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ly at Van Buren. Was set largely last year, but did not carry sat- 

 isfactorily. Perhaps this was due to the fact that they waited a 

 day or two too long to pick. They yield well at Fayetteville, and 

 one day's picking of a planting of six acres yielded over 200 crates. 

 I would discard Clyde and Bubach for carload shipments under ice, 

 but they are good for local market. In South Missouri the one best 

 berry is the Aroma. It commences ripening one week before Gau- 

 dy, and runs about as long, and is the most satisfactory berry we 

 have. The best Association in South Missouri, the growers plant 

 90 per cent. Aromas. Last week I bought a car of berries, one-Half 

 of them Gandys, the other half Aromas. These last were in the very 

 latter part of the crop, and I was a little afraid to buy them, but 

 the house wrote they preferred the Aromas to the Gandys. We 

 have reached a point in selling this crop when the grade and care 

 in packing count for most in the market. 



Mr. Bledsoe, Moberly — The three best varieties best for our 

 local market are Crescent for early, Bubach next and Gandy for 

 late. Bubach is the best for our local market, but can't raise it on 

 the uplands, or the Gandy either, for that matter; but the Cres- 

 cent does well on the uplands. 



Mr. Baxter — The warning given by Mr. Tippin was well ta- 

 ken. Have been shipping berries for many years. The varieties 

 I named ship well and bring good returns most seasons. Had 

 been shipping over thirty years, till Missouri flooded the market 

 at a loss to themselves and to us. We must now grow something 

 to come in between Missouri and Michigan. The varieties I named 

 will do this. The location must govern the variety planted. 



Mr. Tippin — Am glad Mr. Baxter made these remarks. It is 

 a fact that the varieties named by Mr. Baxter can carry for their 

 short distance — only two days from market. But from South Mis- 

 souri these same varieties will not hold up the three or four days 

 necessary to reach market, and this brings additional reason for 

 careful study. 



J. P. Sinnock, Moberly — For upland, would name Crescent 

 and Downing. Many Crescents are grown here, especially on 

 prairie lands. 



Mr. Maxwell, St. Joseph — Am not in the strawberry business. 

 Few grow them for commercial purposes around niy town. 



T. R. Peyton, Boonville — Unable to give experience at Boon- 

 ville, as I just located there and have not been growing any. At 

 Mexico, the varieties giving the best satisfaction were Crescent, 

 Excelsior and Gandy. Haviland also did well. Crescent was espe- 



