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should cause many of the producers of small fruits to think of 

 our needs, and the increased opportunities for disposing of 

 home, grown productions. The need of energetic, industrious, 

 skilled small-fruit growers never was greater than at the pres- 

 ent time. There are plenty of fertile lands to be obtained, 

 adapted to the growing of all species of fruits that can be 

 grown in a northern climate, and for prices within the reach 

 of all that desire to purchase. Some of these lands are nicely 

 located contiguous to the many railroads that traverse our 

 state, and all that is needed to make them produce abundant, 

 remunerative crops of the finest fruits, is intelligent, judicious 

 cultivation and management, in tilling and marketing. 



RASPBERRIES. 



I wish to recite one or two instances of what can be done with 

 this fruit when all conditions are favorable. The amount re 

 ceived from one-fourth of an acre of Marlborough red raspber- 

 ries in 1890 was $130. The berries were so fine they netted the 

 grower, N. J. Stubbs, of Long Lake, 18 cents per quart. The 

 rows were 4| feet apart, the hills 3 feet, and 3 to 5 canes to the 

 hill. This is at the rate of 90 bushels per acre. 



I have another item, gleaned at the State Fair. A man in 

 the Minnesota Valley, by the name of M. L. Lockerby, raised 

 the past year 105 bushels of red raspberries from one acre of 

 ground that brought 12-£ cents per quart. These are excep- 

 tional cases, but they prove what can be done, and what has 

 been done by two men can be done by others, if they have 

 equally good soil, prepare it as thoroughly and take the same 

 care in planting, cultivating, mulching, pruning, harvesting 

 and marketing as they did. I will venture the assertion that 

 this work was not undertaken without some experience and 

 thoughtful, careful consideration of every detail of the work. 

 Such results are not reached by heedless, unintelligent tnought- 

 less management. 



VEGETABLES. 



The demand for first-class vegetables in our markets is rap- 

 idly on the increase, and there has never been a year in our 

 past history When the producers of garden truck could find a 

 more ready sale for all well- grown specimens offered. The past 

 season, on the whole, has been propitious for a good yield, fine 

 in quality, and remunerative prices have, in nearly all instances, 

 been received. 



