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I ever ate. la fact, as I have since tested new varieties of raspberries, the 

 memory of the flavor of those I used to eat, strung on a timothy stalk, would 

 obtrude and become a standard of comparison. 



The Mammoth Cluster was a favorite of mine for eating, not so much, per- 

 haps, because of its high flavor as for its freedom from seeds. A berry with 

 pulp crowded full of seeds, is not very pleasant eating, of however high 

 flavor. 



Seneca js another high-flavored black-cap, but, for some reason, has failed to 

 push its way into popular favor, perhaps because it had no one particularly 

 interested in pushing it. 



Of the black caps now grown extensively for market or evaporating, none, I 

 think, are of very high quality. Gregg is one of the poorest; Ohio is a little 

 better, but not of high quality, and the same may be said of Tyler. I think 

 Hopkins may prove better than any of the three. A new variety, not yet much 

 disseminated, " Beyes," is the sweetest black-cap I ever tasted. 



Passing on to the reds, among the best in flavor are Kenevett's Giant and 

 Herstine, and I think they are well worthy the attention of the amateur, 

 although not perfectly hardy. Among hardy sorts, Clarke, Turner, and Cuth- 

 bert are of good quality. I think Marlboro will rank pretty high in quality. 

 Excelling all in delicate flavor, yellow berry, Brinckle's Orange will repay con- 

 siderable effort for its production. 



For the table, well mixed with sugar, I know of none that pleases me more 

 than Shaffer, although of inferior flavor, eaten out of hand. 



E. H. Scott: Hilborn is highly prized for quality by Prof. Saunders, Mr. 

 Beadle, and others, of Canada. It is a black-cap. 



GATHERING AND MARKETING. 



E. H. Scott: My method is much the same as with strawberries, except that 

 they should be shipped in pint boxes or baskets. The Disbro basket, or one 

 made like it, is good. They are gathered in quart baskets, usually in stands 

 holding four, but this may vary according to the weather. In very warm 

 weather the pickers should not have more than one or two boxes of berries in 

 the field at a time. I have an overseer, a woman, in the field with the pickers. 

 In the shed the berries are re-packed as fast as brought in and placed in straw- 

 berry crates for shipment. We ship with success to Detroit, Toledo and Chi- 

 cago. I pay pickers in tickets, which are redeemed Saturday night. To even- 

 picker that stays through the season I ^ive twenty-five cents to a dollar extra, 

 according to merit. 



W. K. Gibson : One great secret of Mr. Scott's success in getting such good 

 prices is his care in packing. Buyers have come to know this, and prefer his 

 berries. 



C. W. Garfield : We have different colors for tickets of different value, and 

 on the back of the 100 quart tickets we have our rules printed. W^e do not pay 

 in full until the close of the season. 



E. H. Scott: I use different colors on tickets of all denominations to indi- 

 cate the price paid per quart. For raspberries I pay on the average two cents 

 per quart. 



HOW ANJ> WHEN TO PRUNE. 



E. H. Scott: This depends somewhat on the age and vigor of the plants. 

 The first vear we generally pinch the new growth back to about a foot and a 



