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Goose, earlier, and curculio proof; was also to be of better quality^ 

 Now I have a tree bearing a fine crop, which is commencing to ripen,, 

 the Wild Goose fully as far advanced. The fruit is handsome, dark 

 and round, and about two-thirds the size of Wild Goose. The curculio^ 

 proof is not shown in this case. In quality, it is not quite as good. 

 Here is the fact as regards the fruit, but Elis, the man in Texas who 

 introduced it, has done a wonderful thing for the plum growers. It is- 

 a strong, perfectly healthy grower ; will grow from cuttings almost as 

 sure as willows. Is not troubled with the borer, as some plums are,, 

 and never suffers. As a stock to work other plums and apricots on, 

 there is nothing equal to it. 



Just at this time I have great trouble in keeping down the shoots 

 coming up from the roots of my choice varieties, which were worked 

 on native and French stock. 



The Russian Apricots Once More — On close examination I found 

 some fruit on four different varieties, small, but fine in quality. This 

 will give them a few years more time to redeem their reputation. 



A New Seedling Raspberry — In a gutter in my orchard I found a 

 seedling raspberry of the Cuthbert type, that will be taken care of. 

 The fruit is as large as the Cuthbert, and of excellent quality, and a» 

 the Cuthbert was a failure with me, this shall have a trial. 



Judge Miller, 

 Bluffton, Mo. 



Strawberries at Glasgow. 



The crop of 1895 is nearly harvested and is below the average in 

 both yield and quality, owing to so much imperfect fruit or "buttons."* 

 Where the fruit formed perfect it was fine, as the weather has been 

 very favorable for ripening the crop. I have seen no rust yet, and 

 very few insects. 



New plantings, however, suffered during the dry weather in April,^ 

 and we replanted about 40 per cent and still some missing. The de- 

 mand has been unusually heavy, and we have not been able to fill all 

 orders. Consequently prices have been good, ranging from $1.50 to 

 $3 per case f. o. b., lees boxes and picking, and what we lose in yield 

 is made up in belter prices. 



We fully expected fruit to set well and be perfect this season, as 

 the weather was warm and dry. Fertilization should have been per- 

 fect, as when the plants were mulched they did not get dry enough tO' 

 suffer. 



