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feet apart I go down with the plow and then come back on 

 the same line. 



A Member: How deep does that plow go? 



Mr. Smith : Well, not over three or four inches. 



A Member: Do you vise a cultivator? 



Mr. Smith : Yes, we use the cultivator at the proper 

 time. 



A Member: How deep does the cultivator go? 



Mr. Smith : Probably not over two to two and a half 

 inches. It is best to cultivate rather shallow. 



Now as to pruning. I would like to show you a little 

 about pruning on this black board. I consider that pruning 

 is one of the most important features of the work. I am just 

 going to let that represent the plant as we take it from the 

 old plantation, or where vou raised it. These little cross lines 

 on here that I am putting on represent the root system. Now 

 in taking that up do not let the man pull it up. Do not allow 

 those roots to be broken or torn. It takes a little time for 

 those wounds to heal, and hurts the vigor of the plant. When 

 you are propagating, if you can get a root system like that 

 it is a very nice thing to have. That insures a good vigorous 

 growth, if the plant is cared for. That plant is taken and 

 planted in the row. Now as the growth commences the first 

 year you will notice that the bud will start out here (indicat- 

 ing), and another year it will work out here (indicating). 

 This is all supplementary to what you are working for, 

 because later on you are going to get new canes up here, and 

 that is what you are working for. Sometimes we plant them 

 as much as eighteen inches. They will break into growth, and 

 sometimes they will send up some shoots and try to bloom. 

 Now there is a chance to get yourself into trouble right away. 

 Of course, this is fruiting cane, and it will pay you to have 

 some person keep these fruit canes down. You may ask, why 

 don't you keep it down when you set it out? I will tell you. 

 In the first place, you need it as a marker to show where to 

 cultivate, and as soon as you get any growth you need the 

 T)enefit of those leaves to help establish and maintain the vigor 



