Evaporated Kaspberries. 



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crop borne on the canes of 1894, should be heavy. In 1896, 

 the crop is generally less, and after it is off, the bushes may be 

 pulled out and the land htted for other crops. Berries ought not 



133. — Gregg. Life size. 



to be set upon this laud again in less than^three or four years. There 

 are many instances in which the plantation can be left for the fourth 

 or fifth crop with profit, but they are patches which have not become 

 foul with grass, thistles and diseases, and which have had good 

 attention throughout. The good culture it is necessary to give the 

 Gregg may prolong the life of the patch a year or two beyond this 

 estimate. In extensive travels in western New York, I have been 

 looking for the model commercial black raspberry plantation. My 

 choice is shown in Fig. 123, which shows a patch of Gregg bearing 

 the first full crop, and owned l)y T. G. Yeonians & Sons, Walworth, 

 Wayne county. 



How much will an acre of raspberries produce, taking the average 

 of three crops? Opinions differ widely. We could begin with 

 zero on the one hand, and rise to G,000 (quarts. In an inquiry made 



