44 Nebraska State Horticultural Society. 



MR. WORK: Mr. President, Members of the Society, Ladies and 

 Gentlemen: When the chairman came to me a few minutes ago and 

 asked me if I would say a few words this afternoon, I was immediately 

 seized with stage fright. You all probably know Mr. Irvine, the Presi- 

 dent of our company and editor of the paper. One of the things which 

 f envy him is ease and ability to get up and say things. 



As representatives of the Fruit Grower, you will undoubtedly 

 understand that it is our mission to assist the nurserymen and horti- 

 culturists. In the early days, news was carried overland by the usual 

 slow methods, and things were not known very generally. As the 

 newspapers came more in evidence, the news became more general. 

 Consequently, as this development progressed, there came to be news- 

 papers devoted to certain lines of business. The Fruit Grower is of 

 course for the advancement and education of the people along the lines^ 

 of horticulture. We feel that we are doing some good in that way. 



I want to say that I am very glad to have the opportunity of being 

 present at this meeting and hearing these good papers. I have received 

 some good ideas, and expect to hear more. I want to say also, that at 

 any time any of you are in St. Joseph, our latch string hangs outside- 

 for you all. We will be glad to show you around, and to help you in 

 any way we can. 



I want to sincerely thank you again for this opportunity of being" 

 here and saying these few words. (Applause). 



THE PRESIDENT: The next subject on our program this after- 

 noon is "Small Fruits," by G. S. Christy, Johnson. 



SMALL FRUITS. 

 By G. S. Christy, Johnson. 



Of all the fruit for home use, nothing makes a surer crop and can. 

 be grown in a wider range of soil and climate than the berries. 



Fruit should form a part of the daily ration of every well regulated 

 family, as the vegetable acid is beneficial to the system. The only way 

 to get the best fruit is to grow it, you are then able to pick it fresh and 

 ripe every day, with no taint of refrigerator cars or musty boxes, and 

 no stale berries. 



So much has been written for our reports on the cultivation of 

 small fruit that I believe it best in this paper to enter more into a dis- 

 cussion of varieties, beginning with the strawberry. 



With nearly 1,000 varieties to choose from and the most of them 

 doing well in some favored locality, catalogues describing each In its- 



