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mit free circulation. Pick the fruit when dry, and as soon 

 as it is ripe, as over-ripe berries decay quickly. Keep vari- 

 eties by themselves. Mr. Parry says that raspberries will 

 pay at ten cents per quart, but the margin of profit will be 

 small. They usually sell at much higher figures. Black- 

 caps of late years have scarcely brought paying prices in 

 New York market. The following statement shov/s what a 

 difference variety, and therefore quality, makes in the same 

 market. On the 7th day of July, 18 71, raspberries were 

 sold at wholesale, in Philadelphia, as follows, viz. : — 



Black-cap 5 cents per quart. 



Philadelphia 8 " 



Pearl 16 



Susqueco, or Brandywine 30 " 



Hornet 60 " 



Blackberries sell well in both quart and pint baskets, but 

 if one is sending a long distance, pints will carry the fruit in 

 better condition. 



One of the best methods of shipping currants is to have 

 tills, or shallow boxes, two or three in number, fitting in 

 one's berry crates, which can thus be made to serve a 

 double purpose. Mark on these tills the net weight of the 

 fruit. For large. Cherry currants, quart and verbena bas- 

 kets are often used. Many like a long market basket, hold- 

 ing about 25 pounds, while those who raise grapes often 

 make the same shallow boxes answer for both. 



Gooseberries are shipped in all kinds of packages, from 

 barrels to quart boxes. I prefer a crate with tills, for both 

 gooseberries and currants. These two fruits, especially the 

 latter, are becoming increasingly profitable every year. 



In summing up, it may be briefly stated that with all 

 fruits, and in all the large m.arkets, beauty, size, and good 

 keeping qualities are the points which are chiefly consid- 



