View of the raspberry field of M. W. Hoi,den, the "First Fiddler" in berry growing in Iowa 
county Iowa Mi. Holden writes: I can return but little to you who are doing so much for berry 
erowers but I do want to send you a photograph of my field from your plants. Notice the single wire 
Srellis to which the bushes are tied, permitUng thorough tillage and which always produces large, clean, 
luscious berries to take to market. 
without exhaustion. I have come to regard 
pinching off terminal buds, when the plant is about 
eighteen inches high, a mistake. Checking natural 
growth at this time interferes with assimilation of 
plant food, and if the season is very dry and hot 
several drys often intervene before new buds start. 
But if ground is rich canes get so long that 
cultivation is interfered witli and pinching back 
might become a necessity if wire is not used. 
Great care should be exercised to remove only the 
terminal buds and not a leaf if it can be prevented. 
Never pinch in the laterals. One pinching of the 
main plant is enough. Never tie the canes to a 
stake in a bundle. They must have light and air 
and will not fruit pithout it. 
VARIETIES OF RASPBERRIES. 
Cumberland. It is now a settled fact that this is the 
chief of the black caps and will make the grower more 
money and reputation than any other variety ever intro- 
duced Its points of excellence is great vigor and size of 
hushes productiveness, large berries and high quality. Its 
extreme hardiness has been fully shown and it will succeed 
anywhere a black cap can be grown. You can propagate 
from fifteen to twenty-five plants from spring set plants by 
burjing the tips in August. By all means start with 
this grand berry now. 
Black Diamond. This is considered a jewell wher- 
ever grown. The berries are so large and shiny black, look 
so beautiful in the box and the canes are bo hardy that for a 
long season berry it must be be very popular for the garden 
or market. 
Conrath. Extremely hardy and enormously produc- 
tive and one of the most valuable berries for evaporating as 
well as for the general market. It is very popular wherever 
known. It has a long season, early to late. 
Eureka. A large shiny berry commencing to ripen 
very early and continues late. It is widely planted and de- 
fiervedly popular. 
Palmer. The earliest black cap grown. It ripens its 
fruit several days before strawberries are gone and enables 
you to supply a break. It is very vigorous and productive. 
Kansas. More popular than ever. It commences to 
ripen very early and gets its fruit on the market while ber- 
ries are high. They are large and beautiful. For hardi- 
ness of the canes it is among the very best. 
Older. It succeeds where drouths are severe as it sends 
its roots down deep. Very popular in the far west, season, 
medium early to late, 
Mungrer. Same season and closely resembles the 
Gregg. It lays claims to being more hardy and a little 
later, 
Gregg. The most popular extra late berry grown. Is 
found everywhere from ocean to ocean. When cultivated as 
directed and given the oat crop for a winter mulch is hardy 
and all right. Berries here often an inch in diameter and 
superb. 
PTTRPLE VARIETIES. Purple varieties lead all 
others for canning. They are supposed to he hybrids. a cross 
between the red and black and combine the good qualities 
of both. With many they are preferred to any other for a 
table berry. 
Haymaker. Originated in Ohio where it has created 
quite a sensation. In vigor of cane it exceeds anything I 
have ever seen. Its berries are so large and luscious and 
canes hardy as proved ih 189S that I believe it will super- 
cede all the other purple varieties. It propagates from tips 
readily and a few plants now will give you a good start for 
a year hence. 
Cardinal. This was introduced two years ago from 
Kansas at $2.50 per plant. The canes are a beautiful cardi- 
nal color, fruit good size and in productiveness, well you 
ought to see it. Just prune close and cultivate well and a 
very few plants will furnish enough for any family, 
Columbian. Now very widely distributed and a leader. 
The berries are often an inch in diameter and as productive 
as need be. Prune close, and cultivate well and you will 
get a large ciop. Remember all purple berries propagate 
from tips and you can get many plants the first year, 
RED VARIETIES. The cultivation, same as the 
blackcaps except that they should never be pinched back, 
I,et them grow all summer in their own way and at winter 
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