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of the list now with the exception of the Crescent, which is 

 still well received, and grown by many; the Haverland also. 

 The popular ones of to-day were unknown ten years ago, and 

 probably the ones that are popular now will not be known in 

 ten years from now. The strawberry has a faculty for run- 

 ning out, and there are very few get past the ten -year limit. 



''Now as to currants. Within the past ten years, and as 

 early as in the early part of the nineties, there was a greatly 

 increased planting. Up to that time a majority of our currants 

 came from without the state,- but many of our planters planted 

 extensively in the state from 1890 to 1895, and there was an 

 abundant production up to a few years ago. Up to two or 

 three years ago there was an abundant supply for the state, 

 and an abundance to ship out of the state; but of late the 

 preserve manufacturers have been putting on the market a fine 

 quality of goods made from this fruit in the way of jellies, etc., 

 and now the general tendency is to do away with canning in 

 the home families, and in our cities, and the result is that it 

 has made a less market for currants, and there is less consump- 

 tion of currants in the market to-day than there was ten years 

 ago. As Brother Garfield said this afternoon, there is a read- 

 justment going on all the time. I know of some fields that 

 have been pulled up, yet those that care for them will succeed, 

 and are succeeding, in producing some fine fruit of this class. 

 The varieties you know just as well as I do. The only new 

 one of special note is the Wilder, put out by Mr. Willard, of 

 Geneva, N. Y. It is a full, large currant, produces large 

 bunches, but somewhat lighter in color than some of the other 

 varieties. It has a decided advantage, however, especially for 

 family use, in the fact that it remains on the bush for several 

 weeks after it is ripe. It is not so attractive in color, being of 

 a rather pale red color, not so brilliant as some of the others, 

 but on the whole a very good currant. 



"Raspberries, especially the red raspberries, have had some- 

 what of a downfall in the last ten years. There are less of 

 them grown for commercial purposes in the state than there 

 were ten years ago. They have dropped 50 per cent in selling 

 price, and the volume of the demand has also dropped con- 

 siderably. That is particularly the case with their use for 



