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it does not shrink like the strawberry, nor lose its flavor. Or it can be 

 worked up into soft drinks, such as raspberry wine or vinej^ar. The 

 latter being a most delicious, grateful and cooling drink for those sick 

 of fevers. A good formula for making the latter is as follows : Take a 

 quart of black raspberries and a tea cup of cider vinegar which pour 

 over the berries and let stand over night; draw oiT and strain, and add 

 an equal quantity of sugar. Boil 10 or 15 minutes and bottle while hot. 

 This makes a drink good enough for "Mrs. Chadwick," without the 

 "bite of the serpent." 



As for the raspberry being a money-maker for the grower, we have 

 never found it so. But it is a berry that is indispensable and cannot be 

 discarded by the fruit grower, be he a commercial one or simply an 

 amateur. It has its place and nothing will ever supercede it. 



CHERRY GROWING. 



(W. n.Litson, Nevada. Mo.) 



Mr. President, Ladies and Gentlemen. — The subject our worthy 

 secretary has assigned to me, "Cherry Growing, for My Part of the 

 State," is one which I doubt I can do justice to, however, I will do the 

 best I can. 



First, will be the selection of the location for a commercial orchard. 

 -\Iy first choice will be a red clay limestone land ; second, black lime- 

 stone land; third, any dry sandy soil, in either case it should be high, 

 well drained land, as the cherry will not stand wet land. 



Preparation of the soil. — If not already rich enough, I would use 

 Ijarnyard manure enough to make the land produce 50 to 60 bushels of 

 corn per acre, with ordinary season and good cultivation. Plow and 

 harrow the land the same as any thrifty farmer would prepare it to 

 raise a good crop of corn. 



Mark out the land one way by running a double furrow, with a 

 two-horse plow. Plant cross-wise by stakes, setting the trees in the 

 furrows, prune off all broken and bruised roots, spread out the roots 

 in a natural position as possible; see that the dirt is well sifted in be- 

 tween the roots, tamp the dirt as it is put in around the tree, but leave 

 the top layer loose. Do not plant any deeper than the tree grew in the 

 nursery. 



Selection of the trees. — Use nothing but first-class two-year-old trees 

 four feet and up, entirely free from bruises and scars. Shorten the tops 



