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of August. The only varieties I am planting now are the Early Richmond and 

 Montmorency for commercial purposes. I sell them in berry crates and half- 

 bushel baskets at fifty cents per basket, one dollar per crate. I pay two cents 

 per box for picking. 



E. P. Dielil, Olathe, Johnson county. — I have sixty cherry trees in bearing, 

 been planted twenty-five years. My best bearers are Early Richmond, English 

 Morello, and May Duke. My soil is a black loam, sloping north and south [?]; I 

 plant twenty feet apart, and gather the fruit when nearly ripe ; market in one- 

 third bushel crates at Olathe, receiving from five to ten cents per quart. Have 

 grown, budded and grafted my own trees. If I had it to do all over again, I would 

 plant Early Richmond, English Morello, May Duke, Montmorency, and Golden 

 Spanish. Some of my neighbors grow cherries; I consider them a good paying 

 crop. The curculio trouble my cherries. I spray for them. 



J. C. Beckley, Spring Hill, Johnson county. — Have twelve cherry trees in 

 bearing, planted twelve years. The varieties are Early Richmond, Montmorency, 

 Wragg, and English Morello. These varieties bear about equally. I have twenty 

 trees which are not yet in bearing. My soil is black mulatto, sloping slightly to 

 the west. Plant two-year-old trees in the spring, sixteen feet apart; gather in 

 baskets holding four quarts; market in Spring Hill in baskets, receiving from five 

 to ten cents per quart. Have never grown, budded or grafted my own trees. If 

 planting again, I would put out the above-named varieties in an orchard, sixteen 

 feet apart, and give good cultivation for four or five years : then keep the surface 

 clean under the trees, to prevent insects from harboring there. My neighbors do 

 not grow many cherries. I consider them a good paying crop in this locality. 

 The fruit is troubled with curculio, for which we have sprayed some. 



C. H. Long.stretli, Lakin, Kearny county. — I have .300 cherry trees in bear- 

 ing, planted ten years. The varieties are Early Richmond, English and Common 

 Morello. Of these the best bearers are Early Richmond ; the others are nearly 

 as good. My soil is a deep sandy loam, very nearly level. I gather by hand, pick- 

 ing with stem; market in crates containing twenty-four quart boxes. Sell at 

 Denver principally, receiving from two to three dollars per crate. Have never 

 grown, budded or grafted my own trees. If planting over, I would put out the 

 varieties I am now growing, and a few other kinds for experiment. My neigh- 

 bors grow a few cherries; I consider them a fairly good paying crop here. The 

 fruit is not troubled with any insects. I irrigate my trees only when severe drought 

 occurs at time of planting. Cherry trees do better in clay soil, with but little 

 water, to get best results. 



(jceo. Hilclretli, Altamont, Labette county. — I have twenty-five cherry trees 

 in bearing, planted five and ten years ago. Early Richmond is the best bearer. 

 My soil is dark limestone, sloping towards the west. I plant twelve to twenty 

 feet apart : gather when ripe, this year the 28th of May. If I had it to do over, 

 I would plant Early Richmond, English and Common Morello. Neighbors grow 

 some cherries. The curculio troubles them. 



X. Sauforrt, Oswego, Labette county. — I have twenty cherry trees in bear- 

 ing, planted from two to twenty years : am growing Early Richmond only. I plant 

 in rows thirty feet apart. I use ladders in gathering them, and market in boxes. 

 I sell in Dallas and other points in Texas ; usually receive from SI. 25 to $1.50 per 



