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LIST OF BEST VARIETIES. 



Johnson County — Haverland with Wolverton for poUinator, Cres- 

 cent, Warfield with Tennessee Prolific for pollinator, and Greenville. 



Laclede County- — Bubach, Haverland, Ruby, Gandy. 



Washington County — Sample, Gandy Haverland. 



Jasper County — The best is Bubach, it has commanded the market 

 and is the one the people pay their money for. 



Boone County — Aroma, Excelsior, one of the earliest and Bubach 

 for the home market and Ridgeway, which is the best drouth resister. 



Mr. Tippin — ^The Bubach is not a shipper, as it does not refrigerate 

 well. 



Mr. Robnett — The Aroma is very poor in quality. 



Orlando Harrison, Maryland — Our best varieties are Tennessee Pro- 

 lific, although it is somewhat soft, Bubach, Gandy, Aroma, Nick Ohmer, 

 Excelsior and Parsons Beauty, which is of dark color. 



Prof. L. R. Taft, Michigan — Haverland, Clyde, Bubach, Brandy- 

 wine, Gandy, Excelsior. Of the new varieties the Marie is better than 

 the Aroma and Uncle Jim is a good late sort. 



Mr. Dewey, lovv'a — Bederwood, Warfield, Bisel, Dunlap, Sample 

 and Enhance. 



Mr. Brown, Georgia — Lady Thompson is large and prolific, but not 

 the best flavor nor as a shipper. Brandywine, Excelsior and Klondike, 

 an acid berry are good. Hoffman and Neuman are also used. On the 

 coast of Georgia, we plant in August and give good cultivation, until the 

 plants are established. The rows are plowed and sowed with cow peas. 

 A plantation runs for two years in the interior. It is best not to tie to 

 two varieties, but have a half dozen, as most kinds fail some years. 

 For instance last year Nick Ohmer was poor, but this year it redeemed 

 itself. Some varieties prefer a certain location. The Bubach is the 

 nearest universal, like the old Wilson, and the Gandy is good on a heavy 

 soil, while the Aroma is better on lighter soil. 



Buchanan County — Cresent, Bederwood, Bubach, Gandy, Haver- 

 land. 



THE RASPBERRY — DISCUSSION. 



Mr. Goodman — I have heard that whole fields have been destroyed 

 this year. What is the cause? In the Ozarks we have fine prospects 

 for berries with no disease whatever, 



Pr. Whitten — Anthracnose is very bad on new wood. 



