THE RED RASPBERRIES 



Supports for the Hedge Row — Rasp- 

 berry growers are more and more inclined to 

 furnish some support to keep raspberry canes 

 from bending over too far into the space be- 

 tween the rows. Some of the finest berries are 

 borne on these bending canes, but they are 

 difficult to harvest and often get dusty from 

 cultivation or spattered with mud during a 

 driving rain. 



Usually a wire is run on either side of the 

 row, as in figure 5, and supported on posts. 

 For narrow rows a single line of posts may be 

 set in the row with a wire fastened to either 

 side. It is often convenient to fasten the wires 

 to the posts in such a way that they may be 

 removed and laid on the ground to facilitate 

 pruning and harvesting. This is accomplished 

 easiest by driving heavy nails into the top of 

 the post on either side and merely laying the 

 wires between them. For very narrow rows 

 a single high wire is sufficient if the canes are 

 tied to it with twine. 



The Linear System — ^This is essentially a 

 hedge row narrowed down to as near a single 

 line of plants as can be maintained. It is em- 

 ployed by a few growers of fancy berries but 

 is not in general use. The rows may be placed 

 somewhat closer together but even then the 

 yields are less than with wider rows. Hand 

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