TWEXTIETll ANNUAL MEETING. 47 



highly fertihzed and well prepared. It is useless lo plant 

 them in sandy, warm soil. Thorough cultivation, plenty of 

 pruning, plenty of fertilizer arc requisites in the growing of 

 these fruits, and as more of them are used to preserve there 

 will be a greater market for them. We must educate the 

 public to use more and more of these small fruits, (iet our 

 boards of agriculture to publish useful information in regard 

 to small fruits and their uses. Get our women's clubs to take 

 up the matter, our newspapers, and have committees in all of 

 our societies to help this end of the business. 



The raspberry and blackberry also are profitable when 

 grown near a market. Our supph' of these fruits at present 

 come from long distances, and we need to recapture our own 

 markets. Both these fruits need good land, thorough cultiva- 

 tion, severe pruning and spraying to get the best results. 



We are not using enough small fruits when we compare 

 our markets with those of other countries. London, Eng- 

 land, uses tons and tons of strawberries, raspberries and 

 gooseberries each day. Let us work together to develop not 

 only the growing end of the business, but most important of 

 all the market end. 



If there are any questions I should be very glad to an- 

 swer them. I thank vou verv much for your attention. 



Discussion. 



A ]\Iemi!ER : You spoke of lime? 



Mr. Wheeler : I think lime every four years is plenty. 

 The land will not stand it oftener. 



A Member: Do you use lime in preparing the ground? 



Mr. Wheeler : In preparing the land, generally the 

 previous year ; for strawberries I like to put lime on in the 

 spring previous to planting the berries ; anyway, that is al- 

 ways done in the spring. 



A Member: What kind of lime? 



Mr. Wheeler: I use the sifted lime; I can't tell the 

 name; it is the sifted lime unslacked. 



