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little trouble to keep them in subjection. This first 

 plowing is heavy and slow work, and many of the 

 stumps will drag out and interfere in a measure with the 

 subsequent harrowing, but aside from that, there is little 

 difficulty. If the land is to be used for small or fine 

 crops, these stumps will need to be removed, but for 

 potatoes or corn they will cause verj^ little trouble. 

 Raspberries seem to leave the land in fine condition 

 for other crops. One of the finest pieces of corn ever 

 obtained, in my own experience, was the first crop 

 taken from the land after plowing under a black rasp- 

 berry plantation. 



HARDINESS OF BLACK -CAPS^- 



The black raspberries are among the hardiest 

 n^embers of the family. The Gregg is one of the 

 most tender varieties, but even this will stand the 

 winters of most localities without serious injury. Of 

 course, in very severe climates, it will be found profit- 

 able to put down the plants for winter protection, 

 even though not absolutely necessary to prevent the 

 bush from killing. The increased yield resulting from 

 the greater vitality and vigor of the plants so pro- 

 tected is found to much more than repay the cost of 

 protection. Plants probably "winter-kill" in August 

 as often as in January, and it is as important to 

 take every pains to protect them from insect or fungous 

 injury during summer as to protect them from cold 

 in winter. 



