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set by our farmers were thin leaved trees, grown in moist 

 climates further south, if asked for the best piece of advice that 

 I could give the Minnesota orchardist, I should say — set no 

 more thin-leaved trees. 



STRAWBERRIES. 



With us the next thing of commercial importance to the apple 

 is the delicious strawberry. The crop was unusually good and 

 prices ruled fairly well, or at least higher than at any of the 

 leading cities of the West. % ^ 



The Crescent is still the leading variety, and if I judged by 

 my own experience, I should place the Old Ironclad next; but 

 from what I saw at other places, should be inclined to put 

 Downer's Prolific second, Manchester third; many others were 

 good and productive. Mrs. E. B. Jordon reports 11,000 boxes 

 for their place. M. J. Hoag reports 6,500 quarts on one and a 

 quarter acres. Wm. McHenry, St. Charles, reports the straw- 

 berry a poor crop, injured by the dry weather; not over one- 

 fourth or one-half a crop; amount picked, 2,000 quarts. A. C. 

 Ballard, of Eochester, had a splendid crop of strawberries, some 

 three-fourths of an acre, yielding 3, 750 quarts. 



RASPBERRIES. 



The raspberry crop about Eochester was immense, and I am 

 sorry that I am able to give the figures from so few of our best 

 gardeners. Some keep no account of what they produce; others 

 promise to hand in the statistics, but fail to do so. Mrs. E. B. 

 Jordon marketed 15,000 quarts; M. J. Hoag, 2,520 quarts on one 

 and a quarter acres; A. C. Ballard, 2,214 quarts. Wm. McHenry 

 writes: "Easpberries started for a very large crop, but the dry 

 weather injured them fully one-half. Marketed 2,500 quarts. 

 Turner is the most productive." 



BLACKBERRIES. 



Blackberry culture with our people is still in its infancy. We 

 have just got the idea fairly through our heads that by covering 

 our plants in the fall we can produce splendid blackberries in 

 great abundance. Mr. McHenry says: "Blackberries did much 

 better than strawberries and raspberries; were injured less by 

 drought, though the last of the crop was small. Marketed 2,300 



