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corner, but I burned this over and I have seen nothing of it since. 
I put on just enough straw to burn and not enough to hurt the 
vines, and set fire to it. 
Mr. Harris. I have sometimes been troubled with the white 
grub. The only way I have found is to pick out the grubs when 
plowing and to kill the beetles before they lay their eggs. The 
chinch bug, or one much like it, has attacked the fruit stems just 
before the fruit sets and the fruit appears to blight. 
Mr. Cook. By liberal application of ashes, salt and good cul- 
tivation, I get rid of the white grub. 
Varieties. 
Mr. Harris. It is unsafe to endorse the Col. Cheney and Green 
Prolific. I know of one gardener who put out entirely of Col. 
Cheney and he gets but a few berries. Another set Green Pro- 
lific, and being two miles from market, when he gets them there 
his berries are mush. The Wilson is pretty safe and the Chas. 
Downing is nearly safe to recommend. 
Mr. Fuller. I endorse Mr. Harris’ statements. Green Prolific 
is an entire failure with me. I sell no vines but Wilson and Chas. 
Downing. They are reliable, good, and answer every purpose. 
Have never succeeded in fall planting but once. I cannot do any- 
thing with them if the vines are set after September Ist. Can set 
in August but must then mulch for the winter. Prefer to plant 
in the spring. 
Mr. Cook. The failure of the Col. Cheney is due to a perversion 
of it. It is pistillate and needs staminate sorts near by. If 
planted near perfect flowering varieties it will please all and pro- 
duce enormous crops of good fruit. It is of excellent quality. 
Green Prolific, valuable for home and near market. It is a vigor- 
ous grower. In Rochester it retains a place in market. But it 
must be fertilized. If put out alone you will simply have vines. 
I do not say it is one of the best, but that it is valuable. The 
Col. Cheney must also be fertilized. I know of none for market 
purposes equal to the Wilson, but you all know its quality. 
Mr. Morse. I had three-quarters of an acre of Col. Cheney and 
Green Prolific, which yielded at the rate of per acre. I 
sent the fruit to Faribault and they wanted all they could get of 
the same kinds. The Col. Cheney held out well to the end in 
both yield and size, and after moving off the leaves some large 
clusters of berries were found. The Green Prolitic fell off in yield 
early in the season. Is there any plan for keeping the berries 
over night when there is a full market ? 
