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bearing, and will probably continue to yield at this rate for seve- 
ral years. For a shipping berry or one to be sold to consumers, 
the Outhburt is still in the lead and seems to adapt itself to all 
localities and soils better than any of the newer varieties. In 
certain sections the Marlboro is grown with profit. The Clark, 
does fairly well on some soils and is a fine colored and good 
flavored berry, much.sought after for private canning. It and 
the Thompson’s Early Pride will ripen fruit a week ahead of 
Cuthburt. 
Of the blackcaps, probably the Gregg stands at the head, 
although in some sections is killed back in severe winter weather. 
It is eagerly sought after by the factories, and good prices are 
paid for it. It is a good yielder, berries showy and of good size. 
The same grower spoken of as growing the Shaffer has harvested 
this year from 2,400 Greggs 2,440 quarts, 1,300 of the plants being 
in their first year of bearing. The plants were grown three by six 
feet apart, making about one acre of plants. The fruit sold at can- 
ning factory for four cents per quart, about $100 an acre. The 
Ohio Souhegan #nd Palmer have also been planted to quite an 
extent, and as a berry for drying the Ohio stands at the head. 
DISEASES OF THE RASPBERRY. 
The raspberry has two troublesome diseases, the blackcap 
orange-rust and anthracnose. The former is to be dreaded from 
the fact that the only known remedy for it is to dig up all infested 
plants and burn them. The anthracnose, which attacks both the 
blackcaps and the red varieties, can be told by the blotched and 
cracked appearance of the canes and by the fruits drying up. 
This is being treated at this Station by a number of fungicides, 
and at the present writing there seems to be but little doubt but 
that Bordeaux mixture is having a beneficial action in preventing — 
the spread of this disease. 
InsEcT ENEMIES OF THE RASPBERRY. 
The insects attacking the raspberry are both numerous and 
troublesome, especially those attacking the canes. The first one — 
to be described is the raspberry root-borer. This differs from the 
raspberry cane-borer in haying sixteen legs, and resembles the 
peach-borer in its several stages. The moth of this borer has a 
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