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long were obtained. These have borne every year 

 since. Three years later I procured from a nur- 

 sery agent 25 plants each of the Loudon and the 

 Marlboro raspberries, which were set 2 feet apart 

 in two rows each of each variety, the rows 4 feet 

 apart. Being set in the fall they winterkilled 

 badly, but spaces were filled in spring, and the 

 rows extended to 140 feet each, and have done ex- 

 ceedingly well. One season they bore over six 

 bushels of fruit, or i^ bushels to each 140 feet of 

 row. The Loudons come on a week or ten days 

 earlier than the Marlboro. The first were picked 

 July 22 and the last August 19. 



" One spring I set six grape vines. Green Moun- 

 tain, Moyer, Brighton, Campbell's Early, Early 

 Ohio, and Moore's Diamond. When four years 

 old they began to bear plentifully. These, in ad- 

 dition to other vines on the farm, make a nice 

 variety for jellies and for eating. 



" Two years ago I set out 50 Red Cross currant 

 bushes, two years old. They all lived and grew 

 beautifully. They have made a good growth for 

 next season's bearing. This variety is very sweet, 

 and is used upon the table very freely, after being 

 stemmed, rinsed in cold water, and sprinkled plen- 

 tifully with sugar. The Fay's Prolific and native 

 red are used more for jellies. The first currants 

 were picked July 15 and the last August i, over 

 five bushels in all. I trim the bushes as soon as 

 possible after the fruit is gathered and tie the canes 

 before snow falls, to prevent their breaking down 

 and to facilitate the putting on of the dressing. 



RASPBERRIES DO WELL 



"I also set 18 Shaffer Colossal raspberry bushes 

 in the fall, that same year, bought direct from the 



