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useless to plant cherries on low, wet soil. All varieties blossomed out very full, 

 but two freezes fixed them and now we have aboub one-fourth of a crop left. Have 

 sprayed a few with London purple for the curculio as an experiment. 



All varieties of plums blossomed out nicely and the fruit set out very finely. 

 I sprayed them with London purple for the curculio, but found that [ was too late, 

 as the curculio had already worked on the Wolf quite badly. The Wild Goose, 

 however, were not so far advanced, and 1 think by judicious spraying I can save 

 •quite a crop of them. 



Apples are almost a complete failure, except Willow Twig and a few others, 

 but taken as a whole we have a good prospect for a fair crop in the small fruit line. 



Glasgow, Mo., June 6, 1893. 

 Mr. L. A. Goodman : 



Dear Secretary— I send by express today one case containing 31 varieties of 



strawberries. Last week we had the promise of at least three- fourths of a crop, but 



the continued rains up to Monday morning cut them short, so one-half crop is about 



all we will have now. I am sorry I cannot send a better showing, if I could 



have selected them June 3, could have sent much better specimens. Most of the 



varieties are over their best, (iandy, as you will see, is very fine, and are the first 



we picked. We have plenty Grimes' and Burr's, but they do not grow any in size. 



I may be dow^^ to see you all the last evening of the meeting if I can. Hope you 



will have a good time. Respectfully, 



H. SCHNELL. 



REPORT ON SMALL FRUITS. 



S. MILLER, BLUFFTON. 



The prospect here is about the poorest that we have had for years. Straw- 

 berries, most varieties are now ripening, and when compared with other seasons, 

 make a poor show. Between late frosts, hail-storms and too much rain, they had 

 a poor chance. Of the older varieties, the popular varieties are holding their own, 

 and the new ones have not had a fair chance to show their merits, but they will be 

 given, as they all had an equal chance. Beder Wood and Parker Earle stand at the 

 head of the list of tried ones. Extra Early a failure. Evergreen so few berries that 

 1 cannot give it praise. Columbian may be valuable. Sucker, Jr., an impiovement 

 on its parent. Beal, from California, shows pretty well. Columbus, a very promis- 

 ing berry, good size, very productive, good in quality, and the finest berry I ever 

 handled. Gen. Putnam got caught by the late frost, and bas but few berries. 

 Princess promises wonderful well ; not yet ripe. Edith not yet ripe, but an enor- 

 mous large handsome shaped berry. Bell, the largest size, productive and fine. 

 Charlie not yet ripe. Tennessee Prolific just in blossom. Trimbell in bloom ; plant 

 vigorous and healthy. Greenville came too late to have a show. Swindle promises 

 to be a valuable late one, and no swindle about it. Regina, another valuable late 

 one. Crawford's L. D. is one of the most showy things in the lot. If present indi- 

 cations are carried out, it will be valuable. 



This year is but a poor chance of giving an account of themselves. In a new 

 bed some thirty varieties have been set out and all carefully cultivated, which may 

 give us a chance to judge them next year. 



Raspberries promised well until blooming, when the wet weather destroyed 

 them, and now the prospect is not so flattering. 



Blackterries shared the same fate. 



Cherries— A pretty fair crop, but the curculio has been at work, and there 

 will be lots of wormy ones by the time they are ripe. The May Bigareau are all 

 gone. The birds take them before ripe. 



