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dried fruit per acre in a dry season. Seventeen say that it does affect 

 the yield, and three of them add that it injures the quality also. Two 

 say " Yes, if early," two, " Slightly," and two, " Not unless very severe." 

 The meaning to be gathered from these replies seems to be that a long 

 drought extending through the early part of the season does injure the 

 yield, but that dry weather, at ripening time only, does not cause any 

 considerable loss, although it is well known that it causes much damage 

 to growers who sell fruit fresh. 



Profits. — Basing an estimate on the above figures, we may look for 

 750 pounds of dried fruit per acre with good thorough management. 

 It is safe to say that this product, through a series of years, will average 

 at least 20 cents per pound, making a gross return of $150 per acre 

 from fields in full bearing. The cost of harvesting and marketing may 

 be summed up about as follows: Harvesting at ^ ct. per quart, $12.50. 

 Evaporating at 2^ cts. per pound, $18.75. Cleaning for market at 1 ct. 

 per pound, $7.50. Marketing at 1 ct. per pound, $7.50. This leaves a 

 little over $100 for rent of land, cost of growing and profits. Accurate 

 figures concerning cost of production are hard to get and each grower 

 can make his own estimates best. A crop of potatoes can be grown 

 between the rows the year of setting which will xxsually pay that year's 

 cultivation exclusive of the costs of plants, while the second year's 

 crop of fruit will do the same and perhaps more. Plants can be bought 

 at from $6 to $8 per thousand. If set 3x6 ft. it requires 2,420 plants 

 to the acre. Soi^ie prefer to plant farther apart than this, in which 

 case the number required would be proportionately less. On the whole 

 raspberry growing for the purpose of making dried fruit can be recom- 

 mended with confidence to the general farmer who is willing to give it 

 careful attention. 



