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about four ounces when dried, varying somewhat with 

 seasons, variety, and the like. Seven or eight pounds of 

 dried product to the bushel of fresh fruit is, therefore, all 

 that can be expected. Furthermore, the true red varieties 

 are dull and unattractive in color, when dried, which is 

 unfavorable to their sale. The quality is excellent, but 

 appearance counts for more in the sale of goods. 



Varieties of the purple-cane class, like Shaffer and Co- 

 lumbian, are much better for evaporating than the true 

 reds. The yield is heavier and the quality and flavor are 

 excellent. They also possess a much more attractive 

 appearance when dried than does the Cuthbert. It would 

 seem that under some conditions, evaporating fruit of this 

 class might prove profitable, although it is not being 

 done to any great extent. As an outlet for surplus fruit 

 in times of glutted markets, should such occur, the prac- 

 tice of evaporating commends itself if facilities are at 

 hand for doing it. To plant even the purple-cane varie 

 for evaporating alone would probably be unwise. 



DURATION OF PLANTATIONS 



Red raspberries may be kept in fruit for a number of 

 years from the same plantation if it seems wise to do so. 

 Wilson says 1 that eight to ten crops of berries may be 

 expected from a patch, provided the plants are given good 

 care and are kept free from disease. In a study of results 

 obtained on different farms in New York state he found 

 that a few plantings ten years old were yielding as heavily 

 as the average of those from three to five years old. One 

 1 The Cornell Reading-Courses, Vol. II, No. 36. 



