PROFITS RED AND BLACK RASPBERRIES COMPARED. 207 



PROFITS OF GROWING RED AND BLACK RASP- 

 BERRIES COMPARED. 



C. W. SAMPSON, EUREKA. 



From my experience in growing the black and red raspberry I 

 find there is a little more profit in growing the red than the black 

 raspberry, for this reason: nearly every year the red raspberry will 

 bring a higher price in the market than the black, sometimes 

 twenty-five cents a case more, sometimes fifty cents. I have known 

 some years when raspberries were very scarce that blackcaps sold 

 as well as the red. I think the red raspberries yield heavier than 

 the black. There is a time when the first picking of the blackcaps 

 is made that one would suppose they yielded more than the red, be 

 cause they are entirely covered on the outside with fruit, but after 

 two or three pickings the quantity will diminish, and they are soon 

 gone, while the red will continue in bearing three or four weeks. I 

 also believe the blackcaps require more care and attention, and it is 

 more difficult to keep them clean. If they are put down for the 

 winter, it is certainly found to be a more difficult task than it is to 

 lay down the red varieties. Therefore, summing up my experience, 

 I would say there is more profit in growing the red than there is in 

 the blackcap raspberry for market, although I would recommend 

 every farmer to have some blackcap raspberries. They are very 

 fine for canning and for table use. 



Mr. C. L. Smith: Have you ever tried tiie purple varieties? 



Mr. Sampson: Well, I do not call them black. Some years 

 they are very fine. The Columbia holds its shape well and is a 

 nice berry. 



Mr. Philips: Have you. ever noticed that the birds prefer 

 the Columbia to any other berry? 



Mr. Sampson: Yes, I think they do; I have noticed that. 



The President: Do you cover your red raspberries? 



Mr. Sampson: Yes, everything but the Louden. 



The President: How do you cover? 



Mr. Sampson: We just bend them over and cover with 

 earth. We lay them down, then take a plow with a long 

 mouldboard and plow them out of sight. They will do well 

 sometimes not to cover them. 



Mr. Yahnke: Does it not hurt the roots? 



Mr. Sampson: I keep away from the roots. We use a long 

 doubletree and the plow covers them clear out of sight. 



Mr. Benjamin: Does it require a special kind of plow? 



Mr. Sampson: A good breaking plow will do. 



The President: What does it cost an acre to lay them down? 



Mr. Sampson: I have never figured exactly what it will cost 

 an acre, but I think it would cost about $6.00. 



