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retains moisture for the roots and keeps the soil light. The princi- 

 pal work after this is to choke back the canes which are apt to 

 increase too rapirtl}'. 



VARIETIES. 



Marlboro: For early this is the leadhig variety Beantifal 

 crimson color ; hardy ; not very firm ; go 'd for home use aad home 

 market. 



Cuthbert : Leading market ben-y. Rather a late variety. Marl- 

 boro nearly through fruiting when this begins to ripen. Dull 

 purplish color. Quite firm, fine flavor. Hardy. 



Golden Queen : This is a very vigorous, hardy variety. In 

 season about the same as Cuthbert. Remains in fruit a long time, 

 which is a b autiful golden color ; fine quality. 



Shaffer's Colossal : Not hardy with us but when uninjured is 

 very desirable. 



Gfegg : Black caps are not popular in my section so this is the 

 only variety I have. They are really a fine fruit and very easily 

 grown. 



BL\CK15ERUIES. 



Cultivation same a.s raspberries. Set plants 4x8 or 6x8 feet. 



VAUIKTIES. 



Snyder: C>ne of the standard mark t sorts for th3 north. Hardy, 

 fair quality, very productive. I have also the Agawam and Erie 

 which are fine fruits. Forty and fifty bushels of raspberries and 

 blackberries is considered a good yie'd per acre. 



A man working a large farm has no business wi h small fruit 

 growing beyond the full needs of hi-* family. The strawberry and 

 hay crop come together, and other fruits follow in quick succession. 

 Neglect is bad for the hay, but when you neglect berries it means 

 total loss. I believe in making a specialty of one and putting your 

 whole heart in it. But everyone who has land ought to raise small 

 fruits for the family. 



Specific list of fruits for family : 



o. u • ' '^0 Crescent, .60 



Strawberries, , -,, oi i on 



' ( oL) Sharpless, .20 



„ , . (50 Marlboro, -70 



Raspber.ies, -^ .^^ ^,^j^,^^ ^-^^^^^^ -^ 



Blackberry, 50 Snyder, 1.00 



Gooseberry, 6 Houghton, 1.00 



Currant, 6 Cherry, 1.00-5.00 



