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Early Varieties. 

 Those varieties which yielded a considerable portion of their 

 crop before June 16 maj be called early. They are given below in 

 the order of their productiveness. 



Table IX. — Early Yarieties Ranked According to Yield 

 Before June 16, 1895. 



name. 



Marston, 

 Lovett. 

 Nan . . . , 



Date of 



first 

 picking. 



June 13 

 June 13 

 June 12 



Yield before 

 June 16. 

 Ounces. 



47 

 35 

 25 



Total yield 

 1895. 



209 

 156 

 100 



Rank as to 

 yield, 1895. 



7 

 15 

 25 



Marston gave the largest early yield and was the most productive 

 variety fruited here for the first time this season. It is worthy of 

 further testing, Lovett has been fruited here for several years and 

 is only moderately productive of medium-size fruit. IS^an fruited 

 here for the first time this season. 



Late Yarieties. 

 By consulting table YIII only four varieties are found that yielded 

 a fifth or more of their crop after June 29. These may be classed 

 as late. They are given below in the order of their productiveness : 



Table X. — Late Yarieties Banked According to Their Yield 



After June 29. 



name. 



Date of 



last 

 picking. 



Edward's Favorite 



Middlefield 



Gandy 



Crosby No. 91. . . . 



July 8 

 July 8 

 July 8 

 July 5 



Yield after 

 June 29. 

 Ounces. 



57 

 32 

 31 

 19 



Total yield 



1895. 



Ounces. 



240 



157 



117 



85 



Rank as to 

 yield, 1895. 



3 

 14 



20 

 28 



Edward's Favorite has received favorable notice in previous 

 reports of this Station as a moderately productive variety. This 

 season it takes first rank as a late variety and stands third in pro- 

 ductiveness among the varieties fruited in one-year-old beds. Mid- 

 dlefield has also received favorable notice in former rejDorts. It was 

 only moderately productive this season. Gandy is a popular late 

 variety. It has been only moderately productive on our grounds. 



