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ripened, and is first-class in quality ; bruises, rotten specks or wormy 

 defects must all be cut off before dried. Nothing will injure the 

 sale of your fruit so much as to use an inferior quality, such as green or 

 wilty fruit that is tough and leathery. 



An invitation was sent in for the society to pay the asylum a visit. 

 The invitation by motion of the secretary was accepted with thanks. 



At the conclusion of the papers and discussions, the report of the 

 committee on Small Fruits was called for and the following reported : 



REPORT ON SMALL FRUITS. 



BY J. N. MENIFEE, OREGON. 



The small fruit crop in Holt county the past season was fully as 

 good as the outlook reported at the June meeting, and found ready sale 

 at fair prices. And the prospect for the coming crop is good, having a 

 fine growth of plant wood, which goes into winter well matured. Some 

 facts, of practical value, have been gained the past season, especially by 

 our experimenting with new fruits. In strawberries, we found Bubach a 

 wonder, both in size of fruit and productiveness. Gandy's Prize proves a 

 superb late kind ; Itasca, worthless ; Monmouth, a poor plant, while 

 Hampden, Daisy, Haverland, Bomba, Logan, Warfield No. 2, Townsend's 

 No. 1,001, and Ohio Centenial, are all healthy, vigorous growers, but have 

 not fruited for us yet. 



In Raspberries, we have learned that, with all the blowing done, the 

 Carman and Wilborne ripen with the Hopkins, and are no better. The 

 old Blackcap, Souhegan and Hop'kins are our standard blacks, and 

 Schaffer the only red worth cultivating. 



In Blackberries, we have been greatly disappointed, especially in 

 the Freed and Erie, and somewhat in Western Triumph and Lucretia 

 Dewberry, all having failed in properly maturing a full crop of fruit, 

 while Snyder and Taylor were loaded down. We still hope another 

 year will warrant us in reporting more favorably on them. 



