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Report of the Horticulturist of the 



Tablk IV. Early Varieties Ranked According to Yield Before June 



15, 1896. 



NAME. 



Maistoii 



Beder Wood... 



Haverland 



Oaa 



Michel 



Young Seedling 



Dew Drop 



Sherman 



Date of first 

 picking. 



June 6 

 .lime 6 

 June 8 

 June 8 

 June 6 

 June 8 

 June 8 

 June 8 



Yield before 

 June l.'i, 

 ounces. 



64 

 59 

 53 

 41 

 49 

 18 

 13 

 12 



Total yield, 

 1896. 



266 

 188 

 152^ 

 117* 



9U 



77 



58 



59 



Rank as to 

 yield, 1896. 



1 



7 

 12 

 20 

 23 

 26 

 31 

 30 



Marston was very satisfactory in 1895 when fruited in a one- 

 year-old bed. This year it heads the list among the varieties In 

 two-year-old beds in both productiveness and the amount of fruit 

 produced early. Beder Wood is usually rather under size but 

 can be relied on for a full crop. Haverland is of good size and 

 medium early. Michel is one of the best of the very early berries. 



Late Varieties. 



Table III shows that six varieties may be called late for this 

 season, having produced a fifth or more of their crop after June 

 27. They are given below in Table V, 



Table V. Late Varieties Ranked According to Yield After June 27. 



NAME. 



Date of last 

 picking. 



Yield after 

 June 87, 

 ounces. 



Hunn I Jnlv 21 



July 11 

 July 11 

 July 13 



Equinox 



Giant 



Beauty 



Blonde \ July 7 



Nan i July 7 



182 

 76 

 57 

 53 

 32 

 11 



Total yield, 

 1896. 



207 

 167 



96 .V 

 169 

 159 



46 



Rank as to 

 yield, 1896. 



8 

 11 

 32 



Equinox, Giant, Blonde and Nan have not done as well on our 

 soil as have some of the well known varieties. Beauty is an ex- 

 cellent berry for home use or for local market; it is medium early 

 and moderately productive. 



This season's test of the Hunn only serves to confirm our good 

 opinion of this berry. Not only was it by far the latest berry 



