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ground, well prepared and fertile, in rows five feet 

 apart. The distance in the row must depend u})on 

 the variety that you are setting. Some of the fancy 

 sorts, like Turner, give magnificent berries, and 

 plenty of them, when grown in hills; but they will 

 not yield enough to pay for their ground if grown 

 in rows. On the other hand, the Cuthbert will do 

 better in rows than in hills. The same is true of 

 Golden Queen, which is a sport of Cuthbert. The 

 canes when planted must be cut down close to the 

 ground, so that new suckers shall be sent up from 

 the roots. Nothing in the way of fruit can be ex- 

 pected the first year; you must first grow your canes. 

 If these are well cultivated with plow, cultivator, 

 and hoe, you will have a fine lot of bearing canes, 

 ready to give you a crop the second year from 

 planting. 



After the picking season is over, you must go 

 through your rows with a sharp corn knife, and cut 

 out the old canes — leaving new ones to give you the 

 next year's crop. When these canes are removed, 

 fork them out of the rows, and burn them. Now 

 drive stout stakes at the head of each row, and in- 

 termediate stakes every twenty feet. Hitch wires 

 to run on each side of your row, stapling them to 



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