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as instructive to show the wrong as the right, it is 

 hoped no one who reads these lines will make the 

 great mistake of choosing long, strong, and badly- 

 rooted Kaspberry canes, and leave them their full 

 length after planting. 



In planting, spread the roots out as shown under 

 the ground line, work free soil well amongst them, 

 tread it down moderately firm, spread a layer of 

 manure on the surface of the ground over them, 

 and for a foot beyond their extension, leaving it 

 there to decay. A few copious waterings in dry 

 weather in summer will accelerate growth, but the 

 manure covering will do more good by preventing 

 the escape of moisture from the soil than several 

 waterings will with the surface of the earth exposed 

 to the sun. 



Summer Management. This consists in pre- 

 venting the appearance of weeds by timely hoeings, 

 which is in every respect preferable to allowing 

 them to grow, because much more labour is neces- 

 sary for their removal, and without weeds the soil's 

 virtues are conserved for the useful crop. Another 

 important but much neglected operation which 

 should rot be overlooked, is the thinning of super- 

 fluous suckers. Six or seven canes at the outside 

 are sufficient for securing to a stake, yet twice that 

 number often push up, and if permitted to extend, 



