238 MISSOURI STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIET\. 



vinced from years' experience in the cultivation of small fruits in South- 

 west Missouri that there is no occupation that will repay the tiller of the 

 soil as quick and so profitably as small fruit. We want to produce it in 

 larger quantities and get better methods and cheaper rates in transpor- 

 tation. 



DISCUSSION. 



Mr. Faith — My experience is that the soil of this part of the state 

 is very productive, but that the taste of the people requires more culti- 

 vation than the berries. 



Mr. Espenlaiib — In reply to the question as to how raspberries do 

 when planted in check rows, so that they can be cultivated both ways, 

 I will say that we find it better to plant in hedge rows as the wind blows 

 them over when planted in hills. 



Mr. Logan — The Crescent and the Downing are our main reliance 

 for strawberries, and the Souhegan and the Gregg for raspberries. 



L. A. Goodman, Secretary Missouri State Horticultural Society : 



Knowing now that I cannot be with you at Nevada, I will send you 

 my report. 



STRAWBERRIES. 



All my old beds burned up in 1887 except Bubach and Jessie, which 

 were set out the spring before. Both of these behaved well, and bid 

 fair to hold a place in the front ranks. 



RASPBERRIES. 



Centennial, Hopkins and Gregg, for black; Turner and Schaffer, for red ; 

 do best with me, and never fail to yield a fair crop. 



BLACKBERRIES. 



Snyder, Stone's Hardy, Taylor and Western Triumph are all No. i 

 blackberries with me. 



