common in some varieties of raspberries and causes heavy 
losses to berry growers. I have seen entire fields destroyed by 
this troublesome disease. 
By cutting the parent plant, it not only destroys mildew 
and other diseases that hibernate on the canes over winter, 
but it will help make stockier canes and more roots.. It takes 
us two year's with this method to grow a crop of plants. We 
do not spare time or money when we grow plants. We want 
the best and I am sure we have them. Our plants are double 
State Inspected. We dig our plants with a tractor power dig¬ 
ger that brings out all the roots. Our modern machinery, 
planters, cultivators and diggers enable us to sell the best 
plants for but little money. 
Buy only the best — It does net pay to plant poor berry plants. 
THE CHIEF RASPBERRY 
Chief is one of the newest raspberry varieties developed 
by the Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm at Excelsior. It was 
tested as a leading commercial early variety for all parts of 
Minnesota and the Northwest. Test revealed it to be hardier 
and it outyields Latham 13 to 30 per cent. 
No commercial grower can af¬ 
ford to be without this valuable rasp¬ 
berry on account of its earlyness. For 
the individual grower, Chief is chief 
of all raspberries. The farm family 
must have a raspberry that is immune 
to mosaic and mildew. Chief fills the 
bill. Over 90 per cent of our rasp¬ 
berry fields are destroyed by these 
two troublesome diseases. This new 
raspberry is not only early and dis¬ 
ease resistant, but the fruit is of the finest quality. It is very 
firm, bright red and brings from 50 cents to $1.00 a crate more 
on the market. Plant at least a few hundred Chief plants and 
enjoy this fine fresh fruit next summer; or a still better ad¬ 
vice— plant one acre and supply your neighbors or townfolks 
with raspberries. 
Pear Trees Must Be Grafted On Hardy RoMs. 
