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When people were told Few years
ago that strawberry which would
bear all summer had been developed,
they were inclined to raise their eye
brows ir surprise. Now fall-bearing
and everbearing Strawberries are no
longer novelties. 1t is as easy to eat
strawberries in the fall as in the
spring.
For nearly 20 years, Harlow Rock
hill, of Iowa, worked to breed straw
berries which would produce contin-
uously throughout the season. Thous-
ands of Seeding varieties were de-
>eloped. A few gave promise, while
the majority were discarded before
came. Mr.. Rockhill, though, was not
the only man who hit upon the idea
of fall-bearing strawberries. Samuel
Cooper had the idea in mind and he,
too, was successful.
The fall-bearing strawberry is es-
lecially valuable for home gardens.
1t produces a big crop in the fall if
the blossoms are picked off until the
first OF July. Then the next spring
the same plants yield another gen.
crous supply of large, red, juicy ber-
ries. These berries grow best in hills
where they can be kept cultivated.
! in the fall, it is a common thing for
growers to receive 40 or so cents a
box, and oftentimes the plants keep
on bearing until the fruit is frozen
en- the vines. Certainly, strawberry
levers owe a debt to those modest
men who have given much of their
lives to the improvement OF fall ber-
rieS.
Sometimes, an improved variety Of
fruit is obtained much more quickly.
The strawberry is a notional fruit.
Varieties which thrive in one section
are almost useless in another. Some
years ago, farmers south Of Boston
needed better strawberry than any
which they had been able to grow.
Among them was Lester Blanchard.
Going through a small patch of ber-
ries in his field, he saw one which
vas easily distinguishable from the
Tiers. 1t seemed unusually large
and solid. Mr.. Blanchard dug up the
rlant to use for propagation purposes.
In a few years, he had grown enough
plants to set out field and start
producing the berries commercially.
This was the origin OF TIE Abingdon
strawberry, now one of the leading
varieties of the East, aid berry
which can be shipped to market un-
der conditions fatal to other varieties.
Originally, Minnesota was not look
ed upon as a fruit-growing state.
Yet, several horticulturists, working
on the experimental farms establish
ed by the state, have produced a
number of splendid new plants, some
Of which are especially well adapted
to northern climates. Professor
Charles Haralson, superintendent of
the Minnesota Fruit Breeding Farm,
worked quietly for years testing
thousands of Seeding berries and
! larger fruits.
Perhaps the finest of his new fruits
is a raspberry which was first called
Minnesota No. but is known now as
Latham, being named for the secre-
tary of the Minnesota. Horticultural
Society. Many common raspberries
are not sufficiently hardy to 60
through a Minnesota winter. This
rev variety, however, is hardy and
and produces a great amount of large,
delicious fruit.
Most of us are acquainted with the
logan-berry which comes from Cali
fornia. There are various stories
about its origin. Many attribute it
to Judge ]. H. Logan, of Santa Cruz.
In 1880, Judge Logan starte, fruit
and vegetable garden, planting every
variety OF blackberry and raspberry
he could obtain. A great many seed
lings were raised, and one day Judge
Logan noticed one entirely unlike the
others. A few weeks later, the ber-
ries began to ripen. Judge Logan
realized that he had discovered new
fruit, and took pains to propagate it.
He named it the Loganberry. This
berry, cross between the raspberry
and the blackberry, has several ad-
vantages over each. The berries grow
very large, and the yield is enormous.
1t is said that hundred small fruit
Easketfuls have been taken from one
rlant. It contains a great amount
of juice, so refreshing that it has
been put on the market as a beverage.