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Prof. Troop: I never had any experience with the fungous growth. 

 We had a great many of those button berries this year, but that was prin- 

 cipally due to the freezing weather at the time tliey were in bloom. We 

 lost probably fifty per cent, of our crop by the frost, just after the first 

 bloom was out, and a good many of the later ones were "buttoned." On 

 that account tiiey could not be properly fertilized. Of course every pistil 

 must be fertilized or you can not got an entirely perfect bloom. I never 

 had any experience with a fungus causing that appearance. It is possible 

 that may be the case, but I have never seen nor heard of the like before. 

 If I were going to .spray for it— and tliat would not do any harm— I would 

 use the Bordeaux mixture previous to tlie appearance of the bloom. If 

 there were any fungus there, that would tend to kill it; it is due to imper- 

 fect fertilization, as a general thing, and thripps may have had something 

 to do with this, by eating the ends of the pistils off, so it could not be fer- 

 tilized. 



Mr. Fawcett: What would you do Avitli (he Bourdeaux mixture to kill 

 both the thripps and the fungus? 



Prof. Troop: I would mix Paris green, or any of the arsenates with 

 the Bordeaux. 



Mr. Fawcett: Would kerosene answer the purpose? 



Prof. Troop: I wouldn't use kerosene on strawberries veiy much. 



Mr. Ritterskamp: I believe at that time of year there are so many 

 showers that it would not do much good unless you sprayed every thinl 

 day. As to a late variety, I find the Sanford is about the best, and it will 

 3'ield as late as the Candy. My soil is clay, as stiff as Floyd Knobs. I 

 judge. In regard to midcliing. on a hard, rockj' soil, hoAV manj' loads 

 would you put on per acre, or how deep would you cover? 



Mr. Fawcett: If you want late berries you will have to mulch it 

 heavy. The mo.st you want is enough to shade the ground to keep the 

 plants from spewing out. We put on a thin mulch to shade the ground. 



Chairman I-atta: We have now used the full time allotted to the 

 strawberry, and call for the next subject, which is "Raspberries," to be 

 preseutcd liy Mr. U. M. Stewart, of Madison, Jefferson county. 



Mr. Stewart: Mr. Cliairnian, Ladies and Gentlemen— I judge the rasp- 

 berry is not so popular as the strawberry, and usually thei*e is not so 

 nuich money made on it per acre; but It Is a berry more easily grown and 

 will stand longer when it is set; and it has so many delicacies made from 

 it. and is such good eating fruit, that I think it deserves more favor. It 

 Is not as showy as the strawberry, and is a little more seedy, but I <5q 



