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ties as are succeeding in your vicinity on soil similar to your own, will be a success; be 

 sure these varieties are pure, not taken from an old bed where they are all mixed up 

 or bought of a traveling bummer who cares nothing for you only your money; 

 get your plants from some reliable person in whom you have confidence, and if not 

 acquainted with the kinds take his advice; giving your soil. As soon as the ground 

 will do to harrow well have your plants on hand and set early in spring as possible, 

 if rainy weather interrupts after plants are received, undo the bundles and dip the 

 roots in a puddle made of soil and water, lay them in layers in earth but do not wet 

 anything but the roots. Never water strawberries in the bundle. Set strawberries 

 first, and the buds no deeper than level with the surface of the ground. A spade 

 is the best tool to plant with, let the opening be deep enough to receive the roots 

 without doubling up, but unless you have plenty of money don't dig a hole and 

 make a mound and set the plant and all the roots arranged about in perfect posi- 

 tion; it won't pay. All other plants are better set a little deeper than they stood in 

 nursery rows. 



The following kinds I have never known to fail when properly treated on any 

 soil: Currants— Red Dutch, Victoria, and White Grape. Blackberries— Snyder, 

 Stone's Hardy and Ancient Briton. Black Raspberries— Tyler, Souhegan and 

 Gregg. Red Raspberries— Turner, Brandy wine and Cuthbert, When j'ou treat the 

 suckers as weeds and destroy them or if you wish those that sprout but little, Phila- 

 delphia, Purple cane and Shaffer's Collossal, Marlboro, Superb, Hansell and many 

 others I might name, good and good for nothing ; among the six red first named 

 you can be suited. Of Gooseberries, plant Downing, Smith's and American Cluster. 

 Strawberries— Crescent and Countess for bushels, Wilson and Windsor Chief for 

 canning and long shipments; Manchester, Miner's Great Prolific, Longfellow and 

 Boone for size, Atlantic and Prince for quality. I will not mention aloud, Rany, 

 Jewell, Cornelia and a host of others on which we expect to make our fortune, 

 nor will I burden you with the one hundred varieties on which 1 have lost a fortune 

 in the last thirty years. 



Of Grapes the best black are Moore's Early, Worden and Concord; best red, 

 Brighton and Delaware; best white. Lady and Niagara; easiest grown of any. White 

 Elvira; best for arbor, Janesville. 



Now if there are any farmers who have plenty of ground, or others owning but 

 a single lot, who would like to invest ten dollars at one hundred per cent interest, 

 ^ et me tell you how, and the interest will be paid promptly fifteen months from the 

 investment in that that is better than gold. 



Just let your good wife or boy or girl take charge of the garden; you see it is 

 properly fenced so the chickens will not get in, you furnish the ten dollars to buy 

 plants, and if you can buy to better advantage than they, (and all men think they 

 can) procure the plants for them, write to or see some reliable dealer and tell him 

 what's up, and that you don't want anything that won't pay 100 per cent interest, 

 and you want to invest only ten dollars. Keep one dollar to pay express; order 

 200 strawberry plants, $2.0fi; 100 currant cuttings, $1.00; 150 raspberry plants, $1.50; 

 100 blackberry plants, $2.00; pieplant, 50 cents; gooseberries, $1.00; grapes, $1.00; 

 total, $9.00. 



Give the boy the team to draw all the manure he wants, o| let the wife or girl 

 have the hired man to do this work, and if you are very particular keep the account 



