208 Mississippi Valley Horticullund Society. 



Fourth Day — Saturday. 



Evening Session. 



President Earle called the Society to order at 8 o'clock p. m. 

 and }3roceeded to announce, as per resolution adopted in the after- 

 noon, the following 



COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION. 



Northern Section — F. A. Thomas, of Illinois, J. M. Smith, of 

 Wisconsin, and Captain E. Hollister, of Illinois. 



Southern Section — Dr. H. E. McKay, of Mississippi, Major A. W. 

 Rountree, of Louisiana, and Major S. H. Nowlin, of Arkansas. 



The President — Our first subject this evening is that of raspber- 

 ries and their management. Our excellent friend, the Treasurer of 

 this Society — may the responsibilities of this office be larger in the 

 future than they have been in the past — who is one of the most suc- 

 cessful fruit growers of the West, will read us a paper upon that 

 topic. I take pleasure in inviting you to hear Major J. C Evans, 

 of Missouri. 



RASPBERRY MANAGEMENT AND THE NEW RASPBERRIES. 



BY J. C. EVANS, OF MISSOURI. 



It has been said that successful farming is much more complex than any 

 ti'ade, and demands more constant thought than most branches of profes- 

 sional life, together with the executive ability equal to the management of 

 any business. This will api^ly to the growing of small fruits as well as to 

 farming. A very small per cent, of those engaged in farming are making it 

 a success, and of the large number who have embarked in the business of 

 grow'ing small fruits, perhaps just as few have succeeded. The chances for 

 .success are few, while those for failure are many. 



What is meant by success is that the acre of raspberries has paid for plant- 

 ing, pruning, cultivating, picking, marketing, and the interest on the money 

 invested in land, tools, etc., and has a fair per cent, left for net profit. And 

 if this continues for a series of years, then we call it a success. 



i would not discourage any one from engaging in this pleasant and inter- 

 esting occupation, but I ask the question, how many of us are making the 

 growing of raspberries a success, and why the many failures? If the ques- 



