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unsalable. The Kansas seems to do well some years, but most growers 

 are discarding it. The Progress, though small, is still a good berry, and 

 I would plant it in preference to Kansas, as it never fails to bear a heavy 

 crop. 



I have not grown any of the red varieties for commercial purposes 

 of late years, so would not venture an opinion as to which are best. 



Blackberries. — The blackberry requires almost the same treatment 

 as raspberry, except I would make the rows a little wider distance apart 

 and prune the vines higher. 



Varieties. — For early, the Early Harvest, though small, seems to be 

 the money-maker. Last year it winter-killed very badly, but our winter 

 was exceptionally cold. The Snyder seems to be the old stand-by, as it 

 seldom fails to give a good crop. Taylor and Erie are both good, but 

 if it were not for the rust I would prefer the old Kittatinny to any of 

 them ; it has a long season, and the large, luscious berries always bring 

 the top price. A new variety that is gaining some prominence in this 

 locality is the St. Jo. It resembles the Kittatinny, and the berry is larger, 

 if anything. 



Profits — I am sure if a raspberry patch, or blackberry, either, are 

 properly cared for, and judgment exercised in selecting varieties that are 

 suited to your localities, there is no fruit grown that will bring you better 

 results in proportion to the work put on them. The secret is, raise good 

 fruit, not second rate, but A No. i, gilt-edged fruit, and there will never be 

 any trouble in disposing of it, as there is a class of people who always 

 want the very best and are willing to pay a good price for it. 



RASPBERRY CULTURE AND VARIETIES. 



(Jacob Faith, Montevallo, Mo.) 



Raspberries give the most honest box of berries, no waste, no stems 

 to pick off ; most uniform in size, as soon as picked ready to set on the 

 table or to be canned or evaporated. They lose less in weight than 

 other berries, and with me the past 28 years have given the surest crop, 

 only twice reduced to half crop. The black-cap, well cultivated, will 

 bear six to eight crops. They are adapted to most all soils and climate. 



Planting. — I find it best to plow ground in the fall, as then the ground 

 in the spring will harrow level and be mellow, Mark rows seven 

 feet apart, about 4 inches deep, with about 14-inch plow, thus 

 making a furrow flat at the bottom. Then every three feet make a cone 

 in the bottom of the furrow, like a coffee saucer would be turned upside 



