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674 Report or THE HorricuLTuRIsT OF THE 
As a rule thevery early varieties do not give so high a yield as 
later sorts. It will be seen by consulting table XIV below, 
that the most productive variety classed as early, ranks ninth in 

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total yield for 1893. The Michel’s Early up to June 21 ‘had 
ripened a larger amount of fruit than any other variety tested, ~ 
yet it ranks twenty-first as to the total yield forthe season; Beder 
Wood ripened nearly one-third of its crop prior to June 21, but 
this season it dropped to twenty-ninth in rank as to total yield ; 
in 1891 it stood second, and in 1892 it stood first as to total yield 
for the season. 
The above table shows that but five varieties gave more than 
one-fifth of their yield prior to June 21, 1893. This fact is suf- 
ficient reply to the oft repeated remark thatthere is practically no 
_ difference between the time of ripening of “early” and “late” - 
strawberries. We see that there isa marked difference with 
different varieties as to their season of ripening. 
Ranked according to their yield up to June 21, 1893, these five 
varieties stand : 
Tape XIV.—Earty Varieties RanxepD AccoRDING TO YIELD 
Prior To JUNE 21, 1893. 






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MICheN ss MLArly women be wis ss isos s June 15| 176) 210) 21 
Tt CUCIE 8 IV Ou 2D, aaa  iie Se ie x0 © s n,0he June 15 | 154 |. 280 9 
PDAIONSENG 8) VOW DAR uelaie eisie see's +» v= June 15 73 | 275 103 
RAMU, SOG % sn ER ett eee < 30's Seael JUNO LF 72 197 98. 4 
Reeder, W000, 559s. Meese shctle sles! June 15 64 | 196 29 — 

Michel’s Early gave the largest early yield and yielded no 
fruit after June 29. Feicht’s No. 2 and Hulburt yielded no fruit 
after July 1. Greenville gave two per cent of its crop after July 
1. For long season berries Townsend’s No. 9 and Beder Wood 
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