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possibly be mistaken. Now, the point that I want to make 

 from that is just this, that one season's experience is not 

 enough with one variety, and it is • well to go slow with new 

 varieties. I make that point, especially, because some are 

 starting in on strawberries and a long list of strawberries is 

 apt to be misleading. 



Now, in regard to grapes, I would not recommend the Dela- 

 ware or the Concord. I think the planting of the Concord by 

 the farmers of this state has nearly discouraged grape grow 

 ing. In a great many places the situations are not favorable, 

 they do not receive the proper care and the Concord does not 

 get ripe. In many places they complain that it is sour; they 

 do not know enough to let it get ripe. Of course, it is all right 

 near lakes or in favorable situations. I should rather plant 

 the Cottage, perhaps, than any other kind. Another grape that 

 I think highly of is the Amina. 



Pres. Underwood: How is the old Janesville ? 



Prof. Green : One of the best grapes the farmer can plant, 

 but I think the Cottage and the Amina are the best varieties. 



Pres. Underwood: I would like to say in connection with 

 the planting of grapes that our tastes diifer very much. .Some 

 farmers came to my place one day when we had different varie 

 ties of grapes just about ripe. I took them through the vines 

 and gave them all the grapes they wanted to eat, and to my 

 surprise they did not make any comment one way or another 

 until we came to the Janesville, when they declared that was 

 the only grape they had tasted that was good. (Laughter.) 

 This simply indicates that our tastes differ; I thought the 

 Brighton was the only grape fit to eat and they thought the 

 Janesville. I do not care about these different varieties except 

 for experiment. What we want to know is what to plant with 

 three or four varieties, and I think Prof. Green or any one else 

 that has simmered down his experience so they can undertake 

 to answer that question can tell us what two varieties of pistil- 

 lates and what two kinds of staminates they prefer to all others 

 to recommend for general planting to those who want straw- 

 berries for their own tables, or to the market gardener who 

 wants to raise strawberries to sell. 



Mrs. A. A. Kennedy: I wonder Mr. Kellogg speaks about the 

 Michel's Early as he does. I wrote to Mr. Thayer that I 

 wanted to set out a bed of Crescents and to send me a fertilizer 

 for that kind of berry, and he sent me Michel's Early; I 

 planted a large bed of them, and it seems to me he ought to be 

 good authority. 



