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Where the Marlboro' is chiefly grown the soil is a little heavier and apparently 

 has a little drier and heavier snbsoil than where the Cuthbert thrives best. This 

 dryness is an advantage in producing the required earliness, although it can be 

 expected to reduce the yield. 



Where the Cuthbert thrives best the soil is sand and sandy loam, very deep,. 

 with sand or gravel subsoil, which retains the moisture and holds the water table 

 near the surface. This moisture is a very considerable factor in dry seasons. The 

 aim on those soils is to get a large, well ripened berry, full of quality, which selh 

 for an even price throughout the season. The Cuthbert fills this requirement best. 

 Both varieties are grown on the shore of the lake and both are grown some distance 

 from the shore. No explanation is offered why both varieties are not grown largely 

 in both sections, but in the opinion of the writer it is a case of the growers 



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adapting themselves to the market demands and conditions, and becoming some- 

 what prejudiced against the variety not best suited to those conditions. The only 

 other differences noticeable in the two sections are those of the slight diiterences 

 in the soil and subsoil mentioned previously, and the difference in the moisture 

 content. 



Varieties. Cuthbert and Marlboro' are the only two varieties grown largely 

 at present, but the Herbert is coming in very fast. At present this latter variety is 

 represented by a large number of small patches only, but it is highly recommended, 

 and in a few" years might be expected to take a leading place, because of its heavy 

 yielding qualities and its extreme hardiness. Other varieties are grown to a small 

 extent,' but are not recommended for the inexperienced. A number of them 

 winter-kill very easily, or have some other quality unsuited to the commercial 

 plantation, and consequently are not of the kind for the beginner to experiment 

 with. 



