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Some varieties pick easier, due to the character of the growth, length 

 of spines, etc. The following were found easy to pick: Chautauqua, 

 Industry, Pearl. Josselyn, Tree, Triumph and Columbus, while Orange, 

 Pale Red, Downing, Houghton and Champion gave more trouble. 



It is also noticed that the cane borer affects varieties to different de- 

 grees. With ten as being free from the borer the following varieties 

 were affected as follows: Chautauqua 4, Champion 7, Columbus 

 6, Downing 8, Houghton 8, Industry 7, Orange 0, Pale Red 4, Pearl 3, 

 Josselyn 7, Smith 2 and Tree 7. 



All of the varieties fruiting this year were reported on fully in last 

 year's report. 



CURRANTS. 



The crop of currants was good, many of the varieties bearing 

 average crops. With ten as a full crop, they bore as follows : Champion 



1, Cherrv 7, Comet 6, English 1, Fay 8, Holland 8, Lakewood 8, London 

 10, North Star 8, Red Dutch 8, Ruby Castle 8, Select 8. Versaillaise 5, 

 Red Cross 7, Pomona 4, Victoria 7, White Dutch 8, Wilder 7, White 

 Gondoin 3, Wales 1, Saunders 2 and Lee 1. 



The tendency of all the varieties was toward loose bunches which was 

 undoubtedly^ due to the rainy weather at blossoming time. The fruit, 

 however, hung on well. The presence of the aphis was not noticed this 

 year. 



The degree of freedom from cane borers was as follows: Champion 

 3, Cherry 8, Comet 6, English 8, Fay 5, Holland 7, Lakewood 4, Lee 



2. London 6, North Star 6, Pomona 3,' Red Dutch 7, Ruby Castle 7, Red 

 Cross 6, Saunders 7, Select 7, Versaillaise G, Victoria 1, White Dutch 

 6, White Gondoin 3 and Wilder 3. 



CANE FRUITS. 



Due to the freeze, we had no crop of blackberries and raspberries to 

 speak of as most of the canes were killed to the snow line. In the 

 spring all of the patch was gone over and the canes cut back to healthy 

 wood. 



Thrifty growing kinds as the Columbian purple cap seemed to be most 

 seriously injured, while the early varieties of all of the cane fruits 

 withstood the freeze comparatively well. The Rathbun blackberry had 

 an especially nice crop of berries which Avere much larger than usual 

 for that variety. 



Following is a report of the condition of the varieties after the freeze. 

 R denotes red raspberries, P purplecaps and B blackcaps. 



Brilliant (R). — Not as seriously injured as many of the other red 

 raspberries. Fair crop this year. 



CardiiKil (P). — Did much better than Columbian. Grew well this 

 year. 



Columbian (P). — Was seriously injured. Many bushes apparently 

 healthy were killed. Did not grow very well. 



Conrath (B). — Is doing only fairly well this season. Was killed to 

 snow line. 



