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female society is attaining an exalted position in the scale of progression 

 "We arc glad to learn, however, that this exhibition was not abetted by 

 the officers of the Society. Among the most uscfull goings-on at the 

 Fair, were the evening meetings of nurserymen, fruit growers and 

 amateurs (which we quote from the Times' report), which assembled at 

 the Court-house, Elmira, N. Y., on Tuesday evening, October 3, under 

 the auspices of the New- York State Agricultural Society, for discussing 

 subjects aj-ypertaining to the Culture of Fruits. 



Col. E. C. Frost, of Catharine, was chosen chairman, and C. M. Hovey> 

 of Boston, and Joseph Frost, of Rochester, secretaries. 



On motion of Wm, R. Prince, of Flushing, it vras voted that a com- 

 mittee of three be appointed to propose business for the meeting, and 

 Wm. R. Prince, P. Barry, Rochester, and Dr. Beadle were chosen that 

 committee. 



Dr. Sylvester, of Lyons, proposed to discuss the subject of strawber- 

 ries, their culture, best varieties, &c., and proceeded to give the results of 

 his experience. Thought Burr's Xew Pine one of the best, much better 

 quality than Hovey's Seedling. Rival Hudson good bearer, but too acid 

 for the table. Had a bed of Burr's New Pine, which produced at the 

 rate of 300 bushels per acre, carefully measured. Hovey's Seedling 

 yielded 350 bushels. For fertilizing, uses a hermaphrodite variety, and 

 prefers it to a staminate variety, as he thinks that they produce much 

 larger crops ; has no name for the variety ; cultivated it for several years, 

 during which time it has not produced a single perfect berry. The run- 

 ners of the strawberries were allowed to cover the ground. Watered his 

 plants thoroughly every day with warm well water, after the fruit had set, 

 till it had matured. 



Mr. Hovey said that the Burr's New Pine was a poor bearer about Bos- 

 ton, and invariably did not endure during the \yinter, and thought that 25 

 to 30 feet would be a proper distance to set staminate from pistillate sorts, 

 and thought they would be perfectly impregnated. Such varieties as Ho- 

 vey's Seedling and other sorts having vigorous foliage required more 

 plants to fertilize them than those sorts having less foliage. Mr. Aspin- 

 wall growed 2400 quarts Hovey's Seedling to"^ the acre ; the plants were 

 set in rows and cultivated between. It was seldom that a strawberry was 

 too poor to sell in Boston, but the Schneicke's Pistillate was one. 



Mr. Barry has seen strawberries grown for market, and poorly cultiva- 

 ted, that produced 125 bushels per acre. No particular sort. 



Mr. Prince remarked that Crimson Cone and Hovey's Seedling were 

 almost wholly cultivated tor the New-York market. The Iowa is too 

 acid. Hovey's Seedling, in good soil and properly cultivated, will pro- 

 duce large crops. 



Wednesday Evening, 7.30. 



The meeting re-assembled, Col. E. C. Frost in the chair. 

 Mr. Wm. it. Prince, from the committee aj^pointed for that purpose, 

 reported that the meeting should take up the Culture of the Pear. 



