Show Young Dewberry Promising Crop Plant Is Favored Because 0 of Its Resistance to Many Diseases Prepared by the thi United States Department of Agriculture The Young dewberry named for tor B B. M M. Young of ot Louisiana who originated ed it more than twenty years ago isnow lg is now becoming an Important sort In both the eastern and western parts of southern United States according to George M M. M Darrow of or the United States Department of ot Agriculture whose trials with this dewberry a few years ago showed It to be promisIng promisIng promis promis- ing for tor the South Centers of Production The largest centers of production at present he says sass are in southern Alabama Alabama Ala Ala- bama and southern California though there are extensive plantings near Wilmington N N. C. C and Houston Tex Tex- as ns Evidence I nt at hand indicates that It is hardy from Norfolk Va Ya south I and west to Include eastern North Carolina South Carolina Georgia and the states west of or Texas Including Arkansas and parts of ot Tennessee and Oklahoma In California Oregon and Washington It Is apparently adapted to a somewhat greater range of ot conditions conditions conditions con con- than Is the loganberry Resists Disease The Young dewberry Is favored because because because be be- cause of its resistance to and spot leaf diseases the vigor and productiveness of r the plants and the high dessert dessett quality of or its fruit Recent Recent Re TIe- cent tests testa indicate that the fruit Is well adapted to freezing for sale Inthe inthe in inthe the winter season and its usefulness after freezing freeing for r pe preserves es el pies and the table suggests this outlet as one of the most important for this berry No planting stock Is available from the tIle department Mr MI Darrow sa says s but prospective growers will find the Young dewberry listed for sale by a number of Southern nursery establish establishments ments |