Our West Jersey friends have had it all their own way with the small fruits for several years past, but they must look well to their laurels, or other sections of the country will take the lead. Parry, Collins, Andrews, and several others, have talked about their hundred acres of small fruits, and many of us began to look upon them as the aristocrats of the profession; but lately a few of our Northern fruit - growers have let us know that they are also getting up among their hundreds.

Purdy & Johnson, of Palmyra, N. Y., and Purdy & Hance, of South Bend, Ind., announce that they have 150 acres of small fruits. Well, this looks like, business, and as though the time would soon come when everybody could get at least one dish of berries during the season.

We understand that Purdy & Co. have planted largely of the Black Raspberry, and we would advise others to do the same, as it is a safe investment, and all the varieties are hardy and bear abundantly. Besides this, they can be always shipped to market without loss by being crushed, and they seldom become moldy, even in damp, hot weather, as is often the case with the red varieties. If there should ever come a time when the market is overstocked, then the fruit may be readily dried, and it always commands a good price in that state. - Whtilock's Recorder.