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test them. They were the same variety as spoken of by 

 Mr. Smith, the Jessie. Mr. Plumb said that he put the 

 plants in the ground prepared for the Manchesters and Wil- 

 sons, leaving a space of some four or five feet between the 

 varieties. By fall the Jesse had made a fair growth, and 

 were well cared for for the winter. In the spring, when 

 they were uncovered, two of the plants were dead, and two 

 more died before the time for blooming. The remaining 

 eight plants bore some fruit that was very large and fine, 

 and by fall two of the plants had formed thrifty stools, but 

 the other six plants were indifferent. The Manchesters 

 all around them had made a nice growth, and so had the 

 Wilsons. He thought, upon the average, they had made 

 four times the amount of growth the Jessie had. 



The following paper, prepared by Chas. H. Hamilton, of 

 Ripon, was now presented: 



HANDLING AND MARKETING OUR FRUIT. 

 By C. H. HAMILTON, Ripon, Wis. 



3Ir. President, Ladies and Gentlemen : — I think our 

 worthy secretary was somewhat in error when he allotted 

 this subject to me. This is a subject of the greatest import- 

 ance to all fruit growers. While I well know I am not the 

 person to tell definitely the best mode to handle oiir fruit 

 crop that we may be able to get our fruits to market so 

 they will carry and sustain their many inviting and pleas- 

 ing aspects as they do when hanging in large and deli- 

 cious clusters as placed upon our plants by the apt hand of 

 nature. I will only attempt to give a brief outline of what 

 may be considered some of the most essential points. In 

 this day of advanced horticultural education, and in line 

 with the advancement that horticulture has made, we 

 will take it for granted that every fruit grower is cultivat- 

 ing kinds and varieties which are fully up to the standard 

 of excellence which has been obtained in our collections of 

 strawberries, raspberries and blackberries, and that as a 

 professional or amateur fruit grower he has entered upon 



