BLACKBERRY 



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Tarieties Rfcdiiinu'iitlt'd for IMaiitiiie- 

 Uashingtoii 



W. S. Thornber, formerly Horticulturist 

 Washington State College, recommends 

 the following for that state: 



EarU/ Mammoth — An early fine large, 

 rich flavored berry. Rather tender for 

 general planting but valuable where qual- 

 ity is desired. 



Evergreeti — One of our hardiest, most 

 productive and best all-round late black- 

 berries. Value for commercial as well as 

 home growing purposes. 



Himilaya Giant — A rather slight known, 

 productive, rank-growing, viny sort. Valu- 

 able for commercial planting west of the 

 Cascade mountains, but too tender for 

 general planting. 



Kittatinny — A very commonly planted 

 sort, and w^hile rather tender and sub- 

 ject to rust, yet produces very satisfac- 

 tory crops. 



Snyder — One of our best and most popu- 

 lar early sorts. Valuable for commercial 

 as well as home purposes. 



8t0)ies' Hardy — An old, well-known, late 

 variety. Valuable only where the more 

 productive sorts will not stand the 

 winters. 



Loganberry — Que of our newer fruits 

 which is rapidly becoming popular on ac- 

 count of its productiveness, large fruit 

 and fine quality. Grows well in all parts 

 of the state but requires light winter 

 protection in eastern Washington. 



Phenomenal Berry — A fruit closely re- 

 sembling the loganberry and profitably 

 grown under the same conditions. 



Lucretia Dewberry — A valuable but not 

 well known recent addition to the black- 

 berry family. While it is hardy, its trail- 

 ing habit makes it possible to successfully 

 grow this plant, by giving it winter pro- 

 tection, where the ordinary blackberry 

 winter kills. Its early fruiting habit, 

 productiveness and ability to thrive on 

 many soils makes it popular as an orchard 

 filler in many parts of the state. 



Geaxvllle Lowther 



Cost of Growine Blackberries in the 

 Puyalliiii A'alley 



It is estimated in the Puyallup valley 

 that it costs the grower 25 cents per crate 



of 24 crates for picking. The crate costs 

 15 cents; hauling to the depot and other 

 incidentals, T^j cents; cultivation and 

 taking care of the canes, TV-j cents. Add 

 to this the Association charge, which will 

 average about 5 cents per crate, and there 

 is a total of 60 cents. President W. H. 

 Paulhamus states that the P. & S. Associa- 

 tion can sell the Evergreen blackberries 

 at an average net return to the grower 

 of S5 cents, and he still has 25 cents per 

 crate above the cost of production. Eight 

 hundred crates to the acre would mean 

 $200 per acre profit. Six hundred crates 

 per acre means $150 per acre profit, pro- 

 viding the market is ample. — Xorthicest 

 Horticulturist. 



Blackberries Keeoiiimeuded 



Blackberries recommended for cultiva- 

 tion, in the various districts, by the 

 American Pomological Society. 



For map of districts see recommenda- 

 tions under apple, page 192. 



District Xo. 1 



REcosiMExnED — Dessert. kitchen and 

 market: Eldorado. Dessert and market: 

 Agawam; Minnewaska; Snyder. Dessert 

 and kitchen: Lucretia (dewberry). Mar- 

 ket: Briton, Ancient: Erie. Dessert: 

 Stone; Taylor: Triumph. Western; Wa- 

 chusett. 



District >o. 2 



Highly recommended — Dessert and 

 market: Agawam; Early Harvest; Sny- 

 der. Dessert and kitchen : Lucretia 

 (dewberry). Market: Briton, Ancient; 

 Erie; Wilson. Dessert: Taylor. 



Recommended — Dessert, kitchen and 

 market: Eldorado. Dessert and market: 

 Brunton; Minnewaska. Market: Latv- 

 ton. Dessert: Kittatinny; Stone; Tri- 

 umph, Western : Wachusett. 



Recommended for trial — Dessert and 

 market: Allen. 



District No. 3 



Highly recommended — Dessert and m,ar- 

 ket: Early Harvest; Minnewaska. Des- 

 sert and kitchen: Lucretia (dewberry). 

 Market: Erie. 



Recommended — Dessert, kitchen and 

 market: Eldorado. Dessert and market: 

 Mayes (Austin) [dewberry]; Snyder. 



