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In t r:\n5plann11g, the root should W prvKtvted trvm drying winds 

 or hot suns, and the cane should be out back one-tourth its pr^nious 

 season's growth. 



Tiie i\>\vs should be north and south, and ihive to tour tVvt aivart, 

 aocoixiing to the vigv^r ot' the sort, and tlie phints plaoeti one .every 

 two teet. Some plant three in a hill, the hiUs tour feet apai*l. AVe 

 think they become niatted too soon in this way. • 



^>i7. All cultivators agrt^e that, while the raspbt^rry may be 

 made to grow on gniveUy loiim. slaty soil, or stitf cold ciay, it can 

 be relied on for a crop only when planted in a rich tUirp loam, wher^ 

 there is moisture, but such drainage that water will not stand. For 

 those whose g:\n.lens are upon soils naturally unt^ivonible, deep 

 trenching, placing coiirse barn-yai\l manure at the bottom of the 

 tivnch. and covering the surface with two inches of leaf-mould frv>m 

 the w^K»ds, will often render the plants prvxluciive, especially in wet 

 seasons, 



A>Mti/it>«. The situation should be open, fully exposed to light 

 and air ; to this end the advice to tbrm rvnx^ nonh and south. 



Ciitut-^ an J TrxJitUKf^. In largt* plantations, \vtH\ls are kept 

 down mostly with the plough and cultivator, lux»ing where the cuUi- 

 va:or do?\< not rxnich. Wiiore the variety is hai\iy. a single pruning 

 i:i the Spring is ail that is necesstiry. This should W done early 

 in March or April, accorvling to the season or section of the country 

 whert* located : and consists in cutting away the ctuies of last year's 

 bearing, leaving tour to six of the strongest of last year's growth for 

 the coming cn>p ; these to be cut lu\ck one-fourth, cutting away all 

 slioots of slender givwih. and also all suckers, unless wanteil for 

 uiiuix* planting. Varieties requiring winter pivtectioa should have 

 tlie old fruit ng canes cut away in September. Wher^» increase of 

 oumts is wanted, they should not bo dug or lK>ed aixnmd early in 

 S^u'ing. 



An English gtirvlener* in our immediate neighborhivd, has prac- 

 tised the following modes of tnxining, ever since our residettct? in the 

 north of Ohio : 



Figure 1 represents the canes pivpared for tVuiting, in April. 



The uprights art* p».>>ts 

 n\ade ot' cedar or Uvust, 

 four inches squaiv at the 

 bottom, and two inches 

 at top The horizontal 

 lines may be of tarr«vi 

 ix^pe, or anneahnl iivu 

 wiiw cvvitcd with cv^l 



Fi$a. 



tar. To the horizontal wires, the canes arxj tied by stri^vi ot' ba&i 

 bark, such as is used in budding. 



