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EXPERIMENTAL FARMS 



5-6 EDWARD VII., A. 1906 



Wild, Col. Wilder, Br inkle's Orange, Goliath, Lizzie, Millar, Minnie, Beehive, Spine- 

 less Yellow, Yellow Antwerp, Malta, Barnet, Lady Anne, Nonpareil, Billard's Per- 

 petual, Prince of Wales, Champion, Crimson Beauty and Hansel. 



Black Cap Easpberries. 



Black Caps require very rich, well drained ground. They also require consider- 

 able moisture as well as sunshine when the berries are growing and ripening to ensure 

 a good crop. There are under test here nineteen varieties of Black Caps. 



The following have been found to be the best, given in the order of ripening : — 



Name. 



Nemaha 



Palmer 



Older 



Kansas 



Mammoth Cluster, 



Gregg 



Progress 



Ada 



Conrath 



Hopkins 



Growth 



of 

 Plant. 



Vigorous 



Size of Fruit. 



Large 



Large medium 



Large . . 



II 

 Medium 



Quality. 



Good quality. 



Productive- 

 ness. 



Productive. 



Besides the above we have the following varieties : — 



Carman, Smith's Prolific, Cromwell, Lovett, American Yellow Cap, Jackson's May 

 King, Progress, Early Ohio and Oregon Late. 



Blackberries. 



The blackberries were a good crop this year. There were 27 varieties under test. 

 The following are the best, and are given in the order of ripening : — 



Name. 



Early King 



Snyder 



Hansel 



Stones Hardy 



Eldorado 



Agavi^am 



Taylor 



Erie 



Early Cluster 



Maxwell 



Ohmer 



Taylor's Prolific 



Lawtou 



Oregon Everbearing. 



Date of 

 Ripening. 



Aug.ltoOct. 1 



Growth of 

 Plant. 



Vigorous. 



Size of Fruit. 



Large 



Large medium 



Large 



Very large . . 

 Large medium 



tl 

 Large 



Medium 



Quality. 



Good quality 



11 . 



II . - . . 



It 



Very good quality.. 

 Good quality 



II 



It 



II 



If 



It 



M 



Fairly good, very 

 good quality. 



Productive- 

 ness. 



Productive. 



