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tubers of medium size. We harvest these in October; they keep with- 

 out sprouting and make ,the finest seed potatoes I ever saw. 



G. W. Hopkins — I was anxious to have the subject of small fruits 

 discussed. One of the papers had very little to say upon the subject 

 of small fruits ; the other paper had some very good points. To those 

 engaged in small fruit growing the past season has been a very unusual 

 one ; the worst one I have seen for 14 years. Last fall my plants looked 

 well. It rained in the spring constantly from the starting of the growth 

 to gathering. It was almost impossible to gather the fruit ; the crop 

 was small and the returns small also. Fruit could not be safely shipped 

 any distance. Raspberries were still poorer than strawberries, and 

 blackberries almost a failure, with the exception of one kind called 

 Knox, as I got it ; it is the best I ever had ; it is similar to the Erie; it 

 is upright, doil't blow down, and is free, so far, from rust. I had it 

 growing with other kinds that rusted badly. The berries are the largest ; 

 I got the plants from Mr. Freeman. I have become disgusted with the 

 Snyder ; I will cut them all down to the ground, but I will try them 

 again. A great many of us have not sutBcient land to plant a large 

 orchard ; we want to learn how to make as much as we can on a small 

 piece. 



Jacob Faith — There is no fruit more delicious to my taste than the 

 strawberry, but I cannot grow it profitably for market twenty miles 

 from a market town. Ten years ago I was called a berry crank. I 

 cranked $400 from one acre. I could not keep my mouth shut, and 

 now there are two hundred acres of berries in my county. I would 

 rather have my berry rows run east and west than north and south; it 

 secures a better distribution of pollen. Pistillates are the best paying 

 kinds, if properly fertilized, and there is no better fertilizer than Capt. 

 Jack. Bubach, Michel's and Jessie, on rich lands are good kinds. 



Souhegan and Tyler raspberries are about the same. Xone are 

 better than the Hopkins. Gregg is later and larger, but it must have 

 dry, rich land. Early Harvest and Kittatinny are the only kinds of 

 blackberries I grow. 



J. H. Logan said the Early Harvest paid him better than any other 

 kind. 



Mr. Durand — Has anyone discovered a remedy for the scale on 

 the raspberry, and the rust on the strawberry f 



G. W. Hopkins — Unless we can find some remedy for the anthroc- 

 nose, we will have to quit growing the raspberry at all. 



Hermann Jaeger — Strawberry rust can be prevented by the Bor- 

 deaux mixture. It will do no good to spray after you have the rust* 



