharpless was the poorest and Miner the best; never 

 had any rust on Snyder blackberry, but had some on Lawton and Kit- 

 tatinny. 



Mr. Hayden — All new strawberry fields were worthless this sea- 

 son in Southern Illinois as well as here, and all the good berries that 

 were marketed were from old fields. 



Mr. Jackson said the strawberry crop had not been a failure with 

 him. Thought the fault was with the growers, not the season; left 

 his mulch on late and attributed his success to that. 



Mr. Riggs — Seeing in the spring that it was going to turn cold, 

 after uncovering my berries returned the mulch and left it on quite 

 late, but they were no better than others. 



Mr. Pearson — Have been in Chicago a good deal this season, 

 and the berries have been poor all the season, no matter where they 

 came from. .Judging at the other end of the line, the vicinity of 

 Alton had better berries than any other section. 



