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Mr. Brown. Just as soon as the frost is out of the ground a foot 

 deep. 



S. L. BoARDMAN. Docs jour market demand the blackberry? 



Mr. Brown. I sell ten times as many strawberries as black- 

 berries. In order for a blackberry to sell well it must be a good one. 

 I have little competition. Unless there is a clear field in market I 

 would not recommend to plant onl^y enough for home use. 



Mr. L. F. Abbott. Do the}- rust? 



Mr. Brown. No, sir. 



Mr. Nelson. Do you use anything to keep the canes from break- 

 ing in the winter? 



Mr. Brown. No, sir. 



Mr. Nelson. How tall do they grow? 



Mr. Brown. The first year two feet ; the second year I allow them 

 to grow higher. 



Mr. Nelson. How do you prune? 



Mr. Brown. I pinch the crown of the cane. To stop upper 

 growth, snip with shears. 



Mr. Nelson. Do you pay an}- attention to buds? 



Mr. Brown. No, sir. 



Mr Briggs. You mention strawberry culture. Does it make 

 any difference whether the plant is taken from near the original or 

 farther out? 



INIr. Brown. Take it next to the parent slock. You can't pre- 

 vent winter killing. You will lose more from the continual freezing 

 and thawing than from any other cause. This action tears off the 

 roots and leaves and finally throws the plants out of the ground. 



Mr. Briggs. What do you do to keep them from getting soiled? 



Mr. Brown. That is a hard question. 



Mr. Briggs. Did you ever use sawdust? 



Mr. Brown. No, sir. 



Mr. Jordan. Don't the raspberry throw up shoots? 



Mr. Brown. Y'^es, they all throw up shoots. I set rows five feet 

 apart and set out five in a place. I like to have thick places near 

 together. From these places I take out shoots to set. 



Mr. Nelson. Are the cultivated raspberries troubled with the 

 maggot? 



Mr. Brown. I have raised bushels and sold them to private cus- 

 tomers who did not find a maggot in them. I dou't deny but what 

 they are there, but they are very few. 



