Royal Purple Raspberry Plants. It Is a Winner. 
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plan to provide for some loss, by trenching in a few extra plants to fill out 
vacancies later on, during wet, lowcry spells. In round numbers, it takes about 
2,000 raspberry plants to set an acre. They yield from 2,000 to 5,000 quarts to 
the acre, more or less. The plants must be kept free from weeds by hand hoeing 
and horse cultivation, the first year; afterwards most of the work can be done 
by cultivator and one-horse plow. We nip the canes when one foot high, the 
first year, and when 18 inches to 2 feet high, the second year, which causes the 
bush to branch and produce its fruit near the ground. In trimming, take off 
about one-third of the growth in early spring every year. In fertilizing, use 
commercial fertilizers, not too rich in nitrogen. Use a brand analyzing, about 
two per cent nitrogen to 10 per cent phos. acid and 10 per cent potash. If 500 
pounds of these goods are used on each acre per year, the field can be kept in 
profitable production for several years. Neglect the fertilizing and the first crop 
is the best and afterwards the plants rapidly deteriorate. 
Plum Farmer. — At the last meeting 
of the New York State Fruit Growers 
at Rochester, Jan. 4, 1011, W. H. Aider- 
man, Assistant Horticulturist at Geneva 
.Exp. Station, read the following report 
on the Plum Farmer Raspberry: “Of 
all the named varieties under test at the 
Geneva Station, Plum Farmer made the 
best showing in 1010 . The plants are 
hardy, vigorous and productive, the ber¬ 
ries large, good in color and quality. Tt 
has already been grown in some locali¬ 
ties and reports of its behavior are very 
favorable. It should certainly be given 
a trial in all commercial plantations.” 
Nothing T could say myself would be 
more effective than above and it fully 
confirms what I have been saying for 
years — that Plum Farmer is by far the 
best black cap that has ever been intro¬ 
duced. I know of no single variety of 
fruit that pays growers so well in this 
locality. One lot of 90 crates, shipped 
from this locality, sold in New York 
City for over $600. The Plum Farmer 
has a peculiar history. It was found by 
us in a lot of plants received from Ohio 
some 16 years ago. We have fruited it 
and sold plants during all these years, 
and never have seen any other variety 
that near approached it in practical 
value, and have yet to meet the man 
who can honestly say that it is not supe¬ 
rior to all other varieties. The plants 
are fine growers, being more free of dis¬ 
eases, peculiar to black caps, than other 
varieties, are hardy and when ripened 
in the fall have a clean silvery bluish 
appearance. When loaded with fruit 
they are a sight to behold. The berries 
ripen very early and most of the crop 
is produced in one week. The fruit is 
very large, thick meated and firm, mak¬ 
ing a good berry to evaporate or ship to 
distant markets. Tt is being planted in 
all the great raspberry growing sections 
