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He had good grapes at first, then they began to decline, with the ex- 

 ception of twenty-one vines upon an old chip pile. These continued 

 to bear grapes free from rot. 



^[r. Teubner — I know of a somewhat similar instance. A man not 

 far from me has some Clinton vines upon the side of a house, and also 

 some in a vineyard near by. Those upon the house never rot, even 

 in a wet season, while those in the vineyard do rot. The vines upon 

 the house are probably larger. 



Mr. Patterson — Our best grapes grow upon low ground, tile drained. 

 There was very little rot in north Missouri this year. We have scarcely 

 -any other than Concord vines. 



EEPORT OF COMMITTEE OX SMALL FEUITS. 



BY SAMUEL MILLER, BLUFFTON, MO. 



• Friend Goodman : As it falls to me to furnish a paper on the 

 above subject, it will be prepared, whether I will be there to read it 

 or not. 



Strawherries — Of these we had quite a variety, in a mass, not giv- 

 ing them much attention the season before. The varieties that gave 

 us the best returns were Crescent, Captain Jack, Vick, Cumberland, 

 Cornelia and Glendale. Of these we now have half an acre in as good 

 condition as such a dry summer would allow. These with Crawford's 

 No. 6 are all that are retained. This latter is about the largest straw- 

 berry I have grown, moderately productive and good. The Cornelia 

 is with us a splendid berry in all respects. 



For several years in picking this fruit I have often observed that 

 where some animal had crossed the patch when the ground was soft 

 (a thing that will occasionally happen) that on the edge of this hole or 

 impression the finest berries were usually found. Whether this is be- 

 cause this hole gets more water in it than the rest of the ground or 



