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There Is Big Money to Be Made In Plum Farmer 
furrows and set the plants in the bottom on the loose fine earth, filling in about 
them slightly when first set. As the plants grow, the furrow's can be gradually 
filled until level full. 
Cultivate the middles and hoe about the plants the first year sufficiently to 
keep weeds down and the plants growing. Treat all canes that come up 
between the rows as weeds, cut them off. Don’t run the cultivator too deep, as 
every broken root sends up a sucker which will interfere with cultivation. Nip 
the canes back like raspberries to make the bush grow stocky and self-support¬ 
ing. When the canes finally crowd the paths, you can cut them off with bush 
hook or scythe to keep within bounds. Mulch under bushes where cultivator 
does not reach, and keep middles well cultivated from year to year. 
Varieties 
Snyder—The standard early black¬ 
berry. It is hardy, vigorous, healthy 
and enormously productive. The canes 
are upright growers, stiff and abund¬ 
antly able to hold up the large crop of 
fruit. The berries are large, round in 
shape, very firm and of good qualitv 
when well grown and allowed to ripen 
before picked. For years growers have 
tried to get a better blackberry than 
Snyder, but few will admit that they have 
succeeded. It is to blackberries what 
Dunlap is to strawberries; Cuthbert and 
Plum Farmer are to raspberries, etc. 
The canes are reddish in color and 
unequaled in hardiness. Twenty-five tor 
75c: 100. $1.50; 1000, $10.00. 
Taylor—This variety is later than 
Snyder and almost as hardy. The canes 
are greenish yellow in color, very pro¬ 
ductive. The berries are larger than 
Snyder and of better flavor. The shape 
of the berry is long. The flavor is excel¬ 
lent, fully as sweet as wild blackberries 
and of more pronounced character. 
Twenty-five for 75c: 100. $2.00; 1000, $15. 
Watt—I visited Mr. Crawford of Ohio 
and he assured me that Watt was his 
beat blackberry. He described it thus: 
‘‘This is a chance seedling that came 
up in an orchard, near I^awrence, Kansas, 
some 12 years ago. After hearing very 
favorable reports from neighbors of the 
finder, we obtained it on trial some years 
ago. Last season we had it in full bear¬ 
ing alongside of the Eldorado, Blowers 
and Ward. After watching the behavior 
of all the varieties to the end of the 
season we found the Watt to be the 
most desirable of them all, when every 
point was considered. Hardiness is an 
indispensable characteristic for this 
climate. The Watt Is hardy as far as 
tested. It is a good grower, fully equal 
to any we have on our place.” The Watt 
is a fine growing plant with us. It is a 
good bearer, and ripens its berries over 
a long period, from medium early until 
very late. The fruit is large, roundish 
and glossy black. In quality is one of 
the best. Twenty-flve for $1.50; 100, $5.00. 
Village Springs, Ala., March 24th, 1913. 
In April. 1912 you sent me 3,000 Senator Dunlap 
strawberry plants. One month after planting I 
picked at least one quart dally. Fine large berries. 
W. R. CHILKS. 
MarysTllle, Cal.. March 28th. 1913. 
I hare received the 100 strawberry plants. They 
were well packed, and If I ever want plants I will 
send to you. H. O. PETERS. 
Downers Grove., Ill., April 30th, 1913. 
Tour strawberry plants sent to me have come iq 
good shape and are fine plants. 
B K. LACEY. 
Blowers—One of the most remarkable 
new fruits ever introduced. A woman 
discovered it growing wild. It has been 
grown 14 feet in height and single bushes 
have produced as high as 2,694 berries. 
The original 1/3 of an acre has borne 
in five years the enormous crop of 10,637 
quarts. It has the longest fruiting season 
of any blackberry, lasting from July to 
October, producing its greatest crop in 
August, but quantities in September. It 
is very attractive for market on account 
of its large size and excellent appearance. 
Tn 1907 Mr. Blowers sold his entire crop 
to the grocerymen for $4.80 per bushel. 
One acre picked 110 bushels, or over $500 
to the acre. It sells for 2c per quart 
above other blackberries. Blowers is not 
entirely hardy here. Price of plants, 25 
for 75c; 100, $2.50; 1000, $20. 
Erie—The largest blackberry we have 
ever grown. The canes are upright grow¬ 
ers, stout and vigorous, branching like 
a tree. It is-very productive, but not en¬ 
tirely hardy. Fruit round, glossy and very 
attractive. 25 for 75c: 100, $2; 1000, $15. 
Early Harvest—25 for 75c; 100, $1.50. 
Eldorado—An excellent sweet flavored 
berry. It is hardy and productive. Ber¬ 
ries are long. 25 for 75c; 100, $2; 1000, $15. 
Ward—25 for 75c: 100, $2. 
Ancient Briton—If there Is a variety as 
hardy or hardier than Snyder, It is An¬ 
cient Briton. The canes are strong vig¬ 
orous growers, very productive of the 
largest, finest flavored berries, jet black 
and attractive. 25 for 75c; 100, $2.50: 
1000 , $ 20 . 
Lucretia Dewberry—This trailing or 
running blackberry is very interesting 
and profitable to grow. The canes must 
be trained much the same as grapes, 
either run over trellises, tied to stakes or 
kept in closely pruned hills. When cared 
for intelligently, they produce immense 
crops of fruit of the largest size, larger 
than ordinary blackberries. Its season 
of ripening, soon after strawberries, is in 
Its favor and helps the sale of the fruit. 
25 for 50c; 100. $1.25. 1000, $10. 
Giant Himalaya Berry—2 for 25c: 12. 
$1; 25. $1.50; 100, $5. 
San Jose. Cal.. March 20th. 1918. 
I received the Idaho rasplnirrv plants to-day. They 
are fine. Thanks for the extra ones. 
CHAS. S RROWN 
Greenwood. Va.. April I2th. 1913. 
“^e plants were In good condition. I am most 
anxloua to give them a flue sh*>w, as they are the 
ftrat fall bearing atrawhcrrles 'o be tried In this 
®®ctlon. MRS W. R. MASRIE. 
mv * „ ^ Queen. Ark . May 4th. 1913. 
The fail bearing atrau berries ( got of you some 
time ago are gU Hyjng dol ip fine. 
frank LAN8DOWNE 
