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Wolf bore some but not so heavily as De Soto, Wyant or Forest 

 Garden. 



Grapes did very well for this locality. We do not consider this 

 soil first class for grapes. We fruited the following varieties : Con- 

 cord, Worden, Moore's Early, Agawam, Lady, Campbell's Early 

 and McPike. For eating out of the hand we like McPike much 

 better than Campbell's Early. 



Strawberries were not ,a very good crop, the poorest crop that 

 I have had in the nine years that I have been raising them. I think 

 this was due to the excessive rains in the previous fall and the se- 



Residence of Fred Cowles, West Concord. 



vere winter following. My newly set plants have done exceptionally 

 well this year, and I have the most promising bed I have ever raised. 

 The varieties that do best are as follows : Warfield. Sen. Dunlap, 

 Lovett, Splendid, Bederwood, Enhance and Crescent, in the order 

 they are written. I have also tried Nick Ohmer and Rough 

 Rider, but will discard them. I expect to fruit several new varieties 

 next year. 



Raspberries bore a good crop. Older and Loudon taking the 

 lead. From one row of Older ten rods long I picked 130 qts. 

 Columbian, very late, bore a heavy crop but not of as good flavor as 

 Shaffer's. 



