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acre. I have grown one hundred fifty to two hundred bushels. If I 

 got 100 then I am barely satisfied. 150 is a good crop. In carrying on 

 the business on a large scale there is more or less waste. The man who 

 gets more than this off from an average acre is the man who has his 

 own pickers. There is always more or less of a waste. Myself and my 

 best man are right there on the ground and we look after the matter very 

 closely and if we are able to get 150 bushels to the acre we think we have 

 a large crop. 



Q. How about a crop of apples. Do these plants take anything away 

 from their strength? 



Mr. Farnsworth — If they bear heavily, you must simply feed for two 

 crops. You can't exi>ect that you can get something for nothing. 



Q. What kind of soil would you advise? 



Mr. Farnsworth — Our soil is a rich chocolate colored loam. For 

 currant soil, I should like to have the gTOund plowed to the clay. 



Q. What sub-soil? 



Mr. Farnsworth — Clay sub-soil ; surface soil is dark sandy loam. 



Q. What do you think of mixing the different varieties in straw- 

 berry culture? 



Mr. Farnsworth — A good many varieties will not bear at all alone, 

 having imperfect blossoms, and many of these such as the Warfield will 

 not bear alone on account of being of only one sex, but when planted 

 with Senator Dunlap, will prove to be highly productive. 



Q. Do you know anything about the Aroma? 



Mr. Farnsworth — Yes, it has been a little weak, liable to winter-kill 

 and has not proved very hardy. It is superceding the Gandy in some 

 sections but it is not as successful as the Columbia promises to be with 

 us. 



Q. Have you been troubled with strawberrj^ root rot, etc., leaf 

 roller, or other disease? 



Mr. Farnsworth — That brings up one point I should have men- 

 tioned of rotation ; we only pick one year. Ordinarily we plant last 

 spring and pick this coming spring and then plow it under and plant 

 to potatoes, and these are followed by rye which is turned under in the 

 spring before it comes to maturity. Our beds are not infested and we 

 never have any difficulty with root rot or leaf roller; in fact have never 

 seen them on my place and ordinarily we think it costs more to clean out 

 an old bed than to grow a new bed. 



Q. What do you think of the black currant? 



Mr. Farnsworth — That is largely a question of market. If you have 

 a market that calls for it all right. The same can be said of the white 

 currant, but there has been verv little call for it in our market. Black 

 currants are profitable in many places and the Crandall is perhaps the 

 best. 



Q. What about sowing mulch in strawberries? Have you tested it? 



Mr. Farnsworth — No, sir. 



Q. I would like to have question No. 1 answered: ''The Wilson 

 Blackberry is playing out"; what varieties take its place? 



Mr. Farnsworth — While I have grown blackberries, I have never 

 grown the Wilson ; have grown mostly the Eldorado. 



Q. Do you know anything about the Dwarf? 



