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What a world of comfort this would be if we only took God's gifts 

 as freely as they are offered and here comes in the fruit garden. 

 Farmers, let j^our tables overflow with luxuries of your own produc- 

 tion. Start the boys in this work. Yes, the girls too. The 3'oung 

 people will hold closer to the farm with such privileges than without. 

 Health, comfort and good cheer will make you wiser, happier and 

 better. By all means, then, improve to the utmost the home fruit 

 garden. 



The raspberry and blackberry; both these fruits are valuable. 

 The land should be good and the culture good. The raspberry 

 should stand in straight rows both ways, six feet by six feet. When 

 the^canes reach four feet, nip out the tips with thumb and finger ; 

 as the laterals extend eighteen inches, nip a clip again ; cultivate 

 both ways, tie to stakes, and you have a foundation for a large 

 crop. 



Varieties : Souhegan, Mammoth Cluster, Nemaha and Hilborn. 



Blackberries, plant 8 feet by 6 feet, and treat much the same. 



Varieties : Snyder, Taylor, Erie. 



In closing let us remember in general that the culture of a highly 

 manured plat costs no more than the same without manure. Also 

 that clean culture can be secured as well under high fertilization as 

 without. 



Therefore let your work be complete, lacking nothing, and you 

 may adopt the motto : '•'Post proelia, premia." (After the battle, 

 the reward) . 



DISCUSSION^. 



Mr. Pope. I would like to ask Mr. Augur how the Shaffer suc- 

 ceeds with him, and whether he would recommend it for general 

 cultivation. 



Mr. Augur. It succeeds admirably with us. It is an immensely 

 strong grower and btands perfectly well with us. I do not know 

 whether it would be as hardy with you, but, if so, it is a most de- 

 sirable variety. Under high culture you get a great many berries 

 that will measure three quarters of an inch in diameter ; and while 

 the color is not quite peifecr, yet the good size and the good canning 

 quality of the fruit make it a most desirable variety to plant. Our 

 canes sometimes grow as large as a walking stick and very strong. 

 If the plants are set four feet apart in rich ground they will branch 



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