168 THE HANDBOOK FOE PEACTICAL FAEMERS 



Training. — There are many practical 

 and they vary according to the conditions 



Fig. 7S. — Blackberry canes of the upright type tied 

 to two wires, one placed above the other. — U. 8. 

 Dept, of Agriculture. 



Fig. 79. — Blackberry canes of the upright type held 

 between two wires. — V. 8. Dept. of Agriculture. 



Fig. 80. — Blackberry canes of the trailing type 

 trained along four wires. — TJ. 8. Dept. of Agri- 

 culture. 



Fig. 81. — Blackberry canes of the trailing type 

 trained along two wires. — U. 8. Dept. of Agri- 

 culture. 



Fig. 82. — Blackberry canes of the upright type tied 

 to posts. — V. 8. Dept. of Agriculture. 



methods of training, 

 under which the black- 

 berry is grown. One 

 thing is certain — the 

 canes should never be 

 allowed to run wild. 

 Cut out all old growths 

 close to the surface of 

 the crown. Pull suck- 

 ers and keep the plant 

 to from three to four 

 vigorous canes. These 

 may be pruned back 

 before the buds start 

 to form, three to four 

 feet from the crown. 

 A few of the systems 

 of training are here 

 shown in Figures 78, 

 79, 80, 81 and 82, as 

 suggested by the U. S. 

 Department of Agri- 

 culture. 



New plants may be 

 secured by digging up 

 a sucker with part of 

 the root system attach- 

 ed, and transplanting. 

 Eoot cuttings three to 

 four inches long and 

 one-quarter inch in di- 

 ameter, taken in "the 

 fall or early spring, 

 will develop satisfac- 

 tory plants. The plan- 

 tation should be re-es- 

 tablished about every 

 six to seven years. 



Whiter protection. — 

 Where the canes are 

 injured by very severe 

 frosts, they should be 

 bent over in the fall 



