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consequently it has been in less demand. These points of objection, 

 however, are rapidly disappearing through the improvement of the older, 

 and the introduction of newer, varieties. 



On the other hand, the black raspberry has its advantages. It yields 

 more heavily than does the red, the fruit has a very pleasant flavor, and 

 it can be bought at a lower price per quart. All these points combine 

 to bring it within the reach of more persons, making it desirable and 

 popular for dessert purposes, for which it is chiefly used in New York. 



In hardiness the black raspberry is nearly equal to the red. It may be 



Fig. 70. — A patch of Greggs 



planted in most sections of New York State without danger of serious 

 injury from winterkilling. It produces a smaller number of crops from 

 a single patch than does the red raspberry. Usually the grower can 

 count on about four good crops. After that it is difficult to keep down 

 weeds and to secure a sufficiently vigorous growth of canes to produce 

 large berries. Since it is easy to set out a new patch, it is more desirable 

 to do this than to continue the cropping of the old one after the fourth 

 crop is taken off. The patch would then be renewed every six or seven 

 years. 



Soils 



In the main, the suggestions regarding the soil for the red raspberry 

 are equally applicable to the black. The only difference that should be 

 noted is that the black raspberry seems to prefer the lighter, warmer soils 



