308 STATE BOARD OF AGRICULTURE 



Ada and American Everbearing blackcaps, thus far, have exhibited no 

 especially valuable qualities. The latter here develops no everbearing 

 tendencies. 



Courath, Cromwell, Doolittle, Souhegan and Tyler are all early, and in 

 most respects much alike. Doolittle is variable; and, in favorable seas- 

 ons, occasionally of superior size and flavor. Souhegan and Tyler, though 

 doubtless of separate origin, are practically identical. 



Earhart is thus far the only blackcap tested here that can be said to be 

 everbearing; producing, as it does, a fall crop upon the canes of the cur- 

 rent year's growth; which, however, are not unfrequently caught by early 

 frost in an unripe condition. Desirable only for the home plantation. 



Palmer, so far, is scarcely excelled as a profitable second early blackcap. 



Gregg and Nemaha, so long the leading market blackcaps, appear to be 

 rapidly giving place to more recent varieties. 



Cuthbert is still popular for market, and Golden Queen and Reeder can 

 be safely recommended for the home plantation. 



Early King, first planted in the spring of 1894, has so far proved pro- 

 ductive of good size and fair quality. A promising red variety. 



Herstine, though needing protection in winter, is well worth a place in 

 the home plantation. 



Thwack, red, was tested here more than a dozen years since, and con- 

 demned as too low in quality. An objection which is also, to some extent, 

 true of Marlboro. Quite recently the former is being commended as an 

 attractive market berry. 



Notices of other recently tested varieties are deferred to await experi- 

 ence under more favorable conditions. 



BLACKBERRIES.— (i2MbMS villosus). 



The former plantation of blackberries has been uprooted since gather- 

 ing the current year's crop. 



Both the old and the new plantations were alternated with raspberries, 

 as a safeguard against mixing varieties by means of sprouts or suckers. 

 The two have, for this reason, been treated alike so far as spraying is con- 

 cerned; and the reader is therefore referred for this to the section on 

 raspberries. 



Anthracnose has been the only troublesome fungus during the season; 

 but the treatment described under the head of raspberries has apparently 

 very nearly subdued it. 



A few cases of red rust were discovered, and the plants were at once dug 

 and burned; since which no farther cases have been discovered. 



Of insects, the leaf miner, Tischeria malifoliella, Clemens, has been 

 increasingly prevalent. The process of gathering and burning the affected 

 foliage has again been resorted to. Later, their work has again become 

 apparent; and the gathering and burning process has been repeated. Re- 

 sults, 8(> far, indicate that a more effective process is needful for their 

 extermination. With the above exception, insect pests have not proved 

 troublesome during the season. Warm weather during the early part of 

 the season shortened the fruiting season of some varieties, limiting both 

 size and quantity of the fruit, though timely rain somewhat revived 

 others, continuing their season and increasing their yield of fruit. 



