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New York AGRICULTURAL EXPERIMENT SraTION. 465 
Of the older varieties described ina previous bulletin, the best 
are: Burt’s still in the lead; Haverland, one of the best if it was 
not so soft; Stayman’s No. 1, while not as productive as last year, 
still among the leaders; Middlefield, Mount Vernon, Windsor 
Chief, Hoffman, and Bubach a No. 1. The Warfield was found to 
have become mixed with other varieties in consequence of which 
no report of it is made, but, from a large number of other reports, 
it would seem to be one of the popular market varieties. In 
Oswego county, one of the leading berry-growing sections of this 
State, the Burt, Eureka, Warfield, Cloud and Bubach are among 
the leading varieties grown, averaging, in New York and Phila- 
delphia markets, from ten to twelve cents aquart net. The straw- 
berry industry of that section has grown to such proportions that 
refrigerator cars are furnished at the leading stations through the 
height of the season, shipped on fast trains, reaching the markets 
in fine condition, thus obtaining the highest market price. 
In the vicinity of Geneva the growing of strawberries has 
received an impetus by the establishment of a canning factory, a 
large acreage having been planted in the past year. This 
factory has canned this season over 45,000 quarts, sending to 
Monroe and Oswego counties for part of their supply. They 
would like to be supplied with at least twice that amount, and 
will pay about six cents per quart. Of course, one growing extra 
fine fruit, requiring special care, can not afford to sell at these 
prices, but, through the middle of the season, when it often hap- — 
pens that the markets of the trade centers are glutted, the ability 
to dispose of the over-supply makes the difference between profit 
and loss. The danger of overdoing the strawberry industry is in 
the distant future, and from observation and reports it has been. 
universally found that those who grow the strawberry and other 
small fruits for a livelihood are those whose farms are paid for, 
whose bank accounts foot up on the right side and whose homes 
_ compare favorably with those of their neighbors. 
We would not advise anyone to undertake the growing of small 
fruits for markets without some knowledge of their culture, and 
an undertaking of the varieties best adapted to his market, 
whether at home or abroad. Still we believe that a young man 
can start with limited experience, and, by profiting by failures 
gain in a few years the practical knowledge necessary to success ; 
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