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Mr. J. A. Sampson: I would like to ask if the Warfield is 

 not liable to dry out? 



Mr. Brackett: It has with me some years. 



Pres. Underwood: Well, Mr. Brackett, give us another. 



Mr. Brackett: The Bederwood is the third. 



Pres. Underwood: Any one else? 



Mrs. A. A. Kennedy: Mr. Brackett speaks of the Lovett, 

 and that variety does not do anything with me at all. 



Pres. Underwood: What are your three best varieties? 



Mrs. Kennedy: The Crescent, the Downing and the Beder- 

 wood; those do the best with me. 



Pres. Underwood: Any one else? 



Mr. A. K. Bash: I would rather have the Crescent, the 

 Warfield and the Wilson ; they do the best with me. 



Pres. Underwood: The Crescent and the Wilson for fertil- 

 izers? 



Mr. J. A. Sampson: I would vote those three, although the 

 Warfield dries out and does not stand the winter so well. 



Pres. Underwood: Mr. Wedge, let us hear from you. 



Mr. C. Wedge: I would make the same choice as Mr. Widmo- 

 yer. The Crescent is by far the most reliable berry for our 

 place. The Lovett was the best berry on my place this year. 



Mr. M. Pearce: If I were to select the best three, I would 

 take the Crescent, the Warfield and the Splendid, or I would 

 take the Enhance. I would take those three varieties; they are 

 the best I ever saw. 



Mr. Brackett: I would suggest that the persons who men- 

 tion their best three varieties state what other varieties they 

 have. This is becoming interesting. This is of a good deal of 

 benefit to all of us, to know what varieties to select. 



Pres. Underwood: To find out from different sections of the 

 state what varieties are doing best, that is the idea. People 

 can plant as many as they want. 



Mr. C. L. Smith: My soil is clay, and the Wilson, Crescent 

 and the Downing are the best I have tried for years. 



Pres. Underwood: Mr. Smith has two staminate and one 

 pistillate, and most people prefer one staminate and two 

 pistillate. 



Mr. C. W. Sampson: My experience has been in growing 

 twenty varieties that the Warfield, Wilson and Bederwood did 

 the best. I think those are the best. 



Mr. Kellogg: What kind of soil? 



Mr. C. W. Sampson: Black sandy loam. 



