SMALL FRUITS 191 



RASPBERRIES 



Plant raspberries and care for them the same as black- 

 berries, excepting that the old canes should be cut out 

 as soon as the fruit is ripe and the leaves drop, so that 

 all nourishment may be taken up by next year's growth. 

 The patch should be renewed every five or six years. 

 The young shoots coming up from the roots may be 

 transplanted. 



CURRANTS AND GOOSEBERRIES 



Set the plants three feet apart in rows five feet apart. 

 Careful cultivation will increase the yield as well as the 

 quality of the fruit. Manure liberally. When the season 

 becomes hot and dry, mulch with coarse manure between 

 the rows. Keep all dead wood cut out. If the canes be- 

 come too numerous, remove some of the weaker ones. 

 Transplant new shoots that grow up from the roots. 



Pests. For the currant worm, spray with Paris green 

 or lead arsenate before the plant blooms. If a second 

 brood appears, spray with white hellebore. 



GRAPES 



Grapes will thrive on any kind of soil and in almost 

 any location with very little attention, although the 

 best results will be obtained by careful cultivation and 

 by dressing the soil each year with barnyard manure, 

 commercial fertilizer, or bone meal. Spade the fertilizer 



