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Though little attention was given to grapes, the Concord 

 yielded well. Delaware, Moore's Early, Worden, Lindley, etc., had 

 no fruit. 



Currants were very fine this year, the old Red Dutch and 

 Victoria giving large yields. 



Of gooseberries Pearl was the only kind that bore. 



Blackberries. The Briton, Snyder and Badger gave a medium 

 crop, shortened somewhat by the drouth. 



Red raspberries. Cuthbert and Turner were root-killed and 

 had to be plowed up; the Loudon was unhurt. 



All varieties of black raspberries were killed — a condition that 

 has not occurred at this station before. 



The following list of strawberries has been retained as among the 

 best tested here : Crescent, Brandywine, Bissel, Wm. Belt, Mary, 

 Gardner, Splendid, Bederwood and Warfield. 



Mr. W. L. Taylor: Was the Nemaha killed? 



Mr. Lord: The Nemaha was killed with the others. I be- 

 lieve I had all the varieties in the catalogue on the place except 

 the Older. They were all root-killed; the tops looked all right 

 this spring, but they were all root-killed. 



Mr. Wedge : I want to ask about the Ames' Hybrid plum? 



Mr. Lord: That was the name given it by Prof. Budd when 

 he sent it. 



Mr. Wedge: What is it like? 



Mr. Lord: It is a cross between one of the Japan varieties and 

 the Americana. It is a very fine plum. It is a perfect freestone, 

 large in size, and the tree is a fine grower. 



Mr. Underwood: Do you know what was the cause of the 

 root-killing of your raspberries? 



Mr. Lord: I have not the least idea of the cause, Mr. Under- 

 wood. 



Mr. Underwood: Was it not due to the drouth? 



Mr. Lord: No, I think not. 



Mr. Dewain Cook: Was it not on account of the cold weather? 



Mr. Lord: I cannot give an opinion because I have none. I 

 simply don't know. 



Mr. 'Underwood: Were they mulched? 



Mr. Lord: Some were, and some were not. 



Mr. Underwood: Was the ground wet or dry when it froze? 



Mr. Lord: I thought they' went into winter quarters in good 

 condition. The ground was rather moist. You will remember 

 Mr. Harris reported that his raspberries were killed, and he thought 

 it was owing to the late growth in the fall. I was never more sur- 

 prised in my life, because it never occurred to me that there was 

 anything wrong with them, and I had no means of knowing why 

 they were killed; but they were all so effectually root-killed that I 

 had to plow them up. 



Mr. Underwood: How many did you have? 



