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Cuthbert season and we could not ship them at all, we put 

 up nearly a ton of berries that would otherwise have been a 

 total loss. A not very well known fact is, that, with rasp- 

 berries at 20 cents per quart and strawberries at 12 cents, 

 it costs about 50% more to put up a ({uart of strawl)erry 

 preserve than of raspberry. 



Lastly, I might mention the sale of raspberry plants 

 which is sometimes quite profitable. If one can furnish 

 strong, healthy plants of standard varieties he should be able 

 to dispose of a considerable number from his iield without 

 lessening, the production of berries to any great extent. 

 (Applause). 



THE CHAIRirAN: T am sure, ladies and gentlemen, 

 that we have enjoyed the talk ]\Ir.Aiken has given us this 

 morning. We cannot help but acknowdedge that he has 

 i^.olved many problems in connection with raspberry grow- 

 ing, but there may be some problems he has not solved. He 

 is here and you can ask questions. 



MR. WHITCO:\rB OF A^IHERST: What about fall 

 j'lanting of raspberries? 



MR. AIKEN: We find that is safe providing you do not 

 leave any hollow ground around the plant for the water to 

 settle in and then freeze. 



31R. WHITCOMB: Do you practise it? 



MR. AIKEN: We practise it some. We have neighbors 

 who set out large fields and nearly every plant came through 

 next summer, just as many as if they had been planted in 

 the spring. We find that fall planting seems to be per- 

 fectly safe providing there is no hollow left around the 

 plant for the water to settle in and freeze during the Avinter. 



A ^MEMBER: How does anthracnose afifect plants? 



MR. AIKEN : I have a few ciuestions here that Secre- 

 tary Brown sent me and asked me to answer after I finished 

 the talk, and one of them is. "Give a slight description of 

 anthracnose for those who may not know it." Well, it 

 l;egins with the white spots on the cane, and as it grows 



