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Pea>i. — Aiiiericaii Wonder we sowed 

 as late as 1 8th of August, too late for 

 the bhvckbirds, as they had migrated. 

 Quite as much of a treat as tlie early 

 sowed ones, and more of a rarity. 



Passing on to the small fruits : — 



Raspberries, Currants and (iOuse._ 

 berries were a good crop, but the birds 

 claimed the lion share. 



Strawberries did well. Twelve rows, 

 each 300 feet long, of mixed kinds, 

 yielded about 1000 quarts ; this was the 

 third crop. The previous year we had a 

 rather smaller return from 26 rows of 

 the same length. And that year the 

 Wilson turned out so badly, I ploughed 

 them all under except two rows ; these 

 two were as good as any I had this 

 year. We must hold on to the old 

 Wilson yet. 



I planted three-quarters of an acre of 

 strawberries, Oct., 1887, and three 

 quarters of an acre this spring. 

 They both did well, but the spring 

 planted ones gave the least work. Tjje 

 wet season has prevented us hoeing or 

 cultivating for the last month, and the 

 weeds have so much got the mastery, I 

 fear there will be no third crop this time. 



The orchard, which for many years 

 has given us more trouble than proHt, 



has been a success. The Black Spot, 

 which ruined our fruit and nearly 

 ruined us, too, has nearly disappeared, 

 and our crop was enormous. The fruit 

 was rather small in size» but fairly 

 marketable. Wo have just tini.shod 

 hand-picking oOO barrels. If any 

 readers think that's all fun, let them 

 try it, but I would recommend before 

 beginning to have a bottle of St. Jacob's 

 Oil on hand ; they'll quickly tind out 

 what it's wanted for. Neighbors tell 

 us we will surely make our fortune this 

 year from the orchard. Strange that 

 few of them, during these many years 

 of dire calamity, didn't feel as much 

 disposed to condole with us when we 

 were losing one (if we ever had one to 

 lose). We can boast nothing of years 

 here, but I can of our good Secretary's 

 crop.he being too modest todoit himself. 

 1 have it from hisown pen that his extra 

 selected apples have been selling in 

 London, England, as high as $i6 00 per 

 barrel. As he has an immense or?hard 

 he must surely be making his fortune, 

 and lest he be exalted over much, 1 

 think we will have to vote down his 

 .salary. Now, he'll bid me shut up, so, 

 admiring the patience of all who have so 

 far read, I close. 



AMONG THE STRAWBERRIES. 



Iiv John I,itti,r, Oiia.sion. 



Sir, — Will you kindly give me a Allow me lirst to say something about 



little space in your excellent monthly my visit to a few enthusiasts, who are 



to say a few words about the straw- also in tlie small fruit business, during 



berry. All my out-door time is spent the raspberry gathering, 



among them, and my dreams at night My first visit was to J. Whitston 



are often about them. St. Marys ; he is a careful cultivator 



