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goods and as often prevents the sale of a better 
article in less attractive packages. 
The same journal remarks that the towel is 
not usually included among dairy utensils. 
But it is really a very important one. It is 
used ostensibly for the promotion of cleanli¬ 
ness, but is, in fact, too often made the re¬ 
verse of this. It is because they are saturated 
with grease and sour milk that they are thus 
fragrant. No cold water and soap will thor¬ 
oughly cleanse them. Boiling water is needed, 
and the cloths should be thoroughly washed 
and rinsed in this,and then finished in cold water 
before they are hung out to air. This is oue of 
the great, little things in the management of 
the dairy, and should not be overlooked. 
The Broadway Flower-pot while advising 
the Cow-pea plant for ensilage, says that it 
will hardly ripen its seeds in the climate of 
New York. What is the useof such guessing? 
Five years ago we tested the leading kinds 
and found that several of the best to produce 
foliage would fully ripen their seeds and have 
time to spare. 
Eight quarts of Timothy seed to the acre 
are recommended as the right quantity of 
seed with wheat. 
“WHY does a man dress up his wife for other 
men to run after ?” is a question asked by 
Puck.. 
Loudon says: “A gravelly soil isolated so as 
not to lie supplied with water from higher 
grounds, is of all others the most suitable for 
a suburban villa, and though uot so suitable 
for a kitchen garden as a sandy or loarnj 
soil, yet, as a suflicient portion of soil, what- 
every may be its earths, may always be im¬ 
proved so as to render it lit for the cultivation 
of vegetables, a gravelly or sandy soil for 
building on should never be rejected”. 
The Herald says that English Sparrows 
make delicious pot-pies. 
STRAWBERRIES AND RASPBERRIES. 
TWENTY-FIVE STATES HEARD PROM. 
RURAL SUBSCRIBERS’ CHOICE OF 
VARIETIES. 
Arkansas. 
Altus, Franklin Co.—Strawberries: Crys¬ 
tal City and Black Defa’auce for early; Wil¬ 
son aud Crescent for medium and late. Rasp¬ 
berries:—black, Doolittle, Gregg and Seneca: 
red, Turner and Brandywine. c. h. g. 
Canada. 
Fish Creek, Out.—Strawberries:—early, 
Crescent; late, Mt. Vernon and a seedling of 
Matthew Crawford’s Cornelia, the latest and 
most productive here of all late strawberries. 
Strawberries for home use or market:—Daniel 
Boone and Cumberland Triumph. Rasp¬ 
berries :-Higldand Hardy for early, and Cutli- 
bort for late. j. l. 
Connecticut. 
Middletown, Middlesex Co. — Straw¬ 
berries: — early. Crescent, for market, 
Duncan for high quality in narrow rows. 
Medium: — Charles Downing, Cumberland 
Triumph. Late:—Kentucky, Mount Vernon. 
Raspberries:—black, early, Souhegan; late, 
Gregg; red, early, Hausell, late, Shaffer. 
r. m. a. 
South Glastonbury, Hartford Co.-Straw¬ 
berry for early market:—Crescent; for family 
use, Miner’s Prolific; late market, Manchester; 
late,for family use,Manchester. Raspberries for 
early market, Souhegan aud Marlboro; early, 
for family use, Souhegan and Hausell; for late 
market, Gregg and Cutkbert; for late family 
use, Gregg and Cuthbert. Blackberries.— 
early, for market and family use, Early Har¬ 
vest; lute, for market and family use, Sny¬ 
der. J". H. H. 
Illinois. 
Belvidere, Boone Co.—I have 20 varieties 
of strawberries aud all the new varieties. I 
prefer Crescent for early and Captain Jack 
for late. Among raspberries 1 prefer Gregg 
and Turner. e. l. l. 
Bunker Hill, Maeoupiu C'o.—Strawber¬ 
ries:—Downer’s Prolific for early, and Man¬ 
chester for lute. The latter has one fault— 
its foliage sun-burns. Raspberries:—black, 
Tyler for early; Mammoth Cluster or 
Gregg for lute: red, Turner; Souhegan 
promises well, being very thrifty, G. D. 
