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Thorough, systematic culture and right fertilization is the real secret 

 of successful red raspberry culture. The suckers must be kept down, 

 and the soil stirred frequently during the growing season, and about 

 500 lbs. of good concentrated fertilizer applied between the rows every 

 year. Once get a crop and the disagreeable part is ended, the berries 

 sell themselves. 



J. Farmer. 



Pulaski, N. Y. 



GROWING RASPBERRIES SUCCESSFULLY. 

 (William H. Strong, Missouri.) 



This fruit has been cultivated in Barry county to a considerable ex- 

 tent for 10 to 12 years. It does well. Some seasons there is a partial 

 failure due to drouth and hot winds, which frequently prevail during 

 July and August. Raspberries need considerable moisture during the 

 latter part of the season, and if this is not supplied in liberal quantities 

 the rainfall must be conserved by cultivation at the right time. I find 

 that it is a satisfactory plan to plant corn between the bushes and culti- 

 vate thoroughly. The crop requires a fertile soil, but not too heavy or 

 wet. If the land is not rich, well-rotted manure should be used. Rasp- 

 berries do well on new land and the finest crop I ever saw was grown on 

 virgin soil. 



The plot of ground set aside for the berry field should be plowed 

 deeply, marked off in plots 4x8 feet. Plant a row of corn between the 

 rows the wide way. Omit every other row. so that you can cultivate 

 both ways, using the double shovel plow or the ordinary horse cultivator. 

 In planting, use tips, as they are much better in every respect than old 

 plants. Tips are secured by bending the main branches down the pre- 

 vious summer and covering the ends with earth when the soil is moist. 

 By the next spring they will be rooted and can be taken up and set. 

 When the plants begin to grow, pinch them off at a height of 2 or 2l/4 

 feet. This prevents a spindling growth and causes branching. Treated 

 in this manner no stakes are required to prevent their falling down. It 

 may be necessary to pinch oft" the tips two or three times in one season. 



Begin cultivation in spring, at the same time cutting out all dead 

 Vv-ood and all branches which interfere with cultivation. After the berries 

 are harvested, trim out all the old vines and cultivate both ways, so as 

 to keep the plants from drying out during the hot periods of July and 

 August. — Orange Judd Farmer. 



