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 Varieties of Raspberries Recommended. 



For General Culture — 



Bed, early. — King, Brighton, Count, Marlboro, 



Main crop. — Cuthbert, Herbert. 

 Yellow. — Golden Queen. 

 Purple. — Columbian, ShafPer. 

 Blackcaps.— Hilborn, Older, Gregg, Smith Giant. 



For Home Use — 



Ked. — Herbert, Sarah, Clarke, Heebner 



Yellow. — Golden Queen. 



Purple. — ^Columbian. 



BlackCiaps. — Hilborn, Older, Gregg, Smith Giant. 



Hardiest Varieties. 



Bed. — ^Herbert, Sarah, Turner, King, Loudon, Sunbeam. 

 Yellow. — Golden Queen. 



Blackcaps. — Hilborn, Older; Cumberland and Gibraltar of the newer varie- 

 ties are promising. 



The crop of raspberries, like most other fruits, depends largely on climatic con- 

 ditions, and even though the best variety is planted, if the season is unfavourable or 

 the plantation has not been cared for properly, the yield will be much lessened. As a 

 rule it will be found that the more the crop can be increased by special care the greater 

 the profits will be, the extra labour and expense made being much more than repaid 

 for by the increased crop and additional revenue. A crop of raspberries, according to 

 Bailey, ranges from 50 to 100 bushels per acre. Card found that the average yield of 

 red raspberries estimated from the information received from 56 growers is about 69 

 bushels per acre. At the Central Experimental Farm the average yield of the Herbert 

 raspberry for two years on one row 90 feet in length was at the rate of more than 

 205 bushels per acre, or about 6,586 lbs. From two rows, each 18 feet in length, or 

 one row 36 feet long, the average yield for three years was over 229 bushels per acre, 

 or 7,857 lbs. The average yield of the Brighton from two rows each 18 feet in length 

 was over 175 bushels per acre, or 5,602 lbs. The highest individual yield was obtained 

 from the Herbert in 1904, which produced 50 lbs., 12 ozs. of fruit from two rows each 

 18 feet in length, or one row 36 feet long, which is at the rate of 10,234 lbs. per acre, 

 or 319 bushels 26 lbs., estimating a bushel at 32 lbs. 



While these large yields are from small plots, they show the possibility of increas- 

 ing the average yield throughout the country very much. 



THE BLACKBERRY. 



The blackberry is a native of the Eastern States, and in Canada it is found from 

 Nova Scotia westward and northward to near the Manitoba boundary. 



