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Mr. R. A. Wright: I would like to ask Mr, Sampson if he 

 has had any success with the Warfield the last two years at 

 Minnetonka? 



Mr. C W. Sampson: The year before it was almost a failure, 

 but this year it did very well. I thinlc the Bederwood is better 

 than the Warfield. Something seemed to affect them that I 

 could not understand. 



Mr. R. H. L. Jewett: Of sixteen varieties raised on black 

 sandy loam, the best varieties were the Crescent, the Haver- 

 land and what is known as the Smith's Seedling, and it was a 

 favorite berry among my patrons; the fruit is a large red 

 berry and very superior to the Warfield and other varieties. 



Pres. Underwood: What is it, pistillate or staminate? 



Mr. Jewett: I could not tell; I was not at home at the time 

 of blossoming. I know every one that tasted it said, "Give 

 me more of the Smith's Seedling." 



Mr. Brackett: What is the color? 



Mr. Jewett: A little darker than the Warfield. 



Pres. Underwood: The Crescent was the best with us. I 

 was not at home when they were growing, but I know the 

 Crescent was considered our best berry. 



Mr. Smith: Mr. Crandall said the Wilson and the Crescent 

 were the best. 



Pres. Underwood: Mr. Kellogg, we would like to hear from 

 you. 



Mr. G. J. Kellogg: I do not know that Wisconsin has any- 

 thing to do with the case. You have got a list now that is 

 good for the earth If I could have but one variety of straw- 

 berries, it would be the Splendid; the second would be the 

 Warfield, and the third would be the Enhance. We have been 

 growing fifty kinds and discarding some every year. 



Mr. J. S. Harris: From thirty years experience, I find the 

 most reliable berries are the Crescent, the Warfield and the 

 Michel's Early for a fertilizer 



Mr. J. A. Sampson: I would like to bring up a question 

 regarding propagation and regarding winter-killing. I think 

 the Michel's Early has a tendency to winter-kill and is rather 

 hard to propagate. 



Mr. C. W. Sampson: I think we have got something else 

 besides the Michel's Early. 



Mr. Bush: I have twenty varieties of fifty plants each in a 

 trial bed, and I got more fruit from the Parker Earle than from 

 any other variety. 



Mr. Brackett: Was it last year? Was it a very wet season? 



Mr. Bush: I planted it two years ago. 



Pres. Underwood: It does not make any difference whether 

 it was this year's experience or last year's experience, but all 

 the experience any one has had. If you could have but three 

 varieties what would they be, that is the question. 



Prof. S. B. Green: At the Experiment Station on the open 

 clay soil we have there, it would be rather hard to pick out the 



