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but it has killed down with the others. I believe that the 

 bushes should be allowed to grow without fall pruning. 

 They could then be laid over without danger of breaking, 

 and covered. In the spring shorten the bushes and grow 

 lateral branches. 



A. N. HOAG: I grow the Wilson, Snyder, Kittatinny 

 and Lawton. I never fruited them so long as I left them 

 unprotected through the winter. I now cover with earth. 

 They are now succeeding with me. 



D. M. ROSE: I give the preference to the Snyder. 



MR. CURR: It is the common belief that heavy mulch- 

 ing and irrigation during fall and early winter will keep 

 blackberries alive. This is untrue, from the standpoint of 

 my own experience. I have done so, and lost heavily. I 

 am satisfied they must be covered with earth or other litter. 



HENRY McAusTER : All blackberry canes must be 

 covered with earth in winter, or they will kill to the ground 

 in nine cases out of ten. The hardiest varieties need this 

 protection. 



W. A. HELM : The Wilson is a good berry, but it will 

 not stand the winter without covering. The Missouri Mam- 

 moth variety will, and is therefore preferable. 



E. R. COSSON : The Snyder seems to succeed the best, 

 thus far, of any variety tried in Colorado. The Early Har- 

 vest ripens three weeks earlier than any other variety ; it is 

 as hardy as the Snyder, but not of as strong growth. The 

 Taylor's Prolific is, from all accounts, a splendid variety, 

 berries large and melting, without core, very productive, 

 and said to be hardy. 



J. H. NEWCOMB : Wilson's Early is the kind mostly 

 raised here and discarded to a great extent east for lack 

 of hardiness, which is of no account to us; the large size 

 and luscious fruit is what we want, and we will take care 

 that they do not kill in winter, by bending down and cover- 

 ing them. 



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