Centralia, Marion Co.— Of strawberries I 
prefer the Crescent for early, and the Man¬ 
chester for late, both for market and home 
use. Among raspberries, I like best the Tur¬ 
ner for early and the Cuthbert for lute. 
G. w, ST. J. 
Onaroa, Iroquois Co.—Strawberries for 
market and home use:—Bid well for early, aud 
Miner’s Prolific for late. Raspberries for 
market:—Souhegan and Gregg, and for home 
use. Turner and Souhegan. j b. c. 
Rock Falls, Whitesides Co.—The best 
early strawberries for market or family use 
on our light soil are Crescent and Chas. Down¬ 
ing (mixed). Best late for market, Glendale, 
and for family, Mt. Vernon. Best early red 
raspberry, Turner; best late, Cuthbert. The 
only black-cap uot diseased is the Gregg. 
Caroline becomes more popular every year 
for market or family use. G. w. 
Villa Ridge, Pulaski Co.—Strawberries 
for market: — early. Crescent; late, C’apt. 
Jack. For home use:—Dowuiug for early, 
Capt. Jack for late. H. R. w. 
Wyoming, Stark Co.—Strawberries for 
home use:—Bidwell for early; Sharpless fol¬ 
iate; Wilson s Albany for iate market and 
Charles Downing for early. Raspberries:— 
Hansel! for early home use, and Shaffer’s 
Colossal, Cuthbert and Gregg for late. b. t. 
Indiana. 
Demtng, Hamilton Co.—Strawberries:— 
Miner's Prolific and Crescent. Raspberries:— 
Mammoth Cluster for late and for earlv,a local 
seedling, that is eight or ten days earlier than 
Mammoth Cluster. T. E. b. 
La Grange, LaGrange Co.—Strawberries: 
—Green’s Seedling aud Sharpless for home 
use, and Crescent and Longfellow for market. 
Raspberries:—Davison's Thornless aud Mam¬ 
moth Cluster for home use and Tyler and 
Gregg for market. The Charles Downing 
Strawberry is a failure here. N. s. 
Terre Haute. Vigo Co.—After a ti-lal 
of 40 varieties of strawberries I should select 
for market, Manchester and Miner’s Prolific, 
and forborne use. Manchester and Longfellow; 
that is, for my soil, a sandy loam. Among 
several others that I highly esteem are Jersey 
Queen, Golden Defiance. Champion, Cumber¬ 
land Triumph and GleLdale. j. a. f. 
Iowa. 
Ag’l College, Ames, Stony Co.—For 
home use and market our six best strawber¬ 
ries, all things considered, are Wilson, Cres¬ 
cent, Downer’s Prolific, Chas. Downing, Green 
Prolific and Kentucky. j. l. b. 
Chapin, Franklin Co.—Strawberries:—The 
James Vick for early, and the New' Atlantic 
for late. Raspberries:—The Cuthbert for late, 
and the Early Red Hausell for early, s. w. 
Glen wood, Mills Co.—Strawberries for 
market:—Crescent and Miner’s Prolific; for 
family use: Bidwell and Manchester. Rasp¬ 
berries:—Souhegan and Gregg; Turner aud 
Cuthbert; Blackberries:—Snyder, Taylor’s 
Prolific. a. c. s. 
Kansas. 
Netawaka, Jackson Co.—I prefer the fol¬ 
lowing varieties of berries for market aud 
home Strawberries for market:—Crescent, 
Windsor Chief. Strawberries for home use:— 
Cumberland Triumph. Manchester; Rasp¬ 
berries for murket or home use:—Souhegan, 
Gregg. j h. j. 
Kentucky. 
Princeton, Caldwell Co.—Strawberries:— 
early. Crystal City, Crescent; medium, Chas. 
