Vermont farmer. [volume] (Newport, Orleans County, Vt.) 1870-1877, 1876-10-27
For the VERMONT FARMER.
Fine Raspberries.

When we consider the ease with which
this fruit can be grown, the profits that are
obtained from it, or the satisfaction it gives
to grow them, it certainly seems strange
why so many, year after year, should be
without it in their gardens. Then again,
cannot even the fruits be made to exert more
or less of moral or beneficial in huence
How much dcarer that home, how much
greater its attractions, how much less the
danger to wander from or despise it, if only
a little care is taken to surround and adorn
it with pleasing selection of fruits. Per-
haps more definite acquaintance with some
of the leading kinds, will be welcomed by
those who may desire to be informed Of their
merits.
The delaware" is a variety that will
we'll illustrate the statement that profit and
pleasure may alike be obtained from the
raspberry. In nearly all of the principal
art galleries of the country, visitors will
usually find an attractive looking painting
representing an overturned basket Of bril-
liant red raspberries, with background Of
dark green leaves, making 4 beautiful con-
trast and very pretty little picture. 1t is
a painting that many inger over and exam
inc with great deal of pleasure, and per-
haps with many wish to possess it. Yet
this is picture that any one can arrange
for their own qualification, and with much
more reality aud even greater truthfulness
than is sometimes displayed. For this puI'
pose the Delaware will prove an excellent
assistant, and know OF no other that will
fill the post to better advantage. The ber
rIes are beautiful red in color, and unusu'
ally large-nearly three.fourths Of an incl
in diameter, and sometimes seven.eighths o.
an inch in length. When number Of thes'
are skillfully or rather careessly placed upoI
some bright green leaves, they will form
tempting and beautiful picture that few will
be able to resist. The quality Of the frui
is excellent-about all that can be desired
and sufficiently firm for shipping. Frui
r growers are expecting unusual success wit
! this variety, and from what have seen @
it, am led to believe that their expecta
a tons will be met.
!. Very handsome profits are made in thi
= vicinity from the "Highland Hardy" varJ
+ ing in amounts according to the soil, the Gu
tivation bestowed, or the condition Of til
n markets. The berries are shipped to tn
}. New York markets 10 what are callo
,. soups" holding One-third of quart eacl
. from 60 to "a Of these cups being placed
. crates, some persons using one size and otl
d ers another. One fruit grower has sold
It one season $3.50 worth of berries from 65
is plants or hills, obtaining sometimes fo'
y cups from single hill in one day. AnOthe
=. two or three ago, from one.fourths OF 1
a acre sold 1856 cups nt an average of thi
or teen and one half cents cup, makiI
a 1884 06 from this small plot. These fgur
~ ~ show what success may be obtained, thoul
n. larger than an average yield per acre, !
IN the plants require no protection whatever
winter, an acre may be cultivated at We
nlg little more expense than the same area
~ corn. As very early, hardy and prohtal
AS variety, this raspberry has few equals a
p. no superiOrs. The berries are from medi'
lal to large in size, of bright red color, and
lg' irst-class quality for shipping, The PlA'
'no are so productive that it will pay we'll
"a cultiva to them, even if only four or Q
cents cup is obtained, and the fruit shipI
by so or 100 miles by rail.
on The "Herstino" aud /" "Brandywine, [" thil
ec' continue to verify what l have written
,sd regard to them. They are both highly
ieh teemed-the first for home use or near IN
kets, and the second for shipping to dist