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until they find something that they like better than they do 

 raspberries. 



A Member : Are yoti troubled with the leaves blighting or 

 drying up? 



Mr. Sharp : I have laid that to root-gall. I have found 

 some of that, but I have attribtued it to root-gall. 



A Member : The canes die out the second year after that 

 makes its appearance, don't they? 



Mr. Sharp : I have not been troubled any more the second 

 year after than I have the third or fourth. 



A Member: What I mean is, that when they come up the 

 next year after this trouble makes its appearance, there is usually 

 a pretty poor prospect of the crop amounting to anything. 



Mr. Sharp: We do have that occasionally, but I have laid 

 it to root-gall. It has not been bad with us, and probably my 

 experience is a good deal more limited than many others. 



A Member : It is something which is entirely new with me. 

 I have a great deal of it; and there are some other plantations 

 that I know of that have been troubled that w'ay. It is entirely 

 new and it is very fatal as I understand. I did not know that 

 it was due to root-galls. 



Mr. Sharp : Have you examined the roots ? 



Same Member : I don't think I have with reference to that. 



Mr. Sharp: I think you will find that it is due to a gall on 

 the root. 



A Member : Has raspberry growing received the attention 

 it deserves, and if not, why? 



Mr. Sharp : I endeavored to answer that in my paper par- 

 tially. It is because of the depredation of these insects, and 

 the necessity for spraying for the various diseases, root-galls and 

 other things like that. It is certainly not because the fruit 

 will not sell if it is in good condition. There is certainly as 

 much demand now as there has been for years. 



A Member : How do you like the Loudon raspberry ? 



Mr. Sharp: It does very well in some localities. I have 

 seen some that were very good. They are not very much 

 cultivated, however. I do not think they are equal to the 

 Cuihbert. 



A Member: Do you think they have as good a flavor as 

 some others ? 



