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fnn-shaped; others believe in having them wonnd around in rather 

 thick clusters, claiming that the plants are stronger this way; that 

 there is more shade; that they thrive better in the shade than they do 

 in the sun. Some growers keep thinning out the weaker shoots and cut 

 back the fruiting canes that will be left to about eight or ten feet in 

 length, claiming that unless this is done the berries are small and not 

 as good results are secured as can be secured through good pruning. 



PLANTING DISTANCE. 



The rows are generally put about eight feet apart and the plants 

 eight to twelve feet apart in the row, according to the soil. 



AGE OF BEARING. 



The berries will give some fruit by the third year, and succeeding 

 years bear very heavily. 



DURATION OF PLANTATION. 



We have plantations now in the state of Oregon that are fifteen years 

 old and are still very fruitful. 



YIELDS AND PRICES. 



The yields vary somewhat according to soil and care. It ranges 

 from three to six tons, from four and one-half to five tons being a very 

 fair average. 



The prices range from two and a half to three and a half cents a 

 pound. ]\Iost of the contracts this year are in the neighborhood of 

 three cents. At this price there is a very good profit. In fact, logan- 

 berry growers have been among the most prosperous fruit men in the 

 entire Pacific coast during the past three years. 



INSECTS AND DISEASES. 



The principal disease which one has to contend with is the cane 

 anthracnose. This is similar to the anthracnose that attacks the rasp- 

 berries. To control this we advocate : first, the cutting out of the old 

 canes just as soon as the crop has been harvested ; second, if the attack 

 is very bad, spray with Burgundy mixture soon after the fruit has set ; 

 after the fruit has been picked, give a summer Bordeaux spray of 

 5-5-50 strength. 



The principal insect we have to watch out for is the cane borer. 



TIME OF HARVESTING. 



The time of harvesting and methods employed depend upon what you 

 are going to do with the fruit. We recently conducted some investiga- 

 tions at the experiment station which are being published now in the 

 form of a bulletin. 



If the berries are to be evaporated, they should be picked when they 

 are firm, yet ripe. Soft berries are not desirable for such purposes. 

 The fruit should also be picked, preferably, by 10 o'clock in the morn- 

 ing. It should not be picked in the afternoon. It should be rushed 

 to shady sheds, or into a building soon after it has been picked. The 

 berry is very soft and melts down very rapidly during warm summer 



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