CHAPTER XXI 



SMALL FRUITS 



Small fruits need a deep, rich, strong, loamy soil, 

 which should be prepared as for garden crops and kept 

 well cultivated all summer. In autumn, mulch the land 

 with barnyard manure and spade the fine material into 

 the soil in the spring. Low vegetables, such as lettuce 

 and radishes, may be grown between the rows the first 

 summer. 



BLACKBERRIES 



Set the plants two feet apart in rows that are six 

 feet apart. Cultivate until midsummer each year. Re- 

 move all new shoots not needed to fill out the row. Take 

 out all old wood late in the fall or before growth begins 

 in the spring. Cut off the ends of canes so that they 

 will be four or five feet high. 



Blackberries may be given a mulch of coarse manure, 

 leaf mold, or straw between the rows in the fall. If much 

 material remains in the spring, rake off the coarsest. 



New plants may be obtained by transplanting the 

 suckers that come up from the roots. Blackberries will 

 grow in partly shaded spots. 



Diseases. If orange rust makes its appearance, cut 

 out the infected canes and burn them. 



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