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have of them. Last year it winter-killed, or appeared to be winter- 

 killed. Souhegan, Mammoth Cluster and Gregg are good. Where 

 you have just enough to fill the market they pay very well. I had too 

 many. I gave no protection over winter, but they can be bent down 

 and covered. 



Mr. Gilbert — Is there any danger of planting the raspberry too 

 deep ? I planted two acres last spring, four inches deep. Half of them 

 died. 



Mr. Patterson — I think it will pay to take care. They are some 

 trouble to plant, as we found last spring. It pays to take special pains. 

 I think planting so deep was wrong. If you plant apple trees deep, 

 they will put out roots just where they want them. 



Pres. Evans — It is possible that a very heavy rain baked the 

 ground and kept them down. I have seen them come through six or 

 eight inches of soil. 



Mr. Gilbert — The ground may have been a little wet ; it was not in 

 first-class condition. 



Mr. Speer — I plant mine from my own plants after they have 

 grown out of the ground. Green plants live well, but they are trouble- 

 some to plant. 



Mr. Hollister — I am loth to vote the red raspberry out of existence. 

 I have reshipped the Turner from Southern Illinois to Denver in good 

 condition. They use shallow pint baskets. 



Sec. Goodman — I think the soil of southern Illinois must be better 

 suited to the red raspberry than ours. I have never been able to ship 

 them half way from Kansas City to Denver. 



Mr. Murray — Mr. Menifee has grown almost every variety known. 

 We have abandoned all the reds for commercial purposes. I am thor- 

 oughly convinced that it requires a peculiar soil to grow them large 

 and firm. Schaffer's was partially killed, yet it bore a very abundant 

 crop of berries. 



Prof. Clark — The Schaffer was the only variety injured at Columbia 

 last winter. When it ripens it is a very poor color, and when you pick 

 it it crumbles very badly. I don't like the flavor of it, but tastes differ. 

 I consider it the poorest we had there. 



Mr. Ambrose — We have always had a ready market for it in our 

 town. It sells a little higher than others. 



