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than the others. In quality, some prefer Barnard and Taylor, but 

 for profit, Snyder and Stone's Hardy heads the list. In the northern 

 half of our State there are one hundred acres of Snyder's grown for 

 every acre of all other varieties. 



The growing of raspberries aud blackberries for market is not 

 as remunerative as formerly, still they give a fair profit, if properly 

 taken care of. The growing shoots should be tipped when two feet 

 high; the laterals should not be tipped unless very strong, and then 

 only about eight inches from the main shoot. Remember this tip- 

 ping should be simply cutting or pinching off an inch or less of the 

 top; don't let the shoot grow three or four feet and then cut it back 

 to two feet. All the weak shoots should be cut out; if left to 

 grow, they should not be tipped. 



The whole secret of success, if there is any — is to have good, 

 well-matured plants to begin with, of the approved varieties, well 

 planted on thoroughly prepared land, liberal feeding with good 

 barnyard manure, frequent cultivation through the entire growing 

 season, being careful to not cultivate, after the first season, over two 

 inches deep, and always as soon after a rain as the ground will do to 

 work, to prevent a crust forming, careful gathering and packing 

 the fruit in neat and well-made packages and properly distributed 

 to the best markets. 



Mr. Jackson — I think three feet, as recommended in the re- 

 port, too high to trim ; I think two feet preferable, 



Mr. Vanderburg — Do you trim all blackberries alike? 



Answer — I do not grow anything but Snyder to any extent, 

 and have not, therefore, had much experience with other varieties. 



Mr. Bryant — We often get our plants so high that the sun 

 cannot reach the centre of them, and as a consequence we get but 

 little good fruit. 



DISTEIBUTION OF FRUIT. 

 BY T. E. GOODRICH, COBDEN. 



The price of fruit iu the Chicago market is sometimes very low. 

 Fifty car loads of strawberries in a single day ; twenty-seven of 

 tomatoes, or 65,000 packages of Michigan peaches in an equal length 

 of time, was enough to gratify the heart of a philanthroiiist by 

 bringing the price of fruit within the reach of the worthy poor. 

 But what of the worthy men who grew it? Where are the rewards 

 of their labor when tomatoes, that cost fourteen cents a box, sell for 

 ten? or apples, after picking and barreling, sell for one dollar? 



