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S125 and over per acre was realized. Some think that they can be made 

 to yield $150 per acre. If all of the berries could have been gathered 

 the average would have been much higher. The black raspberry is a 

 fine fruit, easily cared for, and when dried always demands a good 

 price. No fruit ranch here is ^complete without them. The size of the 

 patch is to be governed by the ability of the parties to gather them. 



PRELIMINARY REPORT. 



(As corrected by H. E. Van Deman.) 



Committee on Score Cards of American Pomological Society Preamble, 



The committee understands that its first duty is to provide score cards 

 suitable for judging fruit at fairs and exhibitions. The score cards 

 herewith presented deal therefore with the quality of fruit only. In 

 order to arrive at an estimate of the value of any particular variety, 

 it is necessary, of course, to consider also the qualities of the trees, or 

 vine, such as hardiness, productivity, etc. This is another matter, and 

 one which the committee has reserved for future consideration. 



In judging fruits at exhibits, it is commonly necessary to compare 

 different samples of a single variety with one another, as for instance, 

 which is the best of several plates of Elberta peaches. The fruit grower 

 himself, however, often wishes to compare one variety with another, as 

 for instance, which is the more desirable, the Elberta or the Late 

 Crawford. The two problems are essentially different, but the cards 

 herewith presented are designed chiefly with a view to assist in the 

 solution of the former. 



For the purpose in hand, it is deemed essential that the score cards 

 should be simple and easily workable in the hands of a juror of average 

 intelligence. It is possible to make much more elaborate score cards 

 than these presented herewith. Such elaboration is very desirable in 

 some cases, but it is a drawback rather than a help in scoring fruit at 

 exhibitions. 



For the same reason it is deemed necessai-y to use only a small 

 number of score cards for each class of fruit. Two score cards are 

 recommended for apples, and three for grapes. The committee rec- 

 ognizes that there may be many other legitimate ideals, and that such 

 ought to be encouraged; but it is not thought practicable to present 

 these ideals in score form for general use at the present time. 



Nevertheless, the committee considers it essential to make some dis- 

 tinction between the varieties of fruit in any one class. The distinction 

 between commercial and dessert apples, for instance, is regarded a= 

 necessary. The qualities which make a successful commercial variety 

 are evidently different from those which make a desirable dessert vari- 

 ety. It would be manifestly impossible to judge one according to the 

 standard provided for the other. 



