. 1897 farmer's catalogue of berry plants. Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. DO YOU READ THE REPORTS FROM YOUR STATE EXP. STATION? "I send you, under separate cover, some prints of what the Margaret has done for me the past season. The ber- ries were all grown in the same row, about sixty feet long, on level ground, with the same sun exposure excepting one end of the row, which was shaded by a tree and building after 4 p. m. The checked (X) ones all grew on one stem ; that is, without any thinning out. The fruiting period of the row The following Monday, the same ro
. 1897 farmer's catalogue of berry plants. Nursery stock New York (State) Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs. DO YOU READ THE REPORTS FROM YOUR STATE EXP. STATION? "I send you, under separate cover, some prints of what the Margaret has done for me the past season. The ber- ries were all grown in the same row, about sixty feet long, on level ground, with the same sun exposure excepting one end of the row, which was shaded by a tree and building after 4 p. m. The checked (X) ones all grew on one stem ; that is, without any thinning out. The fruiting period of the row The following Monday, the same row yielded four heaped baskets. I'm glad I don't know what the total yield was, for if I did and should tell it, people would say that I could leave Ananias and Sapphira in the shade. But it was simply immense, and I'll drop it ; The prints alluded to were made by cutting a berry in two and laying one hilf on a sheet of paper for a few min-. covered, as yon will s se by the dates, utes, until it left its impression. The 38 days, from Jnne 1st to J uly 8th, in- halves were then put together again and elusive. July -4th I picked eight bas- cut in two the other way and another kets from therow,and with a few friends impression made. This gives the exact had an Independence Day dinner, length of the berry and two cross christening it'thefeast of St. Margaret.' diameters. We wish it were possible BcRiJS, N. October 7th. 1896. Your little book on the strawberry* has done me a wond of good ; never invested 25 cents better. If ever you write another, I want a first copy. Mrs. J. C. Gray. ^outh Livermore, Maine, March 25th, 1896. Eg 1 got some nice nursery stock of you last year. Please send me price list of strawberries S. G. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original L. J. Farmer (Fir
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