STATE POMOLOGICAL SOCIETY. 61 



In the spring of 1882 I set an acre with Turner Red Raspberry 

 and Brandywine, using the same quantity of dressing to the hill as 

 before. Also, set three-fourths of an acre to Snyder and Taylor 

 Blackberries, setting the last mentioned three by six feet, using no 

 manure on land that was in fair condition. That season picked from 

 the Philadelphia 320 quarts, and from the Black Raspberries, 288 

 quarts. If the Blacks had not winter killed, should have got double 

 the quantity ; received fifteen cents per quart for all. 



In 1883, picked 285 quarts Red and 167 quarts Blacks; obtained 

 from the one acre of Turner and Brandj'wine 224 quarts. 



The Philadelphia was found to be too soft for market, and their 

 color was not liked, being a very dark red. The Black Raspberries 

 winter killed badly ; had some difficulty in selling the berries, and 

 therefore discarded both varieties. 



In 1884, picked 1696 quarts from the Turner and Brandywine 

 Raspberries, 320 quarts from the Snyder and Taylor Blackberry, 

 and received twelve cents per quart for all. 



The Turner is of good color, good flavor, an immense yielder, 

 and an excellent berry for fiimily use and the home market. The 

 Brandywine is a good yielder, of good color, not so good flavor as 

 the Turner, but very firm, and good for the home market or to ship. 

 The Turner is earl}-. The Brandywine is late, continuing in bear- 

 ing two weeks after the Turner is gone. 



The Snyder Blackberry, from some unknown cause, part of them, 

 failed to make a good growth. I think, however, they were set 

 rather too deeply ; yet it has proved perfectl}' hard3% is early and a 

 good yielder. The Taylor is nearly as hard}' as the Snyder ; is also 

 a good yielder ; season, medium to late. 



The past season, 1885, picked 1792 quarts Red Raspberries, and 

 1152 quarts Blackberries. Of the three-quarters acre of Black- 

 berries, but one-half acre was in bearing. 



I paid two cents per quart for picking, each season, which is to be 

 deducted. I have never kept any account of the cost of cultivation, 

 either of raspberries or blackberries ; have cultivated them about four 

 times during each season, horse and cultivator doing about seven- 

 eighths of the work until the last season, in which they did all the 

 work, the ground being so well shaded the}' did not seem to need 

 anything more. I have not used any dressing on any of them since 

 the}' were set, with the exception of the past fall, when I gave them a 

 liberal top dressing. I intend to set one acre of Brandywine and 



