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a word in regard to my form of a strawberry bed would not be out 

 of place at this time. I would plant two rows two feet apart, train- 

 ing the rows together or towards each other, then a walk of four feet, 

 then two rows more in the same way as the first two and so on until 

 you get all set that is wanted. This method gives the picker a 

 chance to pick from the outside and inside and not get onto the 

 vines and injure the berries when picking. After picking the second 

 year I would train the runners into the path after giving the ground 

 a liberal coat ot dressing and in this way start a new bed ; when well 

 rooted dig up the old bed and then you have a new one started for 

 next year. In this wa}^ 3'ou will always have plenty of strawberries 

 with which to furnish your table. 



For raspberries I would plant Turner and Cuthbert for reds, and 

 for black caps, I would plant Tyler for early, Gregg for late. Now, 

 if you set fifty plants of each, in two years you will have all the 

 raspberries you can use in your family. 



In regard to care and culture, the reds should be planted three by 

 six feet apart, and the first year after planting you should allow no 

 fruit to grow, but cut the plants back to within about a foot of the 

 ground, the second summer and after, pinch off the end of the young 

 shoots when about two feet high, but don't pinch but once in a sea- 

 son, the branches also should be kept pinched back to about a foot 

 in length. 



Don't allow more than eight or ten canes to grow in a hill. Every 

 fall cut out the old canes. Under this treatment 3'ou will find no 

 trouble in raising all the raspberries you want for 3'our own needs. 



With the black caps I have not had as good success as with the reds 

 and I lay the fault to my not having pruned them enough. The 

 black caps are propagated by means of the tops bending over and 

 coming in contact with the ground when they take root. After be- 

 coming well rooted the stalk is cut oflf about a foot from the ground, 

 thus you have new plants to set out. 



But in case you don't want any new plants you must prune the 

 same as in the reds to get the best results. 



In the cultivation of the blackberr}^ treat the same as the raspberries 

 as far as pruning and cultivation are concerned, and your vines will 

 afford you an abundance of fruit. For varieties, I would plant the 

 Snyder and Agawam as they are all the varieties I have tested. 



Now in conclusion, let me say' just a word to you, it has not been 

 m}^ aim to paint you a picture beyond the reach of any of you. I 

 have tiied to make my paper so plain that every boy and girl here 



