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'y dry soils, 
system for 
~an be grown 
the matted row 
*use. of this factor of 
U: 
also can endure drought or a relatively dry location better 
tiictn Raspberries or Blackberries. Blackberries are more 
susceptible to drought than Raspberries; Dewberries less so. 
Currants will thrive in considerable shade and so are often 
grown among the fruit trees of the orchard. 
The dryer the soil the further apart the plan should be, 
inasmuch as each plant removes moisture from > soil in much 
the same way as might a pump. In c^ 
the hill system is preferable to the • 
Strawberries. Much larger and fine 
with the hill system of planting th 
system unless on ideal soil. Chiefly 
moisture, the same principle applies .o the growing of Rasp- 
berries, Blackberries, etc. On the dryer soils plant in hills and 
permit only a few plants to the hill. On soils more retentive of 
noisture planting may be in rows; 
ut to secure the largest fruit always 
' lant in hills. 
Obviously, the “everbearing” va- 
rieties of berries shouL be given the 
best location as regards coolness and 
moisture supply, because fruit is ex- 
pected late in the season when the 
soil is ordinarily at its dryest. It is 
unreasonable to expert a crop of 
Raspberries during hr Ly period of 
the season, unless the soil is retentive 
of moisture, or some irrigation system 
is installed; but heavv mulching will 
do much to offset adverse conditions. 
Can any one estimate how many 
potential tons of small fruits, and 
how much potential annual growth of 
shrubbery are simply not gained every 
year as a result of burning the raked- 
PRODUCTION TABLE 
Fair Yield In Quarts 
r,- d Of Fruit 
Per Acre 
Per 100 x 25 Ft. 
)j aspberries . 
2,500 
150 
tckberries 
3,000 
190 
rawberries 
3,000 
190 
ants 
4,000 
250 
ooseberries . 
8,000 
500 
Number 
of Plants to Area 
1 tance Apart of 
Number 
of Plants 
Per Acre 209 
Per 
..ants in Feet 
x 209 Ft. 
100 x 25 Ft. 
3X2 
7,260 
450 
3x3 
4,840 
300 
4X2 
5.443 
340 
4x4 
2,723 
170 
5x3 
2,901 
180 
5x4 .... 
2,178 
'35 
5x5 
'.743 
109 
up leaves each autumn, instead of using them for a mulch? 
Oh, the pity of it! 
The advantage of the “everbearing” Strawberry is not that it 
produces fruit from early in the summer until late in the autumn, 
but that it provides a means of securing fruit late in the season 
after the ordinary kinds have passed out. Put reliance on the 
old, ordinary kinds for the early and midseason fruit, as they 
produce the bigger and better crops at these times; and a late 
crop of any considerable quantity will not be obtained from 
the everbearers if they are permitted to fruit early in the 
season. 
The secret of management lies in removing the blossoms every 
week or ten days until midsummer. The Strawberry requires a 
plentiful supply of moisture particularly at fruiting time. 
So it follows that everbearing varieties should be given prefer- 
ence as to soil, inasmuch as they 
ripen fruit during the dry time of the 
year. The proportionate plantings 
of the berry patch will vary with in- 
dividuals but, whatever these re- 
quirements may be, a scheme of se- 
lection to meet needs may be easily 
worked out from the following tabu- 
lations. As regards the varieties 
that are named in these presentations, 
old standard kinds are taken for pur- 
poses of illustration only and it is not 
intended to suggest that they are 
therefore superior to the newer kinds; 
for example in referring to Everbear- 
ing Raspberries St. Regis is taken as 
a type, but modern introductions 
such as La France excel it in size 
of berry and possibly in other 
spects too. 
re- 
TYPICAL COMPARISON OF QUALITIES IN SMALL FRUIT VARIETIES 
Red Currants 
VARIETY 
QUALITY 
SIZE OF FRUIT 
PRODUCTIVITY 
SEASON 
Cherry 
Fay 
Perfection 
Red Cross 
Wilder 
Good 
Good 
Very good 
Good 
Good, mild 
Medium to large 
Medium to large 
Large 
Fairly large 
Large 
Moderately 
Not very 
Productive 
Productive 
Productive 
Midseason 
Midseason 
M idseason 
Midseason 
Late and long 
White Currants 
White Imperial 
White Grape 
Good, mild 
Fair 
. Medium 
Medium to large 
Productive 
Productive 
Midseason 
Midseason 
Purple Cane Raspberries 
Cumberland 
Schaffer 
Good 
Good 
Large 
Large 
Very productive 
Very productive 
Late 
Late 
Black Raspberries 
Cumberland 
Good 
Very large 
Very productive 
Late 
Gregg 
Very good 
Large 
Fairly productive 
Midseason 
Kansas 
Verv good 
Large 
Productive 
Early 
Davison 
Very good 
Very, sweet 
Large 
Rather lacking 
Very early especially 
desirable for the 
home garden. 
Strawberries 
Columbia 
Good or 
very good 
Good 
Large 
Imperfect 
Late 1 
Chesapeake 
Large 
Perfect 
Late 2 
Dunlap 
Very good 
Medium 
Perfect 
M idseason 3 
Marshall 
Flighest 
Large 
Perfect 
Early to mid-season! 4 
New York 
Very good 
Large 
Perfect 
Midseason 6 
Progressive 
Good 
Small 
Perfect 
An everbearing 
variety 
American Red Raspberries 
VARIETY 
QUALITY 
SIZE 
PRODUCTIVITY 
SEASON 
HARDINESS 
Cuthbert 
Herbert 
June 
Marlboro 
Golden Queen 
St. Regis 
Fair 
Good 
Good 
Good 
Fair 
Good 
Fairly large 
Large 
Large 
Very large 
Fairly large 
Fairly large 
Productive 
Productive 
Productive 
Very productive 
Productive 
Productive 
Long and late 
Late 
Very early 
Early 
Late 
Everbearing 
Fair 
Good 
Very 
Very 
Fair 
Good 
European Red Raspberries 
All summer 
Clark 
La France 
Very good 
Very good 
Very good 
Large 
Large 
Very large 
Productive 
Productive 
Productive 
Medium to late 
Medium 
Early to late 
Hardy 
Hardy 
Blackberries 
Agawam 
Briton 
Eldorado 
Erie 
Mersereau 
Good 
Very good 
Very good 
Very good 
Very good 
Productive 
Very productive 
Productive 
Productive 
Productive 
Fairly early 
Medium to late 
Early 
Medium 
Late 
Hardy 
Very 
Hardy 
Fairly 
Moderate 
Dewberries 
Lucretia 
Mayes 
Good 
Very good 
Productive 
Productive 
Fairly early 
Early 
Hardy 
Hardy 
Gooseberries 
VARIETY 
QUALITY 
SIZE 
PRODUCTIVITY 
GROUP 
Chautauqua 
Very good 
Large 
Fairlv 
European 
Downing 
Very good 
Medium 
Productive 
American 
Industry 
Good 
Medium to large 
Fairly 
European 
losselyn 
Good 
Fairly large 
Productive 
American 
Pearl 
Good 
Medium 
Productive 
American 
Whitesmith 
Very good 
Medium to large 
Not very 
European 
*An especially handsome fruit of good quality, 
garden. *Very large and sweet. 
*A leading variety both for commercial growing and the home garden. 
•A leading variety for home use. 4 Of the highest quality, ideal for home 
