ould be a happy medium which I later learned as
I became more experienced along this line. I must admit, however, that
this rich, new land thus cultivated certainly yielded some wonderful
fruit.

As time went by, I kept adding to my plantation, and owing to the large
yield and the good demand for the black caps I took a fancy to raising
them. When the Palmer variety was first introduced, I planted quite a
field of them. I shall never forget the way these berries ripened, and
such a lot of them as there were. Practically every one by this time
having planted black caps, their great yield soon overstocked the
market, and berries finally dropped as low as 65c or 70c a crate.

Having decided to dig up these black caps, I began paying closer
attention to the red raspberry. I noticed that the raspberries growing
wild on my place grew mostly in places where big trees had been cut down
and young trees had grown up, thus partly shading the plants. Having
this fact in mind, I planted the raspberries as follows: I planted an
orchard, having the trees in parallel rows, and between the trees in
these same rows I planted the raspberries. By planting in this manner,
the cultivation would benefit the trees as well as the smaller plants.
Of course after the trees began bearing heavily, the plants nearest the
trees had to be removed, and later the other plants likewise were
removed.

As a beginner it was a puzzle to me which varieties I should plant. All
varieties listed in the numerous catalogs were so highly recommended as
being hardy, large yielders, good shippers, etc., that the selection of
plants was not an easy matter.

The speed with which a new variety of raspberry is sent out over the
country and discarded is surprising. The most popular sort at this time
was the "Turner" variety. I did not, however, fancy this variety, for it
suckered so immensely that it required continual hoeing to keep the new
plants cut down. The berries were unusually soft and settled down in the
boxes, which greatly detracted from their appearance in the crates.
There were also at this time a few of the "Philadelphia" variety being
planted. They are a dark, soft variety and somewhat similar to the
Turner.

Just at this time there was being sent out a new variety, known as the
Cuthbert, or Queen of the Market, and queen it was indeed. This was a
large, firm berry, and after ripening it would remain on the plant a
long time without falling off. These