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Mr. Gardner said all potatoes, whether late or early, were planted 

 early in this vicinity; the crop had been large and good. Sweet po- 

 tatoes had also been a good crop, the Southern Queen and lierniuda 

 were the only varieties grown. The Nansemond made a rank growth 

 but no tubers. 



Mr. Riehl recommended the Yellow Strasburg and Jersey Red 

 for prairie soil; the Strasburg was early and better quality than Ber- 

 muda. The Jersey Red is later, does well in tlio prairie, and is of 

 very good quality. 



SMALL FRUITS. 



Mr. Jackson said now is a good time to plant blackberries and 

 red raspberries; was planting Kittatinny and Taylor now. 



Mr. Riggs liked the Snyder blackberry; it is hardy, very pro- 

 ductive and free from rust, and if grown on good land, well culti- 

 vated and properly pruned, it is large and fine and brings the high- 

 est market price. 



Mr. Vandeburg said he grew only for the Jerseyville nuxrket. 

 Crescent and Capt. Jack were his favorite strawberries; Cuthbert 

 and Gregg his best raspberries, and Snyder for a blackberry suited 

 him well enough. 



Mr. Davis said south of Centralia small fruits looked very badly 

 owing to the drouth. At Centralia the strawberry was king, the 

 acreage as large as ever, some 1,800 acres, and they were in as good 

 condition as they could possibly be. No blackberries were grown in 

 Southern Illinois, and but few raspberries, and what there were of 

 these looked poorly. 



VINEYARDS. 



, Mr. Browne presented the following report: 



Mr. President: As the grape season is practically over, this 

 seems to me to be a good time to review the past year's work and to 

 compare results. The first thing that comes to my mind is the ques- 

 tion: Has bagging been a success, and is it practical on a large 

 scale? At an expense of about one cent per pound spent in 

 bagging, that grapes will be exempt from the attacks of the fungus 

 known as black rot is gen<'rally admitted, j)rovi(led the bags are 

 put on early enough. But can the average fruit grower find the 

 time and i)rocure the necessary help to bag two or three thousand 

 vines at the proper time? 



