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A word regarding the management of the strawberry fields at this place. 

 After the berries are removed,, the ground between the rows is thoroughly 

 cultivated through the remainder of tiie season ; the vines run together in 

 matted rows, and in this condition go into winter. Early in spring a good 

 coating of long stable manure is given. That which has begun to decompose 

 a little, or that in the making of which short wheat straw has been used, is 

 preferred. This manure is spread evenly over the surface and the vines make 

 their way through it easily. By the time the berries are ready to be picked, it 

 is all down close to the ground between the rows. The covering is placed on 

 in the spring to retard the blossoming as well as to preserve from evaporation 

 the water that is employed in irrigating the rows. 



The Wilson strawberry is talked about as a sour fruit fit for market but not 

 fit to eat. Dunkley' s Wilsons were not only fit for market, but delicious to 

 the taste, — but they were ripe. A ripe Wilson is rarely seen in any market, 

 and the hue and cry about it as a poor, sour berry, is founded upon a misap- 

 prehension of facts. A luscious strawberry must have the acid in it, to begin 

 with, but it must be tempered by a thorough ripening process. Many varieties 

 far inferior to the Wilson, rank higher among consumers, because in the 

 imperfectly ripened state in which they are in\t upon the market, they are less 

 acid. Dunkley's Wilsons were as good as any Cumberland Triumphs or Black 

 Defiances I ever tasted, because they were ripened slowly upon good soil and 

 perfected in flavor before being taken from the vines. 



After testing the quality of all the varieties raised at Dunkley's, we drove 

 rapidly tlirough the streets of the big village, and Avere delighted with the 

 many beautiful homes with tasty surroundings, that we saw everywhere, and 

 could see no reason why happiness could not exist in nearly every family, if 

 Duukley could only raise strawberries enough to supply them all. 



Grand Jia^nds, Midi. S. Q. Lext. 



PLANTING RASPBERRIES DEEPLY. 



N. Ohmer, a large fruit grower of Dayton, Ohio, whose name is familiar in 

 all horticultural circles, thus writes concerning the planting of raspberries: 



Three to four inches deep is how I plant my black raspberries, and if you 

 think that is too deep, or too shallow, come and see about thirteen acres of 

 Gregg raspberries planted that depth, that will make you wish you were the 

 owner of them ; finer plants I never saw. Though the weather has been 

 extremely dry, my plants have made excellent growth and produced a big crop 

 of magnificent fruit. I find by planting deep, and pinching back the canes 

 when not to exceed two feet in height, every cane throws out strong laterals 

 and stands erect, and supporting its fruit as effectually as if they had been 

 trained to stakes or wire, saving much expense and labor. I have in the last 

 twenty-one years practiced all systems of growing tlie raspberry, and am fully 

 convinced that my present practice is by far tlie best. 



THE SNYDER BLACKBERRY. 



Charles Hurd, of Manistee, gives the following note concerning the Snyder : 

 I have cultivated it for three years, and thus far find that it fully sustains 

 its high reputation for hardiness, early and prolific bearing. 



