tal position in the barrel. If the plants are originally placed in 
a horizontal position, the soil will settle, pulling the plant in 
through the hole, which will result in the death of the plant. 
The first layer of sand, garden soil and the first row of 
plants having been placed in the barrel, you then pull the tin 
cylinder to the surface and repeat the operation. Each time that 
a layer of sand, soil and a row of plants are set, the can is 
pulled toward the top and after the setting of the last row at the 
top of the barrel, it may be left to be used as a funnel or re- 
moved entirely. Three to five plants should be set in the top 
of the barrel, leaving the center free for the purpose of water- 
ing. 
The use of an ever-bearing plant is suggested, because of 
the continued activity of the plant throughout the season, and 
as long as the plant retains your interest, it will have your at- 
tention for watering. As long as the barrel is watered, it will 
continue to grow and bear blossoms and fruit. 
Come fall and freezing-up time, wet the barrel down as 
you do your evergreens, and allow it to freeze up in its normal 
location. In the spring, it will thaw out and continue to fruit 
for another year, and at the conclusion of the second growing 
season, the plants will have used their vitality, and a new bar- 
rel should be constructed the following spring. 
Sunlight is also an important factor in the successful 
growing in a barrel. A small barrel or keg should be given a 
half turn at least twice a week. If a full-size barrel is used, it 
should be placed on casters or some other arrangement for 
turning, because when full of soil the weight will approximate 
400 lbs. to 500 lbs. If, however, this is not convenient, then the 
plants should only be set on the east, south and west sides 
of the barrel, because plants set on the north side will not 
thrive. The number of plants required for the larger barrel 
would be about 60 or more, according to the size of the barrel. 
Under normal conditions, a barrel the size of a flour barrel 
or large should bear between 15 and 20 quarts the second sea- 
son, with perhaps half this amount the first season. If, however, 
you choose to use a June variety of berry in the larger barrel, 
the picking should equal a quart about every other day. The 
danger in using a June variety of berry is that at the conclusion 
of picking, the average individual is very apt to neglect the wa- 
tering for the balance of the season, and if so, will then find 
themselves without a fruiting barrel the following season. 
RASPBERRIES 
MADAWASKA RED (Early) 
A wonderful berry everywhere—Middle Atlantic States 
north nearly as early as the earliest, and larger than any of its 
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