ROEDIKG'S FRUIT GROWERS' GUIDE 



Strawberry beds and the method of irrigating them. 



height to develop laterals, and these, as has already 

 been directed, should be cut back in the winter months. 

 This method of pruning has other advantages by mak- 

 ing the canes sturdy and self-supporting, and causes the 

 fruit to be distributed over the entire plant instead of 

 being confined to the terminal growth. 



By having the rows eight feet apart, cultivation can 

 be carried on with a horse, a very important point. A 

 good supply of water, thorough cultivation and liberal 

 application of rotted barnyard manure are important 

 factors in the cultivation of the blackberry. 



POPULAR VARIETIES OF BLACKBERRIES 



Crandall's Early, Erie. Evergreen, Lawton. 



POPULAR VARIETIES OF RASPBERRIES 



Cuthbert, Golden Queen, Gregg, Superlative. 



LOGAN, MAMMOTH AND HIMALAYA 

 BLACKBERRIES 



These berries are practically in a class by themselves, 

 and the cultural directions for one apply to the other, 

 so we will consider them under the same head. They 

 should be planted in rows six feet apart and eight to ten 

 feet between the rows. The best results are obtained 

 by trellising the runners to wires on heavy posts which 

 will hold the wire taut. As soon as the fruiting season 

 is past the fruiting canes should be cut away and the 

 new canes be bunched together and wound around the 

 wire. At least two wires should be strung on the posts, 



so that as soon as one wire is covered the remaining 

 canes may be wound around the other. By following 

 this method from year to year a heavy crop of large, 

 fine berries may be looked for annually. 



A novel method of handling them is to plant in 

 squares 8x8 feet. Drive three stakes one and one-half 

 feet into the ground, using 2 inch x 2 inch x6 feet posts. 

 Nail an old barrel hoop on the top of the posts, and 

 another two feet from the top. The shoots are trained 

 over these hoops. It is simply astonishing the amount 

 of fruit which will be obtained by this method of han- 

 dling. Another satisfactory plan is to set 4 inch x 6 inch 

 x 7 foot pests twenty feet apart and nail 1 inch x 3 inch 

 x 18 inch