L. J. FARMER, PULASKI, OSWEGO COUNTY, N. Y. 
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A SURPLUS OF CATALOGUES 
If you have not already received my regular 1914 
cat^ogue (issued in January), you better send and get 
a copy- L^t year we printed 75.000 copies and run 
short several thousand copies, there was such a call 
for them. This year we printed one hundred and eleven 
thousand {111,000) and we have more than regular 
c^ls will take up. so we are willing and anxious to send 
one to anyb^y interested in berries. It does not make 
any difference whether you intend to order plants of 
me this year or not. you can have a catalogue if you 
want it by addressing L. J. FARMER, 
Pulaski, N. Y. 
Penn Yan, Yates Co., N. Y., December 1st, 1908. 
The Plum Farmer berr>’ is ahead of our standard evapo¬ 
rating berry: the Ohio. I picked my berries with harvester 
this year during a rainy week, picking them when too 
wet to work in hay field. Sometimes the berries were 
so wet that we wet our sleeves through in batting them, 
yet they held their shape well and did not mat in dr>*ing 
as the Kansas will do. They are larger than the Ohio, 
produce more, better in quality, of a better color and 
hold their shape nearly as well. Two evai>orntor men 
came to see my dried berries. They said they never saw 
such large berries hold their shape so well and not mat 
together. Both of these men raise the Ohio which haa 
been the standard for evaporating for years. 
H. E. MATTHEWS. 
THE PLUM FARMER BLACK RASPBERRY. 
This is the greatest black cap raspberry that 
has ever been introduced. It was found by us in 
a batcli of plants received from Ohio some 15 
years ago. We have propagated and sold it ever 
since and have yet to meet the man who thinks 
there is anything near as good in the blackcap 
line. It is grown and appreciated from Maine 
to California and everywhere receives the great¬ 
est praise. In 1909. a grower who lives about 
10 miles from us. shipped 90 crates to New York 
City, which sold for over $000. It is being planted 
for evaporating and fresh use to the exclusion of 
all otliers. The plants are very healthy, have a 
silvery bluish appearance when ripened in the fall 
and succeed where others fail. The fruit is gray¬ 
ish black, very firm, attractive, of the very highest 
flavor and is adapted for evaporating, as well as 
for fresh market or home use. I know of no 
fruit which pays growers in this locality as well. 
Buyers stand ready to pay the farmers 12c at their 
doors and the fresh fruit often retails in the cities 
for 25c per quart. We handled nearly 500.000 of 
these plants during the season of 1910. Now is 
the time to plant the Plum Farmer. Price, for 
extra large plants, 50c for 25; $2 per 100: $15 
per 1000; tip plants, 50c for 25; $1.50 per 100; $10 
per 1000; $25 per 3000. 
Geneva, Ohio, October 20th, 1908. 
I write to report to yoxi on my first crop of Plum 
Parmer raspberries of which I purchased 1000 plants 
over one year ago. Tlie crop was one of the best I ever 
raised^ They are fairly superior to any black cap I have 
ever seen. They resemble the Kansas but are a much 
hardier, larger and more vigorous grower and stood the 
drouth better than any other variety. My crop was a 
model one, the berries larger than the Cumberland and 
will yield one-half more on the same ground, and bring a 
cent or two more in our local market. I hereby cheer- 
hilly recommend to all berry growers that they will 
make no mistake in raising this berrj*. It is the best all- 
around raspiierry I have ever seen, 
H. J. UICIIMOXI). 
Sparta, Monroe Co., Wis., November I8th, 1908. 
I have been growing the Pium Parmer for the ])ast 
three years and it is the most profitable black raspberry 
we have ever tried, and wo have grown about everything 
that has been offered to the public. Our Plum I'armer 
averaged us .$2.00 per 24-pint case the past season for 
the entire crop. It js the only black raspberry we shall 
iilniit in the future and the only one we are recommend- 
ir.g others to plant. W. H. HANCHKTT. 
THE IDAHO EVERBEARING RASPBERRY. 
This new red raspberry was found growing in 
the State of Idaho. The plants are strong grow¬ 
ers and, if given a fair chance, soon assert them¬ 
selves. Thev are not such rampant growers as 
Cuthbert and do not ever incumber the ground 
with useless plants, but they are sturdy growers 
and are not easily choked out by weeds or other 
varieties. The plants are the hardiest of all red 
raspberries, have withstood 30 degrees below 
zero and I believe they will easily stand 40 de¬ 
grees below zero. They rarely ever get over 
3V. feet liigh and never have required trimming 
wfth us. They branch naturally like a tree and 
require very little attention except to be kept 
clean of weeds and grass. 
The fruit is very large, some berries attaining 
over one inch in diameter, of a deep red color 
and verv attractive. It i.s very fine flavored. 
The season is early to late, ripening over the 
longest season of any red raspberry we have, 
beginning with Marlboro and lasting long after 
T.oudon and Cuthbert are done. 1 am able to 
sell the fruit for the best price of any raspberry 
we grow. We are planting it extensively for 
^ruit and as soon as Its merits are well known. 
for plants will be enormous. We 
it now for six years and consider 
valuable of all red raspberries for 
is the only one that any- 
It will grow and produce 
;n enormous crop where Cuthberts will 
lut entirely. Retail price. each; 6 
lozen, 75c; 25 for $1.25; $4 per 100; $30 per 3000. 
he demand 
lave fruited 
t the most 
jome use. Cuthbert 
vhere near equals it. 
