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other row. E. M. Kellogg says in his work, "Great Crops of Small 

 Frnit, and How to grow them," that blackberry plants grown from 

 piece roots produce a healthier plant, and will live twice as long. 



Three years ago last spring I set out two acres of Early Harvest 

 blackberries, planting root cuttings. Last season commenced picking 

 this patch on June 8, and they kept ripening, and ivere picked daily for 

 over six weeks. Two hundred and eighty-five twenty-four-quart crates 

 were shipped. I presume the entire yield would have been at least 

 150 crates per acre. The Snyder began ripening about ten days later. 

 They generally ripen a few days ahead of Kittatinny. Gathered black- 

 berries from June 8 to August 20 — seventy-three days in the black- 

 berry field. 



I think it pays to cultivate at least two or three varieties. I can 

 hardly decide to discard the Kittatinny for these reasons may change^ 

 The Snyder is a very prolific berry, not so large, but generally pro- 

 duced a full crop. They should be pruned very heavily or else there 

 may be more berries than will mature, especiilly should the weather 

 be dry. My blackberries are all grown in the young orchard. I would 

 not recommend planting them in the orchard if one has plenty of room. 

 It affords a harbor for the rabbits. The only apple trees barked on 

 my place is in the blackberry field, and, besides, the trees are not so 

 apt to receive the same care as they would otherwise get. 



Thiee years ago I mulched nearly seven acres of the nine-acre 

 field with hay, flax, and straw, whatever I could get, and found this to 

 be of great benefit for that and the next season. These bushes made 

 a larger growth and produced more and finer fruit. No culture was 

 given for two seasons, but J have noticed the growth the last season 

 was not so large as in former years. The last season I have had the 

 straw moved into the rows and given the field two good cultivations^ 

 This culture should be very shallow; never plow deep in the black- 

 berries. 



My experience in growing blackberries has been profitable. It is 

 a crop easily grown, and the fruit will always be in demand for canning 

 purposes. Nearly everybody wants a crate or more to can up. In 

 fact, I think all of the small fruits are profitable when properly man- 

 aged. I have about fifty acres in email fruits, strawberries, raspberries 

 and blackberries, and also, 1000 Wild Goose plums now in bearing. 

 Will farther say to this fruit growing fraternity, I am in this work with 

 all my mind and might to make a success. It requires about all there 

 is in us. J. H. Logan, Nevada, Mo. 



