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to hire extra horses and wagon during the selling season our expenses 

 were higher than is usual. Price of plants are put at $10.00 per bushel ; 

 rent of land at $5.00 per acre; labor at $1.25 per day; picking ber- 

 ries 5c per gallon; for marketing and collecting 5c per gallon, and for 

 boxes and crates used 2c per gallon. As we sold almost exclusively 

 in a home market the boxes and crates were used several times, until 

 broken or unfit. Our crops for this year we estimate at 1200 to 1300 

 gallons, and the price 27c. 



While our profits have been good, competition is stronger now, 

 and prices will be forced down in the near future. I would, therefore, 

 caution beginners in blackberry culture to go slow, and feel their way. 

 I do not think there is much money in shipping blackberries. A home 

 market is best. Many farmers will bay liberally if sold at reasonable 

 prices, although there may be plenty of wild berries. 



C. Teubner, Lexington. 



DISCUSSION — blackberries. 



Mr. Smith— I would like to ask about the Early Harvest berry. I 

 have put in a lot of those plants, about a thousand, and we had to plow 

 them up. By fall there will not be a plant. 



Mr. Warren — I would like to know what will prevent the rust, 

 and if it will spread from one piece of ground to the other ? 



President— We set out the E^rly Harvest at Olden, and they rusted 

 so that we had to plow them all up. We have the Snyder, the Taylor 

 and the Brittian. As to this rust question, I do not know what causes 

 it, or do not know what to do with it. 



Member — I have had experience with the Early Harvest. All of 

 mine the first year were covered with rust. I cut them down, and now 

 they are loaded with berries. 



President — The Early Harvest is a good berry, but I cannot 

 grow it. 



Kirchgraber — What is its quality ? 



President — It is fine. It is small but it is fine. 



Howard — Here we can grow some of the finest berrries in the State. 

 Our friend down at Thayer beats us about $1 per crate. If we could 

 get some advice from you or some member how we could keep up with 

 him we would appreciate it. 



President — Move down there. 



