46 State Horticultural Society. 



J.B. Lawton, Ark. — It is worst with the Schaeffer, which grows tall, 

 this year's sprouts bear and then die. Kansas has the best qualities, Tur- 

 ner is fair, Golden Queen is good but it went to the ground last year. 

 Kansas has the best qualities. 



H. B. "Wayman. — Our district is unanimous for Kansas, it does not 

 winter-kill. The blight comes into young growth so that it dies, but 

 only here and there. 



F. E. Atwood, Carroll county. — We have used Souhegan for early 

 with Hopkins and Gregg for late, all somewhat winter-killed; also the 

 Early Ohio; authracnose, looking like grasshopper bites, injured the 

 crop of canes, but it has not yet appeared this year. 



H. C. Irish. — A crack in the bark first appearing and then enlarg- 

 ing, is found in many varieties, authracnose starts here easily and 

 spreads. 



D. S. Helvern. — Golden Queen we think one of the best. Hopkins, 

 Kansas and Souhegan are grown, but vines killed quite badly. The 

 promise for next year is good. Drouth not cold kills Hopkins. Tur- 

 ner sells for ten cents a quart and for $6 a crate in Nebraska. Other 

 money-makers are Early Harvest, Pink-berry (purple) and dewberries. 

 For these latter fertilize the rows well, planted five feet apart and four 

 feet wide, on a bed of rock; it is necessary to pick the berries and trim 

 the vines. Berries are one and one-fourth inches long. Eocks keep 

 the ground moist. 



]Sr. F. Murray. — Kansas, Hopkins, Gregg, Conrath, Babbitt and 

 Evans do well until the cold comes. Conrath and Hopkins were killed 

 to the ground. The best is the Kansas, except the Evans. Gregg on 

 the same ground and with the same care as Hopkins was not hurt at all. 

 We cut off the top of the young gro^vth, but they keep through better 

 when the tips are left on underground without cutting off. These netted 

 $62 per acre. 



Helvern. — When they first ripen, go through and cut off the tops 

 for two feet, the laterals grow later, and the berries will ripen quickly 

 and even. 



