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XViiul -D Wor\Growing Berries 
Home-grown Raspberries are always the sweetest. In this locality, Raspberries grown 
for the markets have possibilities of paying well. 
The Raspberry succeeds best in a deep, rich soil and well repays generous treatment. 
The sucker varieties should be planted from 2 to 3 feet apart in rows that are 5 to 6 feet apart. 
Three to five canes should be left in each hill to bear fruit, others should be cut out as they 
appear. Good, clean culture is necessary to obtain best results. Varieties that root from the tip 
should be planted 2)^ to 3)^ feet apart, in rows that are 6 to 7 feet apart, varying in distance, 
according to the richness of the soil and the habit of growth of the different varieties. 
CHIEF (Red). Latham’s only rival. Our 
latest red Raspberry of real merit. Ex¬ 
tremely hardy and mosaic-resistant, and 
we consider it superior to Latham. Ten 
days earlier than Latham, will outyield 
Latham, and almost equal in size, with 
better quality. We recommend the Chief 
for early and Latham for midseason. They 
are sure winners. 
CUMBERLAND (Black). Largest Black 
Raspberry known; unusually strong grow¬ 
er, perfectly hardy, with large, oval, glossy 
black, firm fruit. The most popular black. 
PLUM FARMER (Black). Standard Ameri¬ 
can blackcap. Hardy, evenly ripened crops 
of large size marketable fruits. 
CUTHBERT (Red). One of the most popu¬ 
lar reds, but it has now been surpassed by 
both the Latham and Chief. 
LATHAM (Redo The berries are large, 
dark red, and of uniform size. Commences 
bearing usually the first year. Covers an 
extra long fruiting season. Vigorous. Per¬ 
fectly hardy in all parts of the country. 
ST. REGIS (Red Everbearing Raspberry). 
Brilliant crimson, very large, juicy, highest 
quality. Ships well. Canes very strong, 
vigorous, hardy and will endure severest 
cold without injury. Everbearing and ex¬ 
ceptionally prolific. First of the crop 
comes very early. The only successful and 
profitable “Everbearing” Raspberry. 
Latham Raspberry 
BLACKBERRIES 
Blackberries are being planted for commercial use more extensively now than heretofore. 
Blackberries should receive much the same general treatment as Raspberries. The prun¬ 
ing should be governed by the growth and should be severe. Pinch back the shoots when they 
have reached a height of 3 or 4 feet. 
BLOWERS. Claimed to be the hardiest and 
most productive and to bring on the market 
the highest price of all Blackberries. Large 
size, jet black, good shipper, best quality. 
ELDORADO. Very hardy and vigorous 
canes, their yield is enormous. Large, jet 
black berries in large clusters and ripen well 
together; very sweet, melting, no hard core. 
STRAWBERRIES 
for the Home 
and M ar\et 
YOU WILL GET BETTER RESULTS WITH OUR EXTRA STRONG PLANTS 
LUCRETIA DEWBERRY 
The first to ripen. Ten days 
earlier than Blackberries. Brings 
a big price on any market and 
makes real profits for the grower. 
Of the Blackberry type but pro¬ 
duced on a trailing vine instead 
of an upright bush. Very hardy 
and disease-resistant. Berries are 
extra large, lustrous black, sweet, 
juicy. Unexcelled for canning. 
THE NEW YOUNGBERRY 
A cross between the Loganberry 
and Dewberry, which two varie¬ 
ties it resembles in manner of 
growth. Fruit is very large, dark 
wine color, with few seeds; highly 
flavored, sweet and delicious. 
Easy to handle, keeps well, ships 
well; an excellent canner, valuable 
for table use, jellies and pies. 
Eldorado Blackberry 
Strawberries always command good prices on the market and are easily grown. They 
will succeed in any soil that is adapted to ordinary farm or garden crops. The soil should be 
thoroughly prepared to a good depth and enriched with stable manure or good commercial 
fertilizer before planting. For large plantings, plants should be set in rows 3J^ feet apart 
and 18 inches apart in the row. They may be grown closer together in the small gardens. 
The first year after planting the runners should be trained onto the row, thereby forming a 
solid mat. Strawberry plants should have a covering of leaves or straw through the Winter 
which should remain on in the Spring. This will help to keep the fruit clean. 
We grow Strawberries for plants only and ours are not to be compared with those taken 
from bearing patches where they were allowed to stand several years in stiff soil without being 
cultivated. Our Strawberry plants are transplanted to new soil each season and, therefore, 
are far superior to the low priced plants from bearing patches. The advantage of using these 
new plants from the nursery row will be apparent when the first crop comes in, for it will 
more than offset the first cost of the plants. Our deep, sandy loam soil is especially adapted 
for growing Strawberries, for the plants develop exceptionally fine root systems. 
r 'G'A/T The most valuable Everbearing yet introduced. Planted side by side with Masto- 
don in April, it produced five times as many berries up until September 1st, 
had produced more plants, and was again covered with bloom for another crop. Our objec¬ 
tion to the old Everbearing varieties was that the berries were too scattered, which is not 
the case with the Gem. With 
us it started bearing in May 
after being transplanted in 
April and bore continu¬ 
ally throughout the 
Summer. No sooner 
than one crop was har¬ 
vested, bloom for an¬ 
other crop was appear¬ 
ing. The berries are 
large and of excellent 
quality, somewhat 
rounder than Mastodon 
and a brighter red. Up 
until the Gem was intro¬ 
duced, we hesitated to 
recommend any Ever- 
bearing Strawberry as a 
commercial proposition 
but do not hesitate to 
recommend this one for 
commercial culture as 
well as being the ideal Gem Everbearing 
berry for the home Strawberries 
garden. 
BLUEBERRIES 
An old fruit, much improved, 
and now a profitable crop. See 
page 16 for more complete 
description. 
