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$116.14, from which deducting $21.93 for commission, freight, 

 and picking, leaves $94.16 as the net return from less tlian one- 

 tenth of one acre of ground. This variety possesses all the re- 

 quisites of a market berry, being large, handsome, and very firm, 

 meeting with a ready sale, and yielding, under equal circum- 

 stances, as great a number of bushels to the acre as can be 

 obtained from the cultivation of the potato. I am confident that 

 a greater yield can be obtained by cutting paths one foot in 

 width between each row as originally planted, thus dividing the 

 plantation into beds two feet in width, so that the vines can re- 

 ceive more air and light, and the berries be gathered without 

 trampling upon the plants. 



Mr. Fuller. — I believe the Wilson the most productive of all 

 the varieties ; but the Hovey I would not have, because we have 

 so many others that are better. 



Dr. Trimble. — Tastes differ so much that we cannot settle the 

 strawberry question to suit all. 



Mr. Pardee. — The pleasantest flavored strawberry grown is 

 Burr's new Pine, and Swainstone's the richest, but these are not 

 productive sorts. 



"Win. S. Carpenter. — The Austin seedling is still in bearing, 

 showing its value as a late ripening berry. 



GRAPE PRUNING. 



Mr. Carpenter moved that the subject of summer pruning of 

 grape vines be one of the questions of discussion at the next 

 meeting. 



DRAIN PIPE. 



A new drain pipe made of common cement and coarse sand, in 

 a way to make it porous, is, as the exhibitor thinks, cheaper than 

 tile of burnt clay. It is made of coarse sand and cement, only 

 partially moistened, not enough to coat the grains, but simply 

 hold them together when heavily pressed in the mold. Mr. 

 Pierce, the inventor, states that a machine sufficient for making 

 three sizes of drain tile can be furnished for $50, and that he 

 can make four inch pipes for two cents a foot. This pipe is made 

 without fire, and can be made by hand-power on any farm. If it 

 possesses half the advantages attributed to it, it is of untold 

 advantage to farmers. 



CURCULIO. 



Dr. Trimble. — I am now trying several experiments to prove 

 that the same insect that stings the fruit makes the knots on the 



