B4—Lancaster Farming, Saturday, February 7,1981 UNIVERSITY PARK - Selection of raspberry varieties to grow in Pennsylvania, like most fruit depends on where you live, says Roland Daniels, associate professor of horticulture at Penn State. He described the variety selection orocess during the an nual meeting of the Pennsylvania Vegetable Growers Association recently in Hershey. Raspberries require tolerance to hot summers as well as cold winters, he pointed out. The southeastern part of the state, for example, is a problem area for red raspberries due to high tem peratures. Black raspberries are best suited to southeastern counties, he claimed. “Research has shown that red raspberry plants lose water faster than any other small fruit. 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Heritage should be cut off or mowed at the ground after harvest. Knowing the general vigor of a variety if equally important m selecting those to plant, he said The more vigorous the variety, the easier it is to establish. “Hardy plants are capable of supporting the largest crops FRAME steel monocoque paint BARREL plastic 3/16" thick WHEELS 2 pneumatic of 16’’ WHEELS 1 swiveling BRAKE on wheel swiveling CAPACITY 1 bale/50 seconds approx DIMENSIONS width 31' (80 cm) (with out handle) length 45" (115 cm) DIMENSIONS' height 55”'(140 cm) WEIGHT 440 lb (200 kg) -AUTHORIZED DEALERS - LUCAS BARN EQUIP. Bellefonte, Pa 814 383 2806 MAM BARN EQUIP. Westfield, Pa HARLEM MARTIN Troy. Pa 717-297-3972 DICK McCARTY Forksville, Pa 717-924-3374 Sturdy plants compete best with weeds and are best able to resist diseases and infection,” Dr. Daniels affirmed The variety Reveille, it was noted grows to nearly six feet at Penn State’s Horticultural Research Farm. 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