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-To test the comparative productiveness of a few of the leading varieties^ 

 the berries, upon rows eighteen rods in length, were picked and measured, 

 and in the following table the crop obtained is given in quarts: 



Most of the varieties were grown in narrow matted rows, with twenty- 

 five plants in a space of forty feet. 



At the time of blossoming, the plot containing the new varieties was 

 carefully gone over, and the more promising sorts were marked, that 

 their productiveness might be accurately determined. Some varieties that 

 were very promising early in the season were disappointing at the close, 

 hence the variableness of the yield. The same amount of space and equal 

 care were given to each sort. By dividing the season into three periods 

 and giving the yield for each division of time, an attempt has been made 

 to show which are valuable as early varieties. 



