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Col. Stevens. I have known of marshes so situated that it was 

 almost impossible to overflow and yet the cranberries bore every 

 year. I have bought many a barrel of them of the Indians, and 

 used to ship them south. 



Mr. Kenney. I have a cranberry marsh that I have culti- 

 vated and worked on several years. I find the late frosts are 

 more injurious to the cranberry than insects. 



Mr. Smith. Flooding will protect from late frosts and that is 

 the principal advantage derived from it. 



"Is there such a red raspberry as New York State?" 



Mr. Cutler. A gentleman in our county is advertising a rasp- 

 "berry extensively under that name and selling it in large num- 

 bers. It is similar to Philadelphia and I am inclined to think 

 that is the true name of it; the berries are of a very dark purj)le 

 color. They resemble berries sold through our county years ago 

 under that name, by a rascally agent. 



Mrs. Stager. I bought some of those berries because they 

 "were highly recommended and when they bore there were very 

 few on a bush, although the agent claimed they produced six 

 quarts to a bush; then the berries were crumby. They wouldn't 

 bear well for me for some reason. 



President Elliot. He doesn't sell the secret of production, 

 ■does he f 



Mrs. Stager. Xo; I asked him how he managed to raise so 

 many and he said he wouldn't tell me. 



Mr. Smith. This man is advertising this variety as wonder- 

 fully productive. I saw the bushes and berries and I pronounced 

 them Philadelphia. I presume some one had imposed upon him 

 and as he had never seen any raspberries before he supposed they 

 were the best to be found. 



"Is there an early blackberry, profitable for cultivation* in 

 Minnesota?" 



Mr. Harris. Nothing earlier than the Snyder. 



Mr. Smith. I have a few of the Wilson and my experience 

 has not been satisfactory. They made a fine growth last year 

 but seemed badly predisposed to blight. I secured five hundred 

 plants on the recommendation of parties in Michigan. 



"Is the Manchester a profitable strawberry on clay soil ?" 



Mr. Harris. No, sir. 



Mr. Sias. It has been with me. * 



Mr. Smith. During our last strawberry season there was one 

 party who brought in some fine Manchesters for a week or more 



