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boro was good until we had better varieties. I think the 

 Kuby is better. I do not consider the Marlboro good enough 

 lor our present conditions. We are growing the Ruby and 

 the Cuthbert and trying out the June for a very early 

 variety. 



MR. PALMER: One of the most important points we 

 have found in raising raspberries has not been touched on, 

 and that is the matter of hoeing. We hoe our raspberries 

 three times a year, and have found there is no money spent 

 on the farm for labor from which you get as much return as 

 you do from hoeing raspberries. 



THE CHAIRIMAX: I have been at Mr. Palmer's farm 

 find you won't find any weeds on it; it is all clean cut culti- 

 vation. He cultivates his raspberries continually during 

 bearing time and the bushes are eight feet apart. 



MR. WHITCOI\IB : I am especially interested in finding 

 out more about the Perfection. I visited a New York State 

 section, where it is considered a great berry, and I want to 

 hear any reports either from the Chairman or ^Ir. Aiken on 

 the success of the Perfection. 



THE CHAIRTklAN: We would like to hear about grow- 

 ing the Perfection raspberry in this district. We will not call 

 on Mr. Palmer for that. We know he is successful. We 

 will call on Mr. Aiken. 



MR. AIKEN: Our experience with Perfections only set 

 a year ago has been rather disappointing. The fruit 

 seemed to be of poorer quality than most varieties, more 

 like the King than any other, and the canes do not seem to 

 make the growth that they seemed to make in Southern 

 (,'onnecticut. The reason we raise ^Marlboro is that we can 

 send them into Massachusetts and get 3 or 4 cents a quart 

 i.iore for them. With their bright color they wjll sell for 

 three or four cents more than Cuthbert. 



THE CHAIRMAN: Personally, I cannot speak on it. I 

 only set a few plants last spring. I am trying a few of them. 

 I think it would be well not to plant very many here until 



