225 FRUIT 



GROWING 



ered in the southern section, the State Experi- 

 ment Station showed that the average returns per 

 acre from clay loam were much heavier than from 

 sandy soil; a given number of growers averaging 

 3223 quarts per acre from the clay against 2329 

 from the sand. For large yields, clay loam is 

 most satisfactory, but for early crops a sandy 

 loam with southern exposure is best. 



Prof. Fred W. Card in "Bush Fruit" says that 

 " land which will yield profitable returns in bush 

 fruits can be found almost everywhere, if the 

 soil be not wet and heavy. Red raspberries and 

 blackberries succeed well on comparatively light 

 soils, provided they retain moisture, while dew- 

 berries thrive on very light sand, and currants 

 and gooseberries are at home even in heavy clay. 

 Stable manure is the best f ertilizer. Wood ashes, 

 cotton-seed hull ashes and muriate of potash 

 form a useful supplement. 



In answer to an inquiry for an average yield 

 of blackberries per acre, fifty growers in dif- 

 ferent parts of the country reported from 1280 

 to 10,000 quarts, the average being 3158 quarts 

 or more than ninety bushels per acre. 



