26 CIRCULAR NO. 129, BUREAU OP PLANT INDUSTRY. 



Raspberries.— Brandy wine, Cardinal, Cumberland, Cuthbert, Loudon, Miller, Co- 

 lumbian, Gregg, Haymaker, Kansas, Munger, Shaffer {Shaffer's Colossal), Johnson 

 (Johnson's Sweet), At\Ai^. . • t> 



Dewberries and blaclbeiries .—Ua.ye8 (Autin Improved), Gardenia, Lucretia, Premo, 

 Early Harvest, Eldorado, Erie, Kittatinny, Lawton, Mercereau, Rathbun, Snyder, 

 Wilson ( Wilson's Early), Ward. 



Miscellaneous 6ra/n5/es.— Phenomenal, Loganberry, Himalaya, Mammoth, Ever- 

 green, Japanese wineberry. . 



Strawberries.— Arizona (Arizona Everbearing), Beedler, Bismarck, Brandywme, Bu- 

 bach, Cardinal, Clark (Clark's Seedlinq), Climax, Dornan, Glen Mary, (Jold Dollar, 

 Gandy lIo\)kmi^(HopHns's Choice), Hummer, Klondike, Thompson ( Lof/y Thompson), 

 Magoon, Mark Hanna, Michel (Michers Early), Midnight, Miller, Nick Ohmer, New 

 York, Oregon (Oregon Ironclad), Pride (Pride of Michigan), Sample, Dunlap (Senator 

 Dunlap), 16 to 1, Splendid, Tennessee (Tennessee Prolific), Texas, Thompson No. 2, 

 Woolverton, William J'.clt, Auto, Autumn (Autumn Bell), Bederwood, Corsican, Ken- 

 dall Goodluck, Kansas, Marshall, Oswogo, Parker Earle, Paul Jones, Pocomoke, Shar]> 

 less St. Lewis, August Luther, Chesapeake, Clyde, Ozark (Early Ozark), Excelsior, 

 Gibson, Haverland, Washington (Lady Washingtoii), Longfellow, Morse, New Oregon, 

 Viroinia, Warfield, Acme, Aroma, Buster, Crescent, Enormous, Heritage, Highland, 

 Lovett, Parson (Parson's Beauty), Stevens (Stevens's Late Champion), Pride (Down- 

 ing' s Pride), South Dakota No. 1. 



Separate areas ol' grapes and pears of sufficient size to give figures 

 on yields per acre and similar data are being grown. Included m 

 the experiments on methods of building up the soil are 4 acres of 

 apples and If acres of peaches, which will be used to determine yields. 



Apples have proved to be the most hardy tree fruit under trial, 

 there having been less loss of trees and a better growth tliroughout. 

 This is particularly true on the coarse sandy soils of the district. In 

 locations where there is seepage or where silt-loam soils prevail 

 peaches, pears, and cherries make a rapid and strong growth. Pear 

 trees frequently act peculiarly the first year. Many of them remam 

 green and appear fresh, but do not leaf out. Some of these start 

 the second year and occasionally do better than those that started 

 into growth the first season. The reason for this suspension of 

 growth has not been determmed. The Bartlett pear appears to be 

 the hardiest variety m the experiment. Observations on the project 

 mdicate that pears are doing much better on the heavy soils than 

 on the sandy ones. 



Prunes and plums do not succeed as well as apples on the sandy 

 soils. Such varieties as the Peach, Maynard, Sergeant, and Abund- 

 ance make a rapid growth. Italian, Pond, and Golden Droj) {Silver) 

 prunes do fairly well when once established on light soils, but heavy 

 losses are frequent. 



Conditions on the project api:)ear to be less favorable to the growth 

 of cherries than to that of any other tree fruit tested. The sour 

 cherries are much more hardy than the sweet varieties. This fruit 

 will probably sustam some loss from frost on account of its com])ara- 

 tively early blossoming. 



Peaches do well on silt soils and when once established make a 

 strong growth on the sand. Observations throughout the district 

 show that peach buds are more subject to winter freezing on the light 

 than on the heavier soils, and the early blossoming of this fruit ren- 



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