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will be borne the following year. As soon as freez- 

 ing weather is over in the spring, these side shoots 

 should be cut back from nine to twelve inches. When 

 the crop is gathered the old canes or shoots should 

 be removed, and new ones cut away, leaving four 



Fi(i. 100. Nothitiff .so fine <ts home-grown .si rairherrifs. 



to five good canes, to each hill. For red rust, one 

 must pull the plant out of the ground and burn it. 

 Spraying has a good effect in fighting off the dis- 

 eases of the plants. 



Strawberries. The strawberry thrives best on a 

 strong sandy loam or a light .clay loam. For most 

 purposes the plants do well to grow in narrow, 



