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very fine in shape and color and about as large, if not the largest, I 

 ever raised. 



I consider Columbian, Brandywine, Greenville and Glen Mary the 

 best of those named in this report, and if I was confined to these 

 newer varieties for the next year's planting, would plant the four 

 named, mostly Brandywine and Greenville, using Splendid as a 

 fertilizer for the Greenville, but I doubt if they would be any im- 

 provement over the old |Warfield for a market berry, especially 

 when the Warfield is fertilized with Bederwood or Lovett. 



I received a few plants of an unnamed variety last spring from 

 the secretary of the Muscatine Fruit Growers' Association, which 

 he claims is planted very largely there as a pollenizer. Will give 

 his description of it: "It is a staminate, of no value for fruit, but of 

 extreme vigor as a pollenizer, especially for the Crescent; it is 

 so strong in pollen, it is set at varying distances, every fourth, fifth 

 or sixth row, and each pistillate bloom appears to get its full share 

 of pollen, as shown by the fruit." 



As soil has as so much to do with the success or failure of some 

 varieties, :will say that my soil is a sandy clay loam which never 

 bakes, 



Mr. Harris: I would like to have the opinion of this audience 

 as to the value of the Splendid. He does not tell us whether it 

 is good for anything or not. Of all the varieties I had last year 

 the Splendid stood at the head. It was a good yielder, it was 

 the easiest picker, the berries were uniform in size and shape, 

 and the quality very good. 



Mr. Wm. Lyon: The Splendid has done nothing for me. I 

 have had it three years, and it amounts to nothing; perhaps it 

 is the soil. It is a shy bearer. The few berries I got were of a 

 good quality. I shall plow it up in the spring. 



Mr. Hartwell, (111.): You have struck a subject at the start 

 that I am greatly interested in. In regard to this berry that 

 has just been spoken of, perhaps I can bear testimony as to its 

 value, because I live within ten miles of its babyhood. It 

 originated at Sterling. I had it on my farm in large quantities 

 for two years. Last year I was very much disappointed with 

 it, not with its bearing qualities or size, but we had a winter in 

 May in our country. Oar berries were just getting ready for 

 market, and we put them in cold storage in the field, and the 

 outcome was that although our Splendid ripened, the fruit was 

 barely colored. I had Splendid that was practically of an 

 orange color when fully ripe. I never saw anything like it. 

 This year I can reproduce the testimony just offered in favor 

 of the Splendid. They bore with the Warfield. I think they 

 are a little larger than the Warfield. I got $2.75 per case for 

 them, shipping them 250 miles south, when some berries were 



