BUSH FRUIT PRODUCTION 



sett, fruit heaviest at the tips and should be 

 pruned lightly or the crop will be cut off. 



On the more common varieties, like Eldo- 

 rado, Snyder, Mersereau, and Ancient Briton, 

 however, it seems that most of the buds are 

 potential fruit buds. The most satisfactory 

 crops on these varieties have been secured 

 when the laterals were reduced one half in 

 length, and when long unbranched canes were 

 pruned with equal severity. 



Another important operation which should 

 be performed in the spring is the removal of 

 surplus canes. The rows in established plan- 

 tations soon begin to crowd badly and the 

 canes should be thinned until each has room 

 to branch and produce its crop without serious 

 crowding. 



Restrict the Spread of the Rows — ^The 

 rows, too, must be rigorously kept within nar- 

 row limits, and all new canes appearing out- 

 side the rows should be summarily dealt with. 

 When a row is allowed to spread it soon be- 

 comes unmanagable. 



Removing Old Canes — After the crop is 

 harvested the work of the fruiting canes is 

 done. They will never bear again and may 

 either be removed immediately or left until 

 pruning time in the spring following. The old 

 canes are easier to cut soon after the harvest 

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