Summer Meeting. 47 



DISCUSSION ON BLACKBERRIES. 



Goodman. — Early Harvest was killed to the ground this year. 



Evans. — On some places hardly a sprout has started, on others near 

 by not even a tip is hurt. 



Snodgrass. — Snyder and Taylor are splendid. One-third of Har- 

 vest were killed. 



Irvine.- — Two fields of Snyder now promise a 100 per cent crop. 

 The land is clean and on a north slope. Tw^o parts are cultivated, one 

 is in clover, the latter promises well. 



Lawton. — A block of Harvest were killed and those coming up are 

 rusted to an unusual degree. Snyder is all right. 



Murray. — Of eight acres of Snyder on new ground, part is in clover, 

 part clean where the vines are killed in places. AVhere timber was near 

 they are not hurt; where there was no protection one-third are killed. 

 We will have a third of a crop. On the low land in an old plantation the 

 vines are killed to the ground. 



T. W. Wade, Eepublic. — Snyder stood the test best all round, 

 all others were badly killed. 



Fitch. — Two varieties. Ancient Brittan and Snyder were badly 

 rusted, we cut them down, cultivated and in two years were struck again. 

 Snyder is all right. To get rid of rust the plants should be plowed out- 

 Goodman. — It is cheapest to get rid of it, but spraying early with 

 Bordeaux mixture will nearly prevent it. We cut off the canes hurt by 

 the winter and they came up again and did quite well. Taylor is later 

 and comes second, after Early Harvest. Taylor is a luscious berry and 

 fine, but small unless pruned heavily. The plants should be topped 

 when three feet high, by pinching, the growth then goes to the canes. 

 Xext spring prune later to from six to ten inches and you will get all the 

 Snyder the bushes can hold. Prune Taylor back to twelve inches. 



