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two or three weeks we began using and 

 shipping them, and found they were in 

 great demand. Plump, rich, and juicy, 

 without any ugly dark blemishes, they 

 sold in the market like " hot cakes ;" 

 and the children, who are first class 

 judges of good fruit, were always begg- 

 ing for " sawdust pears." 



We doubt very much whether Bart- 

 letts could be kept two months in this 

 way. We found them ripening within 

 a fortnight, but their excellent con- 

 dition alone was a sufficient reward. 



SMALL FRUITS AROUND ARKONA. 



Once again it becomes my pleasing 

 duty to be able to report a very favor- 

 able season, and an abundant and en- 

 couraging crop of handsome and well- 

 formed samples in most of the lines of 

 our varied annual fruit. 



THE STRAWBERRY CROP, 



though injured very considerably by 

 the early frosts of the season, was yet 

 a rather pleasing crop, though by no 

 means an abundant one, and in some 

 soils was almost destroyed altogether. 

 Yet, under favorable conditions and 

 locations, on well-drained, high, and 

 warm soils, and under good culture, 

 the yield of tolerably good fruit was 

 very pleasing. But, compared with last 

 year, it was indeed very poor. It is 

 but little or no use to attempt this 

 delicious crop on low, heavy, undrained 

 lands, for, if frost should come over us 

 before ripening, which is very apt to be 

 the case more and more lately, it is 

 quite sure to catch them, and at once, 

 in a night, to destroy or hazzard the 

 prospect of fruit in such tempting 

 places. If success be desirable in any 

 line of fruit growing, it will be found 

 better to carefully select the location 

 known to be most favorable to the 

 wants and absolute necessities of the 

 fruit so as to be sure to get it in all its 

 perfection and beauty. It is, doubtless. 



better to plant strawberry plants for 

 success on high, dry, warm, loamy, 

 well drained soils, and keep them under 

 the very best care and culture. At one 

 time during the season of marketing a 

 short glut occurred in this fruit, and 

 the saleable price ran down to a point 

 scarcely keeping up with the cost of 

 production, but things like this must 

 always be in a great and growing 

 country. The sorts in cultivation are 

 the Wilson's Albany, Crescent Seed- 

 ling, Daniel Boone, Manchester, and 

 the Jewell, the beautiful new berry of 

 Mr. Augur's. The last three of those 

 are something astonishing, and fully 

 enough to produce a smile on the most 

 austere. Immediately upon the straw- 

 berries being done, and almost before, 



THE RASPBERRY CROP 



was ready to handle, July 3rd. The 

 tone of the market on the whole was 

 very good considering the general de- 

 pression in most lines of business, and 

 prices on the whole were good. It is 

 felt, however, that as more and more 

 people go into the growing of raspber- 

 ries for the market the prices must 

 inevitably go down, unless room can be 

 provided for the increasing crop in can- 

 ning or fruit drying factories. The 

 Turner and the Cuthbert among the 

 reds, and the Mammoth Cluster among 

 the blacks are still very popular and 

 many of them are being annually plant- 

 ed. Among the newer blacks the Sou- 

 hegan and the Taylor have proved 

 themselves of most decided merit, quite 

 early, fine size, beautiful color and 

 flavor, and very productive, and carry 

 well to market. Brinckle's Orange is 

 the finest and most valuable yellow 

 sort. These fine raspberries will pay 

 and give abundant satisfaction for any 

 amount of care and labor that may be 

 given them. The best soil for the 

 growth of red raspberries is a rich, 

 warn], well-drained, sandy loam soil, 



