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ries as will stand'shipping well; of course I comply with the wishes of those 

 who buy my berries, whilst I may not agree ivith them. I therefore eaipty the 

 berries from the quart baskets into which they were picked into the draw- 

 ers, sixteen quarts to the drawer, put the drawers up in stands, and deliver 

 them at the business places of the parties who buy the crop. Red raspber- 

 ries are put up in pint baskets, and so shipped. Such varieties as Thwack, 

 Brandywine and Cuthberts can be put in quart baskets, and will so carry to 

 market in good condition. It has been my good luck since I am in the bu- 

 siness to sell all my berries to resjjonsible shippers at home — Dayton. They 

 do the shipping, run all risks, furnish the stands, and charge me ten per 

 cent, on sales. I do not retail, get satisfactory prices, and run no risks. One 

 or two parties usually handle all my berries. 



VARIETIES TO PLANT. 



Of varieties I will say but little, except to advise those who desire to go 

 into the business to make monej'^ to conJlne themselves to but few varieties; 

 two or three each of black and red, early and late, are all that are necessary. 



DISCUSSION ON RASPBERRIES. 



President Earle — We have a very short time for the discussion 

 of this subject. We must adjourn in time to attend to some import- 

 ant business. 



Mr. Williams, of Kansas — 1 dissent from the paper in one par- 

 ticular — that in regard to cutting away old canes in the fall. I think 

 some of us will learn better when we find they have held the snow 

 during the cold weather and protected the new canes. Then we do 

 not know in the fall how much wood to cut away. We can't tell 

 the condition of the canes till spring. We may cut out too much 

 or not enough, I am friendly to some of our noxious weeds for the 

 protection they give. 



Mr. Ohmer, of Ohio — I think the gentleman did not understand 

 me. I am speaking of Dayton, not where you have snow three or 

 four feet high. Then we leave canes according to their strength, 

 etc. I have tried both systems. 



Mr. Hopkins, of Missouri — The gentleman's plan of paying pick- 

 ers at the end of the season, will not work here. They want their 

 ntoney. I pay every day. As berries get scarce I raise the wages. 



Col. N. J. Golman, of Missouri — What do you mean by pinch- 

 ing in ? 



