46 HINTS ON PROFITABLE FRUIT GROWING. 



Raspberries require to have their young growth 

 thinned out in summer, and in early spring all the old 

 wood should be cut out entirely, and the new wood 

 may be shortened six inches, if required. Other details 

 as to pruning will be found later on, under the heading 

 of each of the separate fruits respectively. 



It will be found that nearly all fruit trees, including 

 apples and pears, can be raised from these " prunings " 

 or " cuttings " on their own roots, and there are some 

 experts that maintain the best results are obtainable by 

 this method of propagation, without recourse at all to 

 budding or grafting. 



