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Plants received from a luirserv usually have the tops cut back sufiSciently, 

 but the roots are not trimincd. The plants should be set a little deeper 

 thau they were before and the soil well pressed about the roots. They 

 should be set in rows tive or six feet apart and three feet apart in the 

 row. 



CUT WORM. 



The climbing cut worm frequently destroys a larj^e proportion of 

 newly set plants of raspberry and blackberry plantations. The insect 

 eats the buds at night and during the day conceals itself in the ground 

 near the i)lant. They can be destroyed by trapping or poisoning. If 

 shingles or boards are placed on the ground near the plants, the worms 

 will hide under them during the day and can be gathered and destroyed 

 in the morning. The ''poisoned bait" method consists in scattering on 

 the ground a mixture of moist bran and paris green. This should be 

 scattered in the evening as the bran will then remain moist longer. One 

 teaspoonful of Paris green to two quarts of bran is sulficient. 



PRUNING. 



The red raspberry bears fruit on canes that are two years old, and a 

 cane is of no value after it has produced one crop of fruit. These old 

 canes should be cut out and burned immediately after the fruit is all 

 picked. The new canes require the room and moisture that the old canes 

 would be using after they have fruited. Five or six of the strongest 

 young canes in a hill should be left for the next season's crop. 



CONTROLLING INSECTS AND DISEASES OF RASPBERRY^ BLACKBERRY AND DEW- 

 BERRY. 



The source of several insect and fungous troubles will l>e greatly re- 

 duced by cutting out and burning the old canes immediately after the 

 last i)icking. 



The Orange Rust may appear in May or June. It is easily identified 

 by the bright orange color on the under side of the leaves. There is no 

 method of preventing this trouble. As soon as it is found, the bush 

 should be dug out and burned. If allowed to remain the disease will 

 spread and destroy many plants. 



The AxTiiKACNosE, identified by the grayish spots on the canes (also on 

 leaves but not conspicuous), is common in many berry fields. It does 

 not yield to si)raying unless very frequent ly done with IJordeanx mix- 

 ture and this may not be profitable. If desirable, make the first spray- 

 ing when the new canes are G to 8 inches high and repeat every two 

 weeks during the growing season. 



"Worms" or "Slugs'^ might appear at any time. Spray with an 

 arsenical if early in season, but if near jdcking time, use hellebore or 

 pyrethrum. 



Cut out and burn gouty galls, tree cricket eggs or borers in stems. 



VARIETIES. 



CuTiiBERT is the most valuable variety and is grown more than all 

 others combined. It is a vigorous grower and is very productive of 



