Loganberry Culture, Etc. 



Continued from page C. 



tightly as possible so not to allow them 

 to be baggy or in bunches. A well- 

 trained patch has great advantage in 

 cultivating and picking. When the 

 berries are all harvested (which is 

 about the last of July) the old vines are 

 cut out and the new canes trained up. 

 The old vines are usually cut up with a 

 small disk harrow, using enough weight 

 on same to accomplish this. The vines 

 disposed of in this way make a good 

 fertilizer for the soil and an economical 

 method of disposing of them. When I 

 began growing these berries 1 paid fif- 

 teen cents per crate of twenty-four 

 pounds for picking; later the price was 

 raised to twenty and then to twenty- 

 four cents, or one cent per pound, 

 which was the established price; al- 

 though last season we paid a war price 

 of one and one-half cents per pound. 

 We usually commence picking about the 

 twentieth when season is normal. Most 

 of the berries are gathered by women 

 and children, who come out from the 

 cities for a sunnner outing and help 

 make their winter's supply. A good 

 picker will make from two to three 

 dollars per day, depending upon condi- 

 tions and their "stick-to-it-ness." The 

 yield varies from three to six tons per 

 acre, averaging about four tons. In the 

 past the price has varied considerably, 

 but the last two or three years has been 

 on a more established foundation, 

 ranging from three and one-half to five 

 and one-fourth cents per pound. Term 

 contracts can be secured at present 

 from reliable sources for a period of 

 five or ten years at a price around four 

 cents per pound. This season's crop is 

 being contracted for at six cents per 

 pound or better. In recent years there 

 has been a good demand throughout the 

 w^orld for the dried product, the canned 

 article is fast gaining in favor and the 

 juice industry, while yet in its infancy, 

 with the world for a market, is destined 

 to become a winner. Those who 

 choose and the ones pursuing this in- 

 dustry are sure to be greatly rewarded 

 for ttieir efTorts. 



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Worm Injures Grape Vines 



In reply to a letter reporting injury 

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"This worm is known as the grape- 

 leaf skeletonizer. It is marked with 

 yellow bandings across the back, and, 

 in the adult form, is a deep, bluish 

 moth, somewhat resembling a wasp. It 

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 moths. The eggs are laid in clusters on 

 the leaves of the grapes and the young 

 have the peculiar habit of feeding in 

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 ized the first leaf and are forced to 

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"Ordinarily these w^orms are active 

 when the vines are loaded with the 

 berries, and for this reason it is usually 

 not desirable to apply poisons. There 

 woulii be no danger, however, in poi- 



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