Summer Meeting. ii5 



DISCUSSION ON STRAWBERRIES. 



Mr. Kathennan— What varieties does Mr. Tippin consider the best? 

 Mr. Tippin — The choice of varieties is an important question. For 

 shipping purposes, under refrigeration, some varieties are not good that 

 are fine for local markets. In Arkansas, Michels Early, Crescent and 

 Lady Thompson, mixed, are the commercial varieties. In South Missouri 

 the principal commercial sorts are Aroma, Warfield, Gandy, Haverland 

 and Sample. Another point to consider is the time of ripening and the 

 market reached. Large sections are giving a good deal of attention to 

 this point, and planning so as to have a market to themselves at the time 

 their berries ripen. Bubach is a good home berry, but never good for 

 shipping. Dunlap is being planted extensively in South Missouri and 

 makes a favorable impression. If I were growing for market I would 

 plant Dunlap and Warfield together, as they give as much return per acre 

 as any others. Most growers do not cultivate this kind rightly. It is a 

 heavy plant maker and sets too much fruit, so that it has to be thinned. 

 At Neosho they shipped no cars this year, and 90 per cent were Aroma. 

 Neosho has one of the most successful associations. They grow sys- 

 tematically and thin the plants ; the fruit is well graded and they employ 

 expert packers. 



The selection of varieties is governed by the purpose and market. 

 Bismarck is grown some but has few friends. The Clyde is worthless 

 as a shipper and is too pale in color. Dunlap is a good fertilizer for 

 Haverland, Ridgeway is also good with Haverland. Parker Earle needs 

 a good rich soil and plenty of moisture, but most soils are not suited for 

 it. Although it is of the best quality and a good yielder if it does have 

 tlie right soil. 



Mr. Bailey — I would like to hear the varieties named for a succession 

 in the home garden. 



Mr. Katherman — Wolverton is a failure with us in Johnson county. 



Mr. Tippin — It fails also at Springfield. The Gandy is splendid if 

 it is in moist black prairie land, not gravelly, and it lasts longer without 

 renewing than most kinds. One patch has continued for eight years and 

 five acres gave receipts of over $6,000 dollars. 



Mr. Katherman — How many crates per acre is the average? 



Mr. Tippin — 150 crates per acre constitute a good crop in Missouri. 

 In Arkansas, 75 crates is the average. At Van Buren, 50 or 60 crates is 

 a satisfactory number. Some spots yield more. The number varies 

 greatly with the grower, some growers produce two and three hundred 

 or more. The profit in berry growing is to be by more intensive culti- 



