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highly profitable. It is also a valuable addi- 

 tion to the small fruit plantation for a local 

 trade. As a rule it is not profitable to ship 

 this fruit more than a very few miles. When 

 prepared for market it should never be han- 

 dled in larger than pint receptacles. Quart 

 boxes are too large for so soft a fruit. The 

 red raspberry comes into bearing early and 

 when well cared for on strong soil stands many 

 years, thus making it a most satisfactory plant 

 both for market and for the home fruit garden. 

 The chief expense in handling the crop is the 

 cost of picking. 



Black raspberries, on the other hand, are not 

 restricted to use as a dessert fruit as is the red 

 berry. Black caps are grown extensively in 

 some localities for drying. The invention of a 

 mechanical means of harvesting the crop, to- 

 gether with the use of the modern evaporator, 

 has made it possible to grow this crop on an 

 extensive scale. Some growers in western New 

 York have as many as eighty acres devoted to 

 the industry. The return ranges from $50 to 

 $200 per acre. 



This crop fits well into a fruit enterprise 

 involving strawberries, black raspberries for 

 evaporation, peaches, and apples. Fortunately 

 nature has provided a number of sections in 



