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Mr. Harris: Yes, there is. It can hang on the bush until 

 September. It does not bear the first three years as well as 

 others, but after that it bears as well as any. 



The President: Is it perfectly hardy? 



Mr. Harris: It is perfectly hardy; it stands out in the west- 

 ern part of the state without any protection, 



Mr. Wedge: I would like to ask Mr. Cummins if he has ever 

 tried the Wilder currant? 



Mr. Cummins: No, I have not. 



Mr. Wedge: I remember a man at the Wisconsin meeting 

 reported very favorably on the Wilder currant. 



Mr. Hartwell, (111-): Mr. Stickney made more money out of 

 the Long Bunch Holland than any other. 



Mr. Richardson: I would like to ask the members what they 

 think of the Stewart ? 



Mr. Cummins: I like it very well. 



Mr. Prank Yahnke: Is the Long Bunch Holland better than 

 the Fay's. Prolific? 



Mr. Harris: There is no comparison. 



Mr. Yahnke: I mean the fruit. 



Mr. Harris: Neither of them bear so much fruit, 



Mr. Elliot: The question has been asked in regard to the 

 Stewart Seedling, which was originated by Mr. Stewart, at 

 Richfield, The Stewart is a strong grower, but it is not ex- 

 actly what we would call hardy. Thus, some years its fruit 

 buds will not be affected by the winter, and the next year it 

 would be injured and there would be hardly a crop of Stewart 

 Seedling, while the Victoria produced a good crop. 



Some one suggested that there was not much difference be- 

 tween the Stewart and the Victoria in foliage and growth. 



Mr, Harris: The habits of the bush are very different. The 

 Victoria does not sprout at the roots. 



Mr. Elliot: I think of the two the Victoria is the better. 



Mr. C. W. Sampson: I have grown the Stewart for several 

 years and also the Victoria, but found that the first year the' 

 fruit buds of the Stewart killed some. I have seen the Long 

 Bunch Holland killed to the ground, so that the entire bush 

 came off 



Mr. Yahnke: I believe there is no currant that can beat the 

 Red Dutch. The Red Datch is hardy and by good cultivation 

 can be made to yield as much as any other. 



Mr. Busse: I have about five different varieties growing. I 

 have 200 Stewart Seedling, 200 North Star and 200 Long Bunch 



