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plants should be just close enough together to shade the ground without 

 crowding. 



The old Avood is seldom removed until spring, and pruning is best 

 done after buds start ; that all dead wood may be cut away and enough 

 live wood left to produce fruit. 



Discussion. 

 Raspberry — Cultivating and pruning. 



]\Ir. Hamilton of St. Clair. Mo. — ^ly Cuthbert. Kings and Lawtons 

 are nearly all killed. But I don't think it is anthracnose. My Kings 

 had the anthracnose, but I sprayed very heavy. I lost about t-2 dozen, 

 but I think they were winter killed. In fact, I believe that the winter 

 has done nearly all the damage to mine. I thought the Cuthbert was 

 a hardy plant, but mine were killed by the winter. I gave the plants 

 a thorough cultivation last year, but this year T have not done so much 

 for them. 



]\Ir. Evans of Harlem. AIo. — I am growing only two varieties and 

 don't believe that I want to grow any more. I find that I can make 

 money out of only two. The Thwack is a berry that I originated and I 

 am satisfied it will grow. I am not making a big fuss about it, but I 

 am making money out of it. I have 12 acres of it. The other varie- 

 ties that I grow is the Evans. It is a black berry. I have no trouble 

 with anthracnose with the Thwack and the Evans. 



L. A. Goodman. Secretary. — Kansas, Ohio and Hopkins are the 

 three best blacks that I know of. A\'e have been troubled with anthrac- 

 nose. ^^"e do want to grow the blacks unless we can do away with an- 

 thracnose. I have tried all kinds of soil. I had some planted on new 

 land, just had the timber cut off and then had some planted on old soil 

 and anthracnose has attacked every patch. I would certainly like to 

 know if there is a remedy for it. 



Hamilton. — I had the Lawton and thought it a good berry, but it 

 was winter killed. 



]\Ir. Evans. — I do not like the Lawton. I believe it is our duty to 

 inform each other of a humbug. I haven't a Lawton on my place and 

 won't have any longer than it takes me to find it and pull it up. I 

 don't want any on my place. I have had forty years' experience with 

 raspberries. v 



Dr. Green of Chillicothe, ]\Io. — I have about ten acres of raspber- 

 ries in my orchard. I have been raising them this way for some time. 

 ^^'hen the trees get too large I take my plants out. But some of my 

 best berries were grown under the trees. I find that I have less an- 



