The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1897-07-20

Evidently, the toad is 8 valuable
friend to the farmer, gardener, and
fruit grower, and a be made espe,
cially useful in the greenhouse, garden
and berry patch.
THE LOGAN BERRY,
This is the subject Of Bulletin 45, of
Rhode Island station, which contains a
fine photograph of Judge Logan, the
originator, and various views of the
vines and berries of this remarkable
fruit.
The Logan berry, sometimes called
the red blackberry, is a cross between
q red raspberry and a native California
blackberry. In zane and shape of fruit
it resembles the blackberry; in flavor
and color it resembles the red rasp-
berry.
It was originated by Judge J. H.
Logan, a retired Judge of the Califor-
MIA Superior Court, in 1881, first fruited
in 1883, but was not disseminated till
1894. Judge Logan has never sold any
plants nor received any compensation
for it whatever, having given a nur-
seryman the privilege.of introducing it.
It is a large, long, cone shaped berry,
very prolific, of good quality and sells
well in market. The canes grow to a
length of 10 feet. They are not quite
hardy in Rhode Island, but come
through the winter all right if bent
down and slightly covered with soil.
This berry Is propagated by hard
wood cuttings and by roofing the tips
of the canes, like blackcap r~aspberries.
The demand for plants has been so
great that some u~nprincipled persons
have sent out plants grown from seed
While these generally produce fruit
having the same flavor and color as
the Logan berry, not n in a thousand
of them is of any account, on account
of lack of vigor, size, or productive
ness.
The Rhode Island Station regards
the Logan berry as the most promising
small fruit of recent introduction.
GOOsEBERRY CULTURE.
Bulletin 1O4, of Geneva On. Y Sta,
ton, treats of the best varieties of the
gooseberry and how to grow them.
This fruit grows well in a variety Of
soils and in climates whose season is
too short for grapes. Il has no enemies
that cannot be easily avoided or COM
bated, is prolific, Of good quality, and
may be marketed and used either green,
ripe, or preserved. It should find a
place on every farm, except possibly in
the lower South.
The Geneva Station has fruiting 200
varieties Of the European species, 2
purely American, and II hybrids be-
tween European and American kinds,
originated in this country. 1t also has
growing, but not yet fruited, 259 seed,
Iings, 8 additional Americans, and 8
unclassiied varieties.
The European varieties have sticky
plants, with thick, straight, upright
limbs, and larger fruit of handsomer
color than the American kinds, but
they are very much subject to mildew.
The American varieties have long,
slender, gracefully curving branches,
leaves less thick and less shiney, and
fruit smaller than the European kinds.
TIE American kinds have a thinner
skin and more delicate flavor than the
Europeans, and are more productive
and harder than the European kinds.
The Europeans are preferred for mar.
keting green, because their fruit at
tains a marketable size earlier than
that Of the natives.
During 4 years, at this station, the
European varieties have averaged Al
pounds Of fruit per plant and the
Americans z pounds. Large growers
report yields from the American varie
ties of from half a ton to four tons per
acre.
TIE best American varieties are
Downing, Houghton, Pale Red, end
Crystal. The last named is remark
ably productive, having averaged over
ID pounds of fruit per plant for four
years, but has an unattractive color
and poor flavor. Champion and Red
Jacket are vary promising new varie
ties.
O! European varieties, the best are
Industry, Grown Bob, Lancashire Lad,
and Wellington Glory, the last named
being the most productive, of good
color and favor, and as little troubled
by mild9w al any of its class. Domin-
ion and Triumph are promising new
sorts of this species.
Give g~ooseberries fairly fertile, well
drained soil of almost any kind, shall
low and clean culture, and they will