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soil and thoroughly mulched in summer. For varieties: would plant 
Davison’s Thornless, Doolittle, and Philadelphia. 
(Mr. Brand made some remarks which were lost by the Soothe, . 
Training. 
Mr. Jordan :—Have now about ten acres of raspberries, largely 
of the Red, Purple Cane or garden variety. Davison’s Thornless is 
not a favorite with me. Have two acres of Philadelphia which 
have produced half a crop for the last two years. As to training I 
find a difficulty. If I cut back the branches, the wind blows them 
ahout and breaks them, and if I let them grow they trail on the 
ground. 
(Inquiries were made about the Ontario. Some had it but had 
not fruited it. The Herstine was also inquired about.) 
Mr. Sias :—Hoag’s seedling is the beet I ever tested. 
Mr. Hart :—As for the Herstine, have seen them and called them 
the best I ever tasted. Know of a man who has half an acre of 
them. 
Mr. Tuttle was called for, and finally rose. He remarked in 
substance as follows: 
I see quite a change since I last visited your Society. Then you 
were recommending fruits found difficult to grow in Wisconsin. 
Now I perceive more caution. Success will first be reached with 
hybrids, and finally we will grow the apple in Minnesota and Wis- 
consin to supply our home demand. The territory of Russia is 
similar in climate and soil to ours, and as they grow fruit there, so 
we can here. I have faith in Russia as a source of varieties, and 
think attention should be turned in that direction. 
Blackberries. 
Mr. Smith:—(In answer to question.) I have tested nearly 
everything of promise in the blackberry line, and everything has 
been a failure. But the trouble is, my soil is too rich to grow 
blackberries. 
Secretary's Report. 
The annual report of the Secretary, Chas. Y. Lacy, was then 
called for and made, and was ordered to be published in the Trans- 
actions. It was as follows: 
