BRANDYWINE. 
LATE. Bl-soxual, with an unquestioned reputa- 
tion. It just seems tliat people can't get enough of 
these, and our stoclt of plants are always sold out 
before the orders are filled; a big increase in acre- 
age this year will make everybody safe if their order 
is sent in at a reasonable time. The berries are large, 
deep blood red to the center, a flavor peculiar to itseU 
and one of the best canning berries of all the late 
varieties. It is wonderfully productive, and holds Its 
fruit well up from the ground, seems to succeed every- 
where, is very popular and a splendid late sort for the 
family garden. The plants are extra large with tall 
foliage, each plant building up a number of crowns. 
This makes the twelfth year it has been selected in 
our breeding bed. Every plant Is strong and well 
developed for heavy work. 
ful to employer and employee. Their names 
should be recorded and each one given a num- 
ber so that errors or bad work can be easily 
traced to the one who did it. A good foreman 
should be in the field at all times. Twenty- 
five pickers are enough for one foreman to 
look after; he should carry a punch and each 
picker should have a ticket to keep talley of all 
the berries picked during the day, which .is 
done by the foreman punching out the number 
of quarts he received from each picker. The 
growers should have it understood that all 
employees must arrive on the farm by a cer- 
tain hour so the entire force can be started to 
work at the same time. No picking should be 
done while dew is on or when they are wet 
from rain, unless they are sold and going to be 
used at once; berries will hold up better and 
look much brighter if picked dry, and this 
must be done if they are to be shipped. The 
foreman should examine the berries carefully 
before accepting them and if found picked 
and graded according to orders, the amount 
should be punched in the ticket and the pick- 
er's number put on the boxes before sending 
to the packing house. One good man should 
be employed to carry the berries to the packers 
for every 25 pickers. This gives the fore- 
man all his time to devote to the pickers, go- 
ing from one to another continually, keeping 
close watch and seeing that no berries are 
picked without stems or any left on the vines 
that are ripe enough to pick; also that each 
one is properly grading her berries, which is 
done by putting all small and poorly shaped 
berries in a separate box from the fancies. 
Grading in the field saves re-handling at the 
BISMAKK. 
LATE. Bl-sexual. This variety Is a strong one 
in both vegetative growth and fruiting, and Is an 
exceptionally strong pollenizer. The berries are a 
light yellowish red, entirely different In color from 
any other variety. The shape is almost round, flat- 
tening some at the end; it is exceedingly productive 
in good soil of large size berries. 
The foliage can hardly be distinguished from 
that of Bubach, and it is a perfect mate for that 
variety, both blooming at the same time. 
This is the eleventli year our plants have been 
bred from ideal fruiters, so you can rely on the 
stock. 
packing house; all the packers have to do is 
to tip each box enough to see that the berries 
in the bottom are the same as on the top, then 
they are nicely and neatly faced by turning 
the stems down; this makes them show up in 
the box like so much gold, and adds wonder- 
fully to their attractiveness. If the inspector 
at the packing house finds anything wrong 
with the berries, the picker's number is found 
on the boxes, which makes easy and quick 
work tracing it to the right party and orders 
are sent out to the field foreman to see that 
this picker does better work. Bv this system 
of numbering, each picker is placed upon her 
own responsibility and there is no chance for 
her to lay the blame of poor work on an inno- 
cent party as the numbers tell who is doing 
good or bad work;. this creates an interest and 
each one tries to get through the day without 
having any poor work marked against her. 
The foreman should be a gentleman, courteous, 
but firm, having full control of every employee 
under his supervision. No profanity or loud ' 
talking should be tolerated and visitors should 
not be allowed in the field to detract the 
pickers' attention, as this makes confusion. 
Everybody should quit work for dinner at the 
same time and a good long rest should be 
given them at noon with a certain hour desig- 
nated to begin work after dinner. Straw- 
berries should be packed immediately after 
they are picked, care being taken to have them 
same all through, not allowing any larger ber- 
ries on top than are in the bottom; as soon as 
they are packed place carefully in the crate and 
if to be shipped, a good grade of wax paper 
should be placed over the entire top of crate 
before the lid is nailed on; this excludes air 
and light from striking the berries and they 
will hold up better and retain a bright color 
much longer. We have thoroughly tested the 
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