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large fruit of good quality. It is especially desirable as a commercial 

 variety because of the firmness of the berry. 



Miller's Ked AiNO I^jAuly King are very good varieties. They are both 

 early varieties and do well on a clay loam soil. 



Eaton Red is a recent introduction. It is very large, crumbles easily 

 when ripe and does not stand shii)ping well. Its color is purplish red 

 but it sometimes takes on this color before it is ripe. Its season of 

 ripening is very long. Quality is good and it is a good berry for home 

 use and local market. Plant is vigorous and productive. 



BLACK RASPBERRIES. 



The soil, planting, cultivation and spraying for the black raspberry 

 should be the same as that of the red. The pruning is necessarily dififer- 

 ent, however, because of the different character of its growth. The 

 black raspberry grows in stools and does not produce suckers, but is 

 propagated by tip layering. This consists in covering the tips of the 

 canes with soil in late summer. By fall they are usually firmly rooted, 

 when they can be cut free from the cane. 



The young growing canes of the black raspberry should not be al- 

 lowed to get much more than two and one-half feet high before being 

 pinched back to check the upward growth and encourage the growth of 

 laterals. The laterals when about a foot long should also be clipped 

 back. The black raspberry, like the red, bears its fruit on canes in 

 their second season. Therefore, it is essential to cut out the old canes 

 after they have borne their crop of fruit. This should always be done 

 immediately after the crop is harvested. Weak young canes should also 

 be cut out at this time. In the spring, laterals that are over a foot in 

 length should be cut back and not more than five or six canes to the 

 plant should be left. 



VARIETIES. 



The following are the best known and most profitable varieties: 



Cumberland. Undoubtedly the most valuable variety. It is prolific 

 and vigorous. The berry is of good quality and size. Its color is a 

 handsome glossy black. A good shipper. Somewhat more subject to 

 anthracnose than others. Mid season. 



Eureka. One of the newer varieties. Vigorous and prolific. The 

 fruit is of a glossy black, good size and quality. Probably the best 

 early variety. 



Kansas. A very good early variety; vigorous, fruit usually of good 

 size, quality and appearance, the color being glossy black. Some sea- 

 sons the fruit is ''uubby" and crumbles easily. Its season is not as long 

 as that of the Eureka. 



Gregg. For many years the best known variety. It ripens later 

 than any of the above varieties, is vigorous and productive. The berry 

 is large and firm, but is covered with a whitish bloom which is some- 

 what against its appearance. 



purple raspberries. 



The purple raspberries are probably natural hybrids between the native 

 red and black species. Their culture, propagation and pruning are the 



