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12. Enhance, Imp. This is another va- 

 riety which has not received the attention it 

 deserves. Fruit above medium to large, 

 roundish, deq) red, firm. Quahty above 

 medium to good ; season medium. Should 

 be an excellent variety for shipping long 

 distances. 



Warfield. Imp. Wliile the Warfield 

 comes thirteenth in order of productiveness, 

 it may deserve fifth place if the Afton, with 

 which it seems identical, is the same variety. 

 The Warfield is one of the very best of the 

 older varieties, being very productive and of 

 an attractive, deep gloss}- red color. It is 

 one of the best varieties for canning. The 

 foliage is inclined to rust sometimes, which 

 is somewhat against it. Quality medium. 

 Season early to medium. 



Others which closely follow the above are 

 Marie and Beder Wood, the latter 'being one 

 of the best all-round early iperfect varieties. 

 For home use would suggest Buibach, 

 Greenville, Lovett and Beder Wood as 

 among the best. Williams, which is pro- 

 bably grown more than au}- other variety 

 for long distance shipment, came twenty- 

 ninth in the four years average. It is one 

 of the best for this purpose, but Enhance 

 should be eriven a fair trial. 



Strawiberries succeed best on rich, well 

 drained soil which will not bake easily. 

 Thorough preparation and heavy manuring 

 will give best results. Seldom, if ever, are 

 strawijjerries too heavily manured. There 

 are many systems of growing plants, but for 

 those who are not strawberry specialists, 

 and even in most cases for those who are, 

 the matted row is the best. Plant early in 

 spring when the soil is ready, setting the 

 plants 18 inches to 24 inches apart in rows 

 three and a half to four feet apart. Give 

 thorough cultivation during the growing 

 season. The looser the surface soil is kept 

 the better the results will l>e. 



Place the runners, if possible, so that they 

 will be evenly distributed in the row. If 

 the plants are kept at least six inches apart 

 the results will usually be better than if 

 closer. Alulch lightly just before winter 

 sets in and after the ground is frozen with 

 coarse straw or marsh hay. Frequently 

 this will save the plants in thawing and 

 freezing weather without sno'w on the 

 ground, wlien otherwise they would be 

 killed. Remove nnilch in spring before 

 plants begin to grow and place between the 

 rows. It may smother the plants if left 

 too lonsf. 



PRUNING FRUIT BUSHES 



]I. S. PJvART, B. S. A., O. A. C, GUELPH. OXT. 



AMONG the things that should occupy 

 the attention of the farmer and fruit 

 grower one of the first in importance is the 

 pruning of his fruit trees and bushes. In 

 the farmer's garden the bush fruits are very 

 generally neglected, though the pruning 

 which they require is simple in nature and 

 can be done with comparatively little labor. 

 The following directions may serve as a 

 guide for some who have bushes to prune 

 this spring: 



The pruning of raspiberries may be sum- 

 med up briefly as follows : Remove the old 



canes after fruiting ; thin out the weakest of 

 the new canes so that the row may not be 

 too thick ; head back the new canes to about 

 three and one-half feet, so that good strong 

 lateral shoots may be developed near the 

 ground. Strong laterals may be headed 

 back about one-half. In some localities 

 where there is danger of the canes being in- 

 jured during the winter, it may be best to 

 leave the pruning until spring, but where 

 there is no danger of injury from frost the 

 work is as well done in the fall. 



Blackberries or thimbleberries should be 



