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another method. I think you had better grow raspberries 

 on a type of soil which will give you as heavy a cane as 

 that variety is capable of carrying, and rather than engaging 

 in a method of supporting the canes I would prefer to take 

 a little more away in the pruning thus tending to give you 

 a rather strong, upright cane. The Cuthbert is tall and long- 

 jointed and gives you more trouble, but I believe that if I 

 was forced to engage in a scheme of supporting I would 

 grow out of raspberry growing. 



MR. HITTINGER: Have you had any experience with 

 the Franconia? 



MR. SMITH: No, I don't know anything about it. I 

 think there are a lot of the domestic berries we ought to 

 know more about. There have been some fine varieties that 

 have been allowed to slip away, and I suspect that the one 

 you mention may have been one of these. One word more: 

 1 believe the commercial grower can hardly afford to grow 

 a variety that would require protection. Much of our lit- 

 erature allows considerable space in telling us how to bend 

 down raspberry plants and cover them up and how and when 

 to uncover them in the spring, but I believe we ought to work 

 for hardy varieties and thus avoid this work, and yet for 

 the finest home garden varieties we ought to be willing to 

 favor them and bring them to the finest perfection in our 

 own home gardens. Of course every farmer should main- 

 tain a good, ample and suitable berry plantation for supply- 

 ing the home table, and I believe we ought to maintain and 

 work for improvement with these special varieties. 



MR. BAILEY: How wide do you like to have the hedge- 

 rows? 



MR. SMITH: Not wide. I don't know as I have ever 

 actually measured them when in foliage. I like to think 

 that we will not get over 15 to 18 inches from outside to out- 

 side. If they are much wider you will have trouble about 

 your picking. A lot of fruit will be overlooked in harvest- 

 ing. 