Downing, Wilson’s Albany; late, Kentucky, 
Mt. Vernon. There are possibly other varie¬ 
ties that would do as well here. Cumberland 
Triumph does well, but is uot sufficiently 
productive for market purposes. Bidwell and 
Capt. Jack are worthless with me. Raspber¬ 
ries:—the red raspberry is much mere profit¬ 
able here than the black-caps. The latter 
winter-kill badly, while the Brandywine is as 
hardy as the^’edar, having successfully with¬ 
stood a temperature of 20 degrees below- zero 
in this locality. I would recommend Brandy¬ 
wine and Timior us the two best kinds for this 
county so far as yet tested. I am, however, 
of the impression that the Cuthbert would do 
equally well, if not better here. a. b. c. 
Maine. 
Hancock, Buckport Co.—Strawberries:— 
for early aud medium, I should say Wilson’s 
Albany; for late, Col. Cheney, Michigan Seed¬ 
ling, Triomphe de Gaud aud Kentucky. The 
Crescent is very good for medium. The best 
keeping kinds and the best for shipping long 
distances are Kentucky aud Col. Cheney. For 
home use 1 prefer Green Prolific and Michi¬ 
gan Seedling. In our market the Kentucky 
and Col. Cheney sell the best, because they 
are large aud keep well. Of raspberries, 
Naomi does the best with me. It winter-kills 
however, in the opeu field. Raspberries do 
not pay well here. w. h. c. 
Maryland. 
DENTON, Caroline Co.—Strawberries:—early. 
Crescent and Wilson; medium. Crescent and 
Cumberland; lute, Cumberland and Ken¬ 
tucky. For a siugle variety Cumberland is 
best all the time. Raspberries:—Cuthbert 
among the reds and Gregg among the 
blacks. j. w. k. 
Massachusetts. 
Amherst, Hampshire Co.—Best strawber¬ 
ries for home use:—early. Cumberland Tri¬ 
umph, Downer’s Prolific; medium, Charles 
Dowuiug, Miner’s Prolific; late. Sharpless and 
Kentucky. For near market I w ould substitute 
Crescent for Downer’s. L. w. G. 
Amherst, Hampshire Co.—Best early straw¬ 
berries:—Crescent and Duchess: medium, 
Sharpless and Miner’s Prolific; late, Manches¬ 
ter and Golden Defiance. These have proved 
the most profitable in this vicinity, s. T. m. 
Ashland, Middlesex Co.—Strawberries:— 
Chas. Dow ning and Sharpless. For home use 
I would add Herey Davis. The Sliarpless 
stauds the drought best of all. Raspberries:— 
Highland Hardy. Brandywine, and Mammoth 
Cluster, for black-caps. Grapes:—Lindley 
and Concord. j. h. e. 
West Northfield, Franklin Co.—Among 
strawberries the Crescent is the best early 
berry for market, and the Manchester is the 
best late. Cutter’s Seedling and Bidwell are 
best for home use. Among red raspberries, 
Turner is the best early sort, and Cuthbert the 
best late. Tyler is the best early black kind, 
and Gregg the best late. s. c. 
Michigan. 
C oopersville, Ottawa Co.—Strawberries: 
V ilson and Sharpless for market; Champion 
and Sharpless for home use. Raspberries for 
market:—black, Doolittle and Gregg: red, 
Philadelphia aud Cuthbert. Raspberries for 
home use:—black, Doolittle and Black Cane; 
red, Turner and Cuthbert. T. w. 
Grand Haven, Ottawa Co. —Strawberries: 
—early , Cowiug’s Seedling and Seneca Queen; 
medium. Wilson’s, Cumberland Triumph; 
late. Sharpless and Kentucky. Black Rasp¬ 
berries:—early, Souhegan or Tyler; late, Ohio 
Black-cap and Gregg for distant market. 
C. W. G. 
Nebraska. 
Brownville, Nemaha Co. — Straw-berry 
for money:—the Old Wilson’s Albany: six 
next best: —Crescent, Bidwell, Sharpless, 
Cumberland Triumph, Kentucky, Capt. Jack. 
Red raspberries:—Early Prolific, Cuthbert. 
