142 STATE BOARD OP AGRICULTURE. 



BLACKBERRIES. 



As a whole, the blackberry crop was very good this season. No doubt 

 the good showing made is due to plenty of rain up to and through the 

 time of fruiting. Like the raspberries, the very earliest and very latest 

 varieties brought the best price on the market. Wallace and Minne- 

 waski were the best varieties this season. Early Harvest was the most 

 productive of the early varieties. 



NOTES ON VARIETIES. 



Ancient Briton. — A strong, upright grower, and quite largely planted 

 for commercial purposes, but here the berries run small, rendering it 

 andesirable. 



Early Harvest. — A valuable early market sort, but must have winter 

 protection to get best results. 



Early King. — A valuable early market sort, and, like Early Harvest, 

 should have winter protection. 



Eldorado. — Very hardy and productive; resembles Snyder in growth 

 of plant, but the fruit runs larger than that variety, and it is more pro- 

 ductive here. One of the newer kinds that is considered valuable for 

 market purposes. 



Erie. — A very large berry of fine appearance, but lacks productive- 

 ness. 



Kittatinny. — An old, well-known market sort, but is being largely re- 

 placed by other varieties on account of its being especially liable to the 

 attack of red rust. 



Knox. — Proves to be valuable here, although reported to lack produc- 

 tiveness; plants are strong and upright in growth; fruit large, attrac- 

 tive and of good (|uality. 



Maxwell. — Plants lack vigor and productiveness. A failure here. 



Miuuewaski. — The best late-ripening variety on station grounds this 

 season. Plants vigorous and productive; fruit of large size, and ripens 

 over a long season. Valuable market variety. 



Nevada. — This variety made a fine showing this season. The fruit was 

 of large size and good (|uality; ripens late. Valuable. 



Olimer. — Fruit of large size and good quality. Valuable as a late- 

 rijiening sort. 



Sanford. — Very productive, but the fruit is too small to be valuable. 



{Snyder. — Considered valuable in localities where great hardiness is 

 required, but does not prove satisfactory here. Fruit is small. 



Taylor. — Haidy, vigorous and productive, but fruit is too small to be a 

 profitable market variety. 



Wallace. — This has proved to be the very best mid-season variety for 

 liome or market. Plants hardy, vigorous and productive. Fruit of large 

 «ize and excel l^-nt (juality. 



Wilson, Jr. — Plant moderately vigorous and very tender, but in some 

 localities, with winter protection, the most profitable market variety 

 grown. Fruit of large size and very attractive. 



