AWARD OF PREMIUMS, SUNMER MEETING, 1901. 275 



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Article. Sshibitor. Premium. Amount. 



Peonies J. T. Grimes Third $1.00 



Peonies Thos. Redpath Second 2.00 



Roses W. I^. Parker Second 2 00 



Bouquet " First 1.50 



Roses Mrs. F. I<. Town Third 1.00 



Peonies Jewell Nursery Co First 3.00 



Ro.ses " " First 3.00 



Bouquet " " Second 1.00 



E. NAGEIy, Judge. 

 VEGETABI^ES. 



Asparagus S. R. Spates Second $0.25 



Pie Plant H. F. Busse First .50 



Collection Wm. Lyons First 3.00 



IvCttuce " First .50 



Asparagus " First .50 



Pieplant " Second .25 



J. P. ANDREWS, Judge. 



LAYING OUT AND SETTING THE RASPBERRY FIELD. 



ROI.LA STUBBS, BEDERWOOD. 



The red raspberry. One year previous to setting plants, I haul 

 out and cover the ground with a good coat of manure, choosing the 

 oldest and poorest land that has been cultivated. I choose a heavy 

 clay soil or with clay as near the surface as I can get it. Then cul- 

 tivate it to corn one year, keeping the ground clear of grass and 

 weeds, and getting the manure thoroughly mixed with the soil. I 

 usually set two to three acres at once. Then the next spring I 

 plow my ground six to eight inches deep, harrowing the ground 

 thoroughly and making it very smooth. 



Next take a marker made like a corn marker only having run- 

 ners five feet apart making three furrows at one time of crossing 

 the field. When marked one way turn and cross the other way mak- 

 ing five feet apart each way. As I have tried the matted row system 

 and three by six and four by six I find that five feet each way is the 

 best, and almost all the fruit growers in my vicinity are adopting 

 the same plan. If grown in this way they are much easier to pick 

 from and to cultivate, producing almost as many berries as in matted 

 rows and a much larger and finer berry. I also find that red rasp- 

 berries grown on heavy clay soil will be larger and much finer, 

 making them more desirable for shipping. 



The fall previous to spring setting, I get good plants from a 

 two-year-old bed. Heel them in good, and they will be better than 

 those dug in the spring. Dug in the fall they are then ready to set 

 early in spring. I set as early as the ground will work good. After the 

 ground is prepared as above two persons set out the plants. Take a 

 one-horse stone boat, having on it a tub or half barrel with plants 



