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the winter the wood within two or three inches of the ground which 
gives the roots a chance to furnish more sustenance to the sprouts 
- from the roots for fall bearing.” 
Mr. C. L. Smith: What is the name of the man who owns 
the raspberries? 
Mr. Bromley: His name is J. H. C. Sneclode, Cassville, Wis. 
The President: How large were the berries? 
Mr. Bromley: Just as large as any I ever saw. 
Mrs. Kennedy: What color were they? 
Mr. Bromley: They were a dark red. 
Mrs. Kennedy: Is ita firm berry? 
Mr. Bromley: Yes, it was in perfect condition. 
Mr. Busse: I would like to inquire if there is any one here 
who knows anything about the berry? 
Mr. Bromley: He told me some gentleman at Owatonna was 
growing some of the fruit. 
Mr. Jewett: I have fifty bushes growing on my farm in Rice 
county. The last week in September we left our summer home 
in Rice county, and they were in blossom and fruit, and I can 
say everything about it that Mr. Bromley has said except as to 
the size. The vines were in full leaf. I was interested in 
learning the method of propagation; Mr. Bromley says we 
must propagate by root cutting. 
Mr. Bromley: Mr. Sneclode told me they had tried other 
methods, but the berry had invariably gone back to its wild 
state. He said he had one vine that was apparently a white 
berry, and he gave explicit directions to his gardener to prop- 
agate that berry, but the gardener did not do so, but appropri- 
ated it to his own use. 
Mr. Jewett: Iwill say that a man at Waterville by the name 
of Borner has a stock of those plants. I think he can give you 
some information. I learned from a son of mine who lives 
there that he had berries which he took to market the latter 
part of October. They are avery fine fruit, rich in flavor. 
The President: In growing this raspberry, I think, without 
doubt, it makes a difference in regard to soil and location. I 
think that fact has more to do with the case than anything 
else. At our place we have never had any success with any 
ever-bearing plant. We never had any success with any ever- 
bearing fruit. We had this ever-bearing raspberry for a num- 
ber of years and discarded it entirely. We tried faithfully to 
get something out of it, but it was an entire failure. The ber- 
ries were small and inferior, but the plants were thrifty. 