Black-caps: — Doolittle, Gregg. The “Ne¬ 
maha,” a native Nebraska seedling which I 
have used 2o years, is better than Gregg for 
this region, r. w. f. 
New- Hampshire. 
KEEXE,C'heshireCo.—Strawberries:—early, 
Charles Downing; late, Manchester for home 
use; Crescent for early and Manchester fol¬ 
iate, for market. Mount Vernon, Windsor 
Chief and Miner's Prolific are also valued 
highly. Shnrpltss and Bidwell are uot popu¬ 
lar. Big Bob, a big humbug. Jersey Queen, 
a splendid berry under high culture. Soil a 
sandy loan. M. E. 
New Jersey. 
Bridgeton, Cumberland Co.—Strawber¬ 
ries: early, Wilson and Crescent; medium, 
Sharpless and Miner’s Prolific; late, Kentucky 
and Sharpless. Raspberries:—Brandywine 
and Mammoth Cluster. x. f. b. 
Little Silver, Monmouth Co.—Straw¬ 
berries for home use:—Bidwell. Sharpless, 
Manchester, Warren, Miner’s Prolific, Mt. 
Vernon; for market:—Manchester, Sharp¬ 
less, Crescent, Champion, Glendale, Capt. 
J fte k. j. x. L. 
Milburn, Essex Co.—Strawberries:— 
early. Crescent and Bidwell; medium, Sharp- 
less aud Chas. Downing; late, Manchester and 
Jersey Queen. Downing is the best of all. 
The best to fertilize the Manchester with, are 
Bidwell, Sharpless and Downing Raspber¬ 
ries:—for home use, Caroline, being hardy, 
and productive. The blight affects all more 
or less except Caroline. j, b. r. 
Montclair, Essex Co.—Strawberries:— 
early, for home use, Duncan and Crescent; 
for market. Crescent and Miner's Prolific; 
medium, for home use, Dowuiug and Cumber¬ 
land Triumph; market, Downing, Miner and 
Bidwell; late, for home, Manchester, Jersey 
Queen aud Sharpless; late, for maiket, Sharp- 
less, Manchester aud Jersey Queen Best early 
raspberry. Early Prolific; medium and late, 
Caroline and Montclair for home use. e. w. 
New York. 
Amenia, Dutchess Co.-Of 12 varieties of 
Strawberries tested for home use, I prefer 
Charles Downing and Bidwell. p. b. p. 
Clinton, Oneida Co.—Strawberries:— 
early. Duchess and Bidwell; medium. Cum¬ 
berland Triumph aud Sharpless; late, Ken¬ 
tucky aud Glendale. I can't speak too highly 
of Duetuss and Cumberland Triumph. Rasp¬ 
berries:—early, black. Davison’s Thornless; 
late, black, Gregg; early, red, Philadelphia; 
late, Cuthbert; yellow, Caroline; purple, 
New Rochelle. K. p. p. 
Geneva, Ontario Co. — SiXbest strawberries 
for both home and market for this section;— 
Crescent, Bidwell, Cumberland Triumph, 
Sharpless, New Dominion and Manchester, 
ripening here this season in about the order 
named. s. D. w. 
Groton City, Tompkins Co.—Straw-berries 
for home use:—Charles Downing and Wilson. 
Raspberries:—Turner and Mammoth Clus¬ 
ter. G. A. B. 
Hume, Allegany Co.—Strawberries:—Cum¬ 
berland Triumph for early, and Manchester 
if set in the Fall; otherwise, I would name 
Mount Vernon for late. For market. Crescent 
for early, and Glendale for late. Raspberries: 
Tyler and Gregg among the black-caps, and 
Turner and Cuthbert among the reds. e. h. 
Neweurg, Dutchess Co.—Strawberries:— 
Crescent, Duchess, Downing, Sbarpless, Ken¬ 
tucky. Miner’s Prolific, Raspberries:—Cuth¬ 
bert, red: Gregg, black. This is for profit 
without regard to quality. With the old care 
and cultivation once given, I believe that the 
Hudson River Antwerp will yet prove most 
profitable. It is certainly the most prolific 
and has not “run out.” B. 
