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dry winds and scorching sun of July while ripening, and 

 keep the ground shaded, which retains moisture longer than 

 if exposed to the rays of the sun, thereby causing the fruit 

 to fully develop while ripening, making large, fine, sweet 

 berries, some being fully three-fourths of an inch in diam- 

 eter. I should not recommend them to be set nearer than 

 5x6 feet, as the Doolittle is a strong grower. My mode of 

 culture is to lay them down in the fall and cover with earth. 

 Although quite hardy, it pays to lay them down and cover. 

 In the spring not too early when all danger of their being 

 killed is past, I take them up, manure at the foot if neces- 

 sary, then let them stand until the weeds start, when I stake 

 the vines to one side, and turned the way I want to culti- 

 vate them. I run through as many times as necessary to 

 mellow the ground with a double-shovel cultivator. Should 

 the ground be too dry I irrigate before plowing. This is 

 all the plowing they get, but when they get weedy I go 

 through them with hand and hoe. I irrigate as often as 

 necessary, using my own judgment when to do so. Rasp- 

 berries and strawberries require more water on my land 

 than any other fruit. Raspberries do not require as much 

 manure as other shrubbery. I also have the Greggans, 

 Tyler and Mammoth Cluster for black caps. The latter are 

 worthless on my grounds. I have the Brandywine and 

 Turner for reds, and like them more as I become better ac- 

 quainted with them. Also have the Golden Thornless, which 

 I cannot recommend for general use ; still, I say, plant a 

 few for a variety." 



Messrs. Crawford & Chase, of Colorado Springs, have 

 two acres of raspberries. They have fruited the following 

 varieties: Turner, Queen of the Market or Cuthbert, Reli- 

 ance, Brandywine, Herstine, Belle de Fontenay and High- 

 land Hardy, of the red varieties ; and Doolittle, Mammoth 

 Cluster and Gregg of the Black Caps. Their favorites are 

 the Turner, Reliance, Belle de Fontenay and Gregg. 



