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weeds down. We do not stop eiiltivating in September be- 

 cause we are afraid of w'inter killing as we have never seen 

 any winter injury caused by late cultivation. 



As soon as w^e get to it after the picking season is over 

 the old canes are cut out as we believe their room is pref- 

 erable to their company. The new plants seem to do fully 

 as well where the old canes are cut early and there is us- 

 ually more time to do this in the fall than in the spring. 

 Ilie California type of pruning shears is used for this work. 



Now, to return to our rules for failure. Having l)rought 

 the field to full bearing age Ave go out some nun-ning and 

 find the bushes literally covered Avith green berries and some 

 all ready to pick. AVhat is it worth to us? To be sure it 

 is some satisfaction to know that we have brought about the 

 Avonderful sight we see. There is nothing more he/iutiful 

 than a raspberry field loaded with green and ripe berries 

 "out the admission fees Ave could collect from people Avilling 

 to pay for the privilege of looking at it, would hardly justi- 

 fy the expense of raising it for that purpose. The field has 

 no pecuniary value unless the crop is harvested and market- 

 ed to the satisfaction of the groAver. 



In the harvesting of the crop is a grand chance for 

 partial failure. I Avould suggest tliis rule. Get your 

 jnckers. having al)()ut an equal number of lioys and girls. 

 Give them baskets and carriers and send them into the field 

 to Avork Avhen and Avhere they see fit. A fcAV trees of green 

 apples near l)y Avill aid greatly in making the marketing 

 problem easier, and one apple properly throAvn may save 

 you the one and one half cents it AAould cost to pick a pint 

 of berries. From experience I have found the TAventy Ounce 

 most suitable as it is quite large and solid at this season. 

 By folloAving this rule one can lose a goodly percentage of 

 his religion as avcII as his berries. 



NoAv, the Avay Ave get at the picking problem is this. 

 Of course Ave haven't got it down to perfection yet but Ave 

 find it a fairly successful method. Long before the season 

 begins Ave look for girls, preferably High School girls. They 



