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when well established and eared for, will last for at least ten or 

 fifteen years, and when properly handled will last for a much longer 

 time. It requires only two years to establish a plantation, and a fair 

 crop is obtained the second year. When once established, the yield 

 should be at least one hundred crates per acre, and the profits during 

 good seasons about one hundred dollars per acre. There are in- 

 stances on record where the profits have been considerably higher than 

 that, in some cases running as high as one hundred and fifty dollars 

 per acre. There is considerable land in this State to be bought for 

 five dollars per acre, which is yielding the owners very little profit, 

 and which could be made more profitable by growing dewberries. 



The dewberry industry, at the present time, is centered in Moore, 

 Cumberland, Columbus and Warren Counties, and a limited acreage 

 is being gTOwn in other portions of the eastern part of the State. 



This crop can be successfully grown in any portion of the eastern 

 part of the State, including the coastal-plain section, the sand-hill 

 region, and portions of the lower Piedmont. The sandy soils seem 

 to be especially well adapted to this crop. It cannot be successfully 

 grown on low, wet or marshy soils. 



The dewberry-picking season immediately follows the strawberry 

 season, the bulk of the crop being shipped in June. This is an im- 

 portant matter, since it offers less competition on the market and 

 there is little difficulty in securing refrigerator cars for shipping pur- 

 poses. 



While the dewberry is grown in this State principally as a com- 

 mercial fruit, the fact should be emphasized that wherever possible 

 it should also be gTown for home use. It is an excellent fruit in its 

 fresh state, splendid for canning purposes, and for jelly and jams 

 is not excelled by any other fruit. Its season is earlier than the 

 earliest blackberries, and continues for a long time. The blackberry 

 is somewhat difficult to grow in the eastern half of this State, where 

 the dewberry grows to perfection. It is a fact that altogether too 

 little fruit is grown for home use in this State. This most excellent 

 fruit should be found in every home garden. 



ESTABLISHING A DEWBERRY FIELD. 

 SOILS. 



Types of Soils.— The dewberry can be grown on a variety of soils. 

 It does best on a soil that contains a large amount of sand. Even the 

 poorest white sands of the sand-hill section, when properly handled, 

 will yield excellent crops. 



Usually, however, a sandy loam will give better results than a 

 sandy soil. Sandy soils offer the drainage and warmth which seem 

 to be essential to the dewberry, but such soils are very poor — that is, 

 contain little jilant food, suffer badly during a drought, hold very 



