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between in the row ; the ground should be well 

 worked in the summer season and everything done 

 to encourage the growth of the young plants, and in 

 the spring they may be planted out into a fruiting bed 

 as recommended below, A moist time should be 

 chosen for the transplanting of the seedling ; it is 

 better to defer it after the time stated than to plant 

 when the weather is very dry. 



The general method in cultivating the raspberry 

 is to prepare a piece of ground in the spring, and 

 plant out young plants of the last year's growth in 

 rows four feet apart each way : in the fall the old 

 dead wood is cut away and the young shoots are laid 

 down and covered over with earth about three or 

 four inches deep to guard them from the severe frost 

 a short time before the close of winter ; when the 

 spring opens the shoots are taken up and neatly tied 

 to stakes. The ground is well worked between the 

 rows in the summer, and in the fall the old wood is 

 cut out and the young laid down as before. An im- 

 proved method of propagating the raspberry is by 

 taking up the young plants between the rows, early 

 in the spring that grow from the roots and planting 

 them in a nursery bed. The method I could re- 

 commend is to prepare a rich piece of ground by 

 digging it and raking it smooth, when the young 

 plants may be taken up and planted in rows one foot 

 apart with a dibble and six inches in the row ; the 

 ground will require to be well worked between the 

 rows during the summer season, and in the fall or 

 spring they may be planted out into the fruiting bed, 

 as before directed. 



