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The BlacTcberry . An unusual crop was produced by nearly all 

 varieties, affording ample opportunity to make comparative tests. 

 Of the older varieties the 



Agawam yielded at the rate of 2067 quarts per acre. 



Snyder " " " 230*0 " " 



Taylor " " " 3267 



Ohmer " " " 3000 



Eldorado " " " 2178 



*Mersereau " " " 1000 



*Rathbun " " '^ 2284 " " 



Fertilizers used : In 1899, J lb. fine dry fish, i lb. nitrate soda, ^ 

 lb. sulfate potash per hill. In 1900, 5 lbs. ashes, ^ lb. nitrate soda 

 per hill. Hills planted 7x7 feet. 



Raspberries. This crop was not so satisfactory as was that of the 

 blackberry, the canes of many varieties having been winter killed. 

 The fertilizers used were the same as for the blackberry and the 

 plants were set the same distance apart. The Cuthbert and Loudon 

 have given the best results, with the King as the best early variety. 

 The first is liable to winter kill, the second is subject to mildew 

 during the summer and requires a rather rich moist soil, but the fruit 

 is large and of fine color and quality. 



The Currant. Owing to extremely dry weather in June, this crop 

 "was not as large as usual, the berries being small. The fertilizers 

 used were : In 1899, A lb. fine dry fish, i lb. nitrate soda, i lb. sul- 

 fate potash per bush. In 1900, 3 lbs. Canada ashes, ^ lb. nitrate 

 soda per bush. The varieties yielding the most fruit were 



Cherry at the rate of 6764 quarts per acre. 



Fays " " 5206 " " 



The Wilder, Red Cross and Pomona showed some fine fruit on 

 bushes one or two years younger than the above. The Pomona is 

 the best flavored red currant and White Imperial the best among 

 the white kinds. 



The Strawberry. The early blossoms of this crop were cut off by 

 frost and the crop was somewhat reduced thereby, but the remaining 

 fruit was of good size and sold for good prices. The land upon 

 which the crop was grown was fitted by plowing under in the spring 



*Rathbun and Mersereau 3d year. Eldorado and Ohmer 4th year. Agawam, Tay- 

 lor and Snyder 7th year. 



