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BEST THREE VARIETIES OF RED RASPBERRIES. 133 
The President: What are the best three varieties for home 
use? Which would you consider the best if you were going 
to plant any raspberries? 
Mr. Kramer: I would put the Loudon at the head, but we 
have not had any hard winters yet to test it, and I could not 
say whether it is perfectly hardy. I have only had it one 
summer, and I could not say that, but so far as I can see it is 
about in the same line with the Marlborough, but the fruit is 
entirely different. 
The President: Can you pick out three good raspberries 
that you could recommend for home use? 
Mr. Kramer: Oh, no, I am not old enough for that; I could 
not say that. (Great laughter). (Mr. Kramer is 73 years of 
age). 
PROPAGATING RED RASPBERRIES. 
R. A, WRIGHT, EUREKA. 
In taking up my plants I choose a cloudy day, if possible, in the 
latter part of October. I usually have four men to do the work, 
three to dig the plants and one to gather them up, cart them away 
to a convenient place and heel them in forthe winter. Itis my plan 
to dig the plantsin such a manner that there will be from four to 
six inches of the cross root on the plant, and if by accident the main 
root is broken off we cast the plant aside as worthless. I firmly be- 
' lieve that plants taken from young beds are stronger and more vig- 
orous than those taken from old beds that have fruited several 
years, therefore I plan to set out about an acre or more each year, 
thus keeping a supply of young plants. For this purpose I use my 
old strawberry bed, which is rotated out of office as soon as it is 
through fruiting the second year. I plow and harrow it and plant 
it to sweet corn for fodder, which always yields well. When the 
crop is taken from the ground, I plow again, this time as deep as I 
can, from eight to ten inches. In the spring as soon as the ground 
is dry enough, I harrow it well; then I cultivate it thoroughly with 
my twelve tooth cultivator with the rake attachment, which leaves 
the ground in excellent shape and ready for planting. 
Plants cannot be too carefully handled while being moved and 
planted. I therefore throw some loose dirtinto the bottom of the box 
of my two wheeled cart, and taking the plants from the ground 
where they were heeled in I fill the cart, placing the roots on the 
dirt, and then cover them with canvas to protect from wind and sun 
and take them to the field. I always use a line stretched across the 
field to set the plants by, thus making rows perfectly straight. In 
making the noles I use a long handled spade, which I place about 
three inches from the line, pressing it straight down into the ground 
about ten inches with the foot, working it back and forth until the 
hole is the proper size to receive the plant. My assistant follows 
