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in abundance which is good for jellies, and when fully ripened makes 

 a good substitute for currants; that is, the buffalo berry, which is 

 found growing throughout almost the entire length of the state along 

 the Platte river. We have both the red and yellow berry. This shrub 

 is worthy of cultivation for its beautiful silvery foliage and also for 

 its good fruit. 



In the eastern portion of our state we might add the persimmon, 

 pawpaw, and elderberry, which are all worthy of careful attention ; 

 and while this list is not complete we will find it a valuable one to 

 work on, and much good can be accomplished by the careful selection 

 and propagation of our neglected native fruits. 



HOW AVE GROW SMALL FRUIT IN WASHINGTON 



COUNTY. 



GEORGE A. MARSHALL. 



As I read the subject assigned me, my mind wandered over the con- 

 dition of the garden and small fruit plantation on the average farm. 

 While I could see a marked improvement in the last fifteen years, yet 

 I could see a great deficiency, and chances for much greater improve- 

 ments. No farm table is complete without a supply of small fruit the 

 year around, and unless it is grown on the farm it will never be sup- 

 plied. I know this from experience; as the first few years in Ne- 

 braska, we listened to our neighbors who told us fruit would do no 

 good here and that we could buy it cheaper than we could raise it. 

 At first we started off on the idea that we could buy just when we 

 wanted to and just what we wanted to, and that would beat growing 

 it all to smash. However, we soon found ourselves hungry for fruit 

 and the table destitute of same. Few farmers who depend on buying 

 are generous enough, are thoughtful enough, and have pocket-books 

 large enough, and goes to market often enough to purchase his fruit 

 and keep his table supplied first, last, and all the time with fresh, fine 

 qualitied small fruit, equal in every respect to that which can be 

 grown at home on the farm. 



Almost any kind of small fruit can be satisfactorily grown in Wash- 

 ington county if planted and cared for properly. However, the first 



