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that double plowing. I think by plowing towards the plant 

 the first part of the spring, and then by cultivation, we can 

 keep the land in good condition. 



Mr. Williams. What is the distance between the rows? 



Mr. Davenport. The distance between the rows, in regard 

 to raspberries, should vary quite a good deal, depending on the 

 particular variety. With some of the smaller growing varieties 

 5 feet is plenty, whereas with some of the larger and heavier 

 growing varieties we ought to have at least 6 feet. 



Mr. Stockwell. May I just say a word? I wouldn't throw 

 any cold water upon what the speaker has said, nothing of 

 the kind, but if you are going to follow the raising of black- 

 berries and raspberries you had better follow the instructions 

 that the speaker has given you very closely. I had two acres 

 of raspberries at one time, and I fertilized very high because I 

 wanted the best thing on earth. I did get a large, handsome 

 growth of plants, but the consequence was nine-tenths of them 

 all died in the winter. I put in an acre of dewberries and they 

 did finely the first year, and next winter they almost entirely 

 died out. Now, you have got to be careful how you handle 

 these things, and you had better follow your instructions pretty 

 closely or you will come to grief. 



Mr. Merritt. I would like to ask Mr. Davenport if he 

 knows if the June Red has been tried out to any extent around 

 here. 



Mr. Davenport. I do not know^ for sure. I think probably 

 Mr. Sprague could tell us. Wasn't the June tried at Turner 

 Hill? I am under the impression it was tried there. 



Mr. Sprague. Not that I know of. 



Mr. Merritt. I have a few, but I am not satisfied with 

 them in this locality. 



]\Ir. Sprague. I tried those myself with indifferent results 

 the last few years. 



Mr. Davenport. In Worcester County they tried the June 

 and had good results there. It is a variety used a great deal 

 in the work of crossing and originating new varieties. Under 

 New York conditions I found the June in some sections was a 

 very important variety, grown almost to the exclusion of some 

 of the others. 



