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is not encouraging. There is only a limited demand for the crop 

 and most orchardists do not care to plant this fruit and give the care 

 necessary to g^t satisfactory results. The blight is the most serious 

 enemy. 



CHERRIES. 



Cherries are grown successfully in many counties of the Stale, and 

 it is a profitable crop under favorable conditions. The mountain- 

 ous counties afford the best conditions and the crop is very profitable 

 in mountain localities affording good home markets. With suitable 

 soils and climatic conditions the large sweet cherries of various 

 classes are grown to perfection, while the sour cherries, as Early 

 Richmond, are grown successfully, over the entire State. Every pos- 

 sible attempt should be made on all farms, however, to grow cherries 

 of the finest quality for home consumption. Montmorency Large, 

 Montmorency Ordinary, Gov. Wood, Black Tartarian and Yellow 

 Spanish are mentioned the most frequently, except Early Kichmond, 

 which is the leading sour cherry grown in the State. 



GRAPES. 



Grape culture in Pennsylvania is of little commercial importance, 

 except in Erie county, where it is grown on an extensive scale. Al- 

 though the crop is not largely cultivated for market purposes, nearly 

 every farm in the State has a few vines to supply fruit for home con- 

 sumption, and w 7 ith this purpose in view it deserves special attention. 

 It is grown successfully in every county, though soils and localities 

 have much to do with the quality of their fruit. Black rot is doubt- 

 less the chief enemy, but the ravages of this disease can be prevented 

 by thorough and intelligent spraying. 



There should be a greater range in the selection of varieties for 

 family purposes. Concord is planted more extensively than all other 

 varieties combined, and this is a mistake when the object is to supply 

 fruit for the home. We have no objection to file against the Con- 

 cord as a market variety, but grapes of better quality should be more 

 largely grown to meet the demands of the farmers' family. Concord 

 is always reliable, and it should be planted on every farm, but not 

 to the exclusion of grapes of superior merit. There should also be 

 earlier and later ripening grapes than the Concord planted for 

 family use. The following list of varieties might be suggested for 

 planting in the family vineyard: Moore's p]arly, Campbell's Early, 

 Worden, Concord, Niagara, Brilliant, Brighton. Delaware and Ca- 

 tawba. 



SMALL FRUITS. 



In reply to the question: "What varieties of strawberries pay 

 best," twenty-five kinds are named. Bubach receives favorable men- 

 tion the most frequently. In addition to Bubach, the following va- 

 rieties are held in the highest esteem by our correspondents: Haver- 

 land, Sample, Clyde, Glen Mary, Wm. Belt, Gandy, Brandywine and 

 Sharpless. 



Cuthbert is very much in the lead as the best paying raspberry. 



This report agrees with the report made last year, that the red 

 raspberries are more profitable in our State than the black caps, 

 although many prefer the latter class for commercial culture. Gregg 

 and Kansas are the most popular black caps. 



