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cane berries to-day, saying that they are not attractive in ap- 

 pearance. The public in general in buying those berries are not 

 attracted at first by the appearance, and I think you will find 

 inside of a very few years the purple canes, or some of the 

 purple cane varieties that are being put on the market, will be 

 almost entirely different in color than the ones Ave have at the 

 present time. In the experimental work that is being carried 

 on in the crossing of various varieties for the purpose of ob- 

 taining these purple canes they have been using all kinds and 

 types of raspberries, not only the American Reds but Euro- 

 pean Reds, some of the ornamental varieties of raspberries, 

 the blackcaps, and all kinds and types of raspberries they have 

 been able to determine, so I am sure we will find the develop- 

 ment may be such that in a few years the purple canes or the 

 newer varieties, or some of them at least, will be much more 

 attractive in color than those we have at present. 



Mr. Williams. Would you recommend setting out the 

 Columbian? 



Mr. Davenport. I believe the Columbian to-day is one of 

 our safest purple canes to start off. It is an extremely hardy 

 variety and extremely productive. 



Mr. Williams. You prefer that to the red Marlboro? 



Mr. Davenport. Yes, I think so, at the present time. 



Mr. Williams. For the same reason? 



Mr. Davenport. Yes, sir, a good deal the same reasons. 



A Member. How late can you cultivate in the summer? 

 What is the best cover crop? 



Mr. Davenport. In the matter of lateness of cultivation, 

 that varies, and it depends almost entirely on the season. If 

 it is extremely dry there is no particular object in putting in 

 a cover crop, and we keep on cultivating until conditions are 

 a little more favorable. We like, however, to start the latter 

 part of July to give one or two cultivations after the crop is 

 harvested, and then sow a cover crop. The cover crops we 

 plant in some cases are buckwheat, in some cases barley or 

 oats, and in other cases some nitrous cover crop. We, however, 

 depend entirely on the soil conditions and what cover crop 

 will do well in that soil. And speaking about cultivation and 

 other things, many people have advocated that during the 



