4 BULLETIN" 274, U. S. DEPARTMENT OP AGRICULTURE. 



The two principal commercial varieties of red raspberries are the 

 Cuthbert and the Antwerp. Of the blackberries the Evergreen, 

 Snyder, Kittatinny, Lawton, and Himalaya are the leading varieties. 

 The Cumberland black raspberry, the loganberry (a hybrid between 

 the Antwerp red raspberry and the Aughinbaugh blackberry), and 

 the Phenomenal (similar to the loganberry) are grown to some 

 extent. 



The recent remarkable growth and development of the industry 

 in this valley is due largely to the formation and successful opera- 

 tion of an effective cooperative marketing association. This asso- 

 ciation some years ago purchased a cannery, which is now operated 



Fig S. — Red raspberries at Puyallup, Wash., grown in continuous rows in accordance 

 with the upright system of training. 



as part of the cooperative enterprise. This plant has been greatly 

 enlarged and improved, and more recently a second one has been 

 built. These cooperatively owned canneries serve as the balance 

 wheel of the berry-growing industry in the section. Without them 

 the growers would be in a very precarious state, as through these 

 canneries they are able to dispose of all berries that for various 

 reasons can not be shipped fresh at a profit. During periods follow- 

 ing protracted rains, when berries are too soft for shipping, they 

 are utilized for canning purposes and are not a total loss to the 

 grower, as would necessarily be the case without canning facilities. 

 The association has now over 1,500 members, having individual 