Penn Yan, Yates Co.—Strawberries:—ear¬ 
ly. Wilson and Crescent: medium, James Vick 
and Manchester: late. Sharpless and Mount 
Vernon. Raspberries:—black, Great Miami, 
now- called Ohio, Souhegan and Mammoth 
Cluster; red. Rose’s Seedling, Early Prolific 
and Reliance. a. r. 
Rochester, Monroe Co.—Strawberries:— 
Cumberland Triumph and Hart's Minnesota 
for early; Wilson and Manchester for medium, 
and Jucunda and Cumberland for late. All of 
the above, except Jucunda. do well on various 
soil . but Jucunda must have a rich clay soil. 
If I could pick my sod and should plant exten¬ 
sively for market, Wilson and Jucunda would 
be the two varieties I should select They 
are both good shippers, which is a prime con¬ 
sideration in a market berry. If I were 
located near a good market I should add 
Cumberland for a third, and think I should 
plant no others for monev-making, although 
I should never give up trying the new ones 
that appeared to have merit. Our fruit grow¬ 
ers would find it to their profit to try such 
new ones as come well recommended, for 
their special requirements, a half dozen plants 
even at higher prices rather than plant by 
the acre varieties of which they have had no 
personal test. I consider Highland Hardy 
the best early raspberry, although w e need a 
very much better one, and Cuthbert the best 
late one. . g_ 
Syracuse, Onondaga Co.—Straw berries:— 
Crescent, Wilson, Miner’s Prolific and Capt. 
Jack. The last has proved the most profit¬ 
able with me—soil a strong, clayey loam. On 
sandy- soil the Jack is not a success. Raspber¬ 
ries:—black, Mammoth Cluster and Gregg. 
The old-fashioned Doolittle is also a good 
variety. n. r. 
W atertown, Jefferson Co.—Strawberries; 
—early, Bidwell and Nicanor; medium, Wil¬ 
son’s Albany and Charles Downing; late, 
Emily’s White and Kentucky. Raspberries,' 
Tyler for early and Gregg for late. d. s. m. 
Westbcry Station, Queens Co.—The best 
two strawberries for family use are Sharp¬ 
less and Cumberland Triumph. The best two 
raspberries for the same purpose are Cuth¬ 
bert and Caroline. Blackberries:—Missouri 
Mammoth and Snyder. X. 
Coe Ridge, Cuyahoga Co.—Strawberries 
for home use:—Duchess for early; Kentucky 
for late; Charles Downing and Green Prolific 
for medium. For market:—Crescent for early, 
aud Kentucky for late. Raspberries:—Davi¬ 
son’s Thornless for early, Doolittle for me¬ 
dium. Lost Rubies and Caroline are also ex¬ 
tent. A. m. c. 
Oxford, Butler Co.—Six best strawberries 
for home and market: eurly, Wilson, Cres- 
sent; medium, Cumberland Triumph, Chas. 
Dowuiug; late, Kentucky, Glendale. Rasp¬ 
berries:—early, Turner, red; Doolittle, black; 
late, Cuthbert, red; Gregg, black, waldo. 
Pennsylvania. 
Annin, McKean Co..—Strawberries, James 
Vick and Wilson’s Albany both for home 
use and market: Raspberries.-—Gregg and 
Mammoth Cluster. w p T 
lorry, Erie Co,— Strawberries: — earlv, 
Atlautic; late. Crescent. Raspberries:—earlv, 
Hausell; late, Cuthbert. e. a. 
Mansfield, Tioga Co.—So far as I know, 
the two bc>t early straw berries are Crescent 
and Bidwell; the two best medium, Charles 
Downing and Wilson’s Albany; the two best 
late, Glendale and Wiudor Chief, to which 
may be added Sharpless. The last is a splen¬ 
did variety, unsurpassed in foliage aud fruit, 
but I think it requires higher culture than 
any of the others. For market—which is near 
by—I have always raised the Charles Down¬ 
ing, Wilson’s Albany and Downer’s Prolific, 
