The Youngberry 
The Youngrtoer^ —The fruit is very 
large and very juicy, with a rich blended 
flavor that is pleasing to nearly every¬ 
one, The color so very dark red that it 
is nearly black and the seeds are few in 
number and soft. The vines are vigorous 
growers; trailing in habit, and should be 
trellised. The fruit is borne on long 
fruit stems that thrust it away from the 
vines ready to be picked, and the canes 
are not very thorny, which makes pick¬ 
ing very easy. If you are not growing 
Youngberries you should, for you are 
missing something. 
It is hardy throughout the south half 
of the United States, and in some dis¬ 
tricts is successfully grown farther 
north. 
The Youngberry is very popular in Cali, 
fornia and Oregon, and acreage in these 
districts has increased amazingl J during 
the last few years. In 1937 there was 
one million pounds of Youngberries 
frozen in Los Angeles alone. These 
berries are then sold to the preserving 
plants, and to the large pie bakers 
throughout the year. This makes a fine 
market for Youngberries, and in fact is 
the coming method of marketing all 
varieties of berries on a large scale. 
Plant 6 feet apart in rows spaced 6 
feet part. About 1000 plants per acre. 
Write for special prices in larger 
quantities or prices f. o. b. here. 
Prices prepaid—1, 15c; 10, $1.00; 25, 
$2.00; 50, $3.00; 100, $4.50; 1000, $35.00. 
These prices are for the genuine 
Youngberry. If you wish the Thornless 
Youngberry, add 2c per plant to the 
above prices. We still find the ordinary 
Youngberry most profitable to grow on 
account of the heavier yield. 
A Basket of Youngberries 
The Youngberry is an excellent variety 
for home use, because it is good fresh, 
for pies, canned, and makes excellent 
jams and jellies, and for only $1.00 we 
can deliver to you 10 plants, which is 
sufficient for a row 60 feet long. 
Youngberries can be grown and picked 
cheaper than many of the older varieties 
of berries, and since now, there is a year 
’round market instead of the crop having 
to be sold in a few weeks as was the 
case a few years ago. There is oppor¬ 
tunity for considerable expansion. Com¬ 
mercial growers should take this into 
consideration, and plant varieties which 
are in demand for freezing and canning. 
Planting Distances as Related to YOUR Farm 
Ihe distance at which berries shoufi 
fie planted varies with the different dis 
tiicts of the United States. On very riel 
land they should be planted farthei 
apart and the rows spaced wider apan 
tnan on average or poorer land. 
Also, on irrigated land it is often ad 
visable to plant closer than when voi 
depend on rainfall for all moisture Then 
too. It you have only a small amount o 
land or space and plenty of time, it maj 
be profitable to plant closer. Anothei 
wv, planting is justifiabh 
laiS priced and labor h 
fairly cheap. 
Ihe distances for planting given will 
each variety in this catalog af^thems 
tances we would recommend when som< 
of the above conditions prevail. If voi 
Planned oi it jou have plenty of lam 
available and not too much time, space 
your rows 2 feet farther apart than sug¬ 
gested with each variety. If you have 
these conditions, and your land is very 
rich space the plants about 25% wider 
as well as making the rows farther 
apart. 
With the same amount of labor, a man 
can produce more crates or tons of 
berries with wider spacing and by farm¬ 
ing more acres than if crowded; but the 
distances given with the varieties will 
produce more per acre if water and fer¬ 
tilizer is provided. 
For Boysenberries, Youngberries, or 
Loganberries, if spaced 6x6 feet it will 
require roughly 1000 plants per acre but 
if spaced 8x8 feet about 600 plants will 
set an acre. 
4 Acres of Youngberries 
the Next Year After Planting. 
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