s a
much larger and better berry, although not quite so hardy. Both came
through the winter, without covering, in good condition. No. 8 seems to
resemble the old Columbian. It does not sucker much. It is a large, late
berry of good quality. It was covered, so its hardiness is untested.
Prof. Hansen's Oheta is a berry of much promise. It is of fine quality
and fruits abundantly.

The hybrid plums were sprayed with a commercial dust spray but not
effectively enough, for the fruit all rotted. We shall try more thorough
spraying next season.

Patten's Greening, Oldenburg, Okabena and Simbrish No. 1 produced a good
crop of apples. With us Okabena is undersized, of poor flavor and an
extremely poor keeper.

The Growing of Vegetables for Canning.

M. H. HEGERLE, PRES. CANNING FACTORY, ST. BONIFACIUS.

The state authorities, through the Agricultural Farm and other sources,
are doing good work promoting and encouraging the growing of vegetables,
but it seems more could be done towards the marketing and conservation
of these vegetables after they are grown.

The growing season for vegetables in this state is comparatively short,
and although during that short period everybody eats vegetables, every
grocer's show windows, and even the sidewalks, are used to display them,
and a tremendous business is done, yet there are tons and tons of nice
fresh vegetables go to waste, not only for the market or truck farmer
but in every family garden--be the same ever so small, there is a steady
waste going on, all of which could easily be conserved _by canning_.

Canning is simply putting the fresh vegetables in tin cans or glass jars
(the latter are much more expensive, but no better), steaming and
sealing them and setting aside until wanted. By doing this every truck
farmer, and any one having ever so small a garden, could conserve enough
which otherwise would go to waste to keep them in real fresh vegetables
all winter.

Of course the thousands living in the cities having no garden can not do
this and are therefore dependent on the canning factory for their fresh
vegetables, and here is where my topic comes in, _the growing of
vegetables for canning_.

It is no trick to grow vegetables for home canning, any variety will do.
You need not select a big lot of one kind, and you need not sort for
size or color. Just take the surplus as you find it in your garden from
day to day. All it needs is, it must be fresh and it must be