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thus making the matted row, and also the use of the hoe being 

 more necessary. We give a cut of a very excellent plan of set- 

 ting berries by the hill system, and an easy plan of cultivation, 

 whereby the use of the hoe is almost entirely avoided. The 

 l)lants are set in rows, eighteen inches between them, and the 

 same d.istance apart in the rows. Then a space of 

 three feet left for horse cultivation, and three rows 

 of hills planted as before. These hills range cross- 

 ways as well as in the row. The cultivation is easy. 

 The three foot si^ace is thoroughly pulverized by the 

 horse cultivator and crossways by the use of the 

 Planet, Jr., wheel hoe, the use of which is plainly 

 shown in the cut. When hoed crossways, the cultiva- 

 tion is continued by going the other way and all the 

 soil will be loosened, weeds and grass exterminated, 

 and the labor of hill culture will be greatly reduced. 

 The ground should be cultivated by the wheel hoe 

 after each rain. The weeds and grass are more easily 

 killed by frequently stirring the soil, than by des- 

 troying it after it has become well established. After figure 7. 

 the berries have fruited, the space between the hills is well culti 



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vated and manured, and the runners may be allowed to grow. 

 They will soon fill the space and make a matted row for the next 

 season's crop. We prefer, however, annual renewal. The run- 

 ners are easily reduced by the use of a circular cutter, an illus- 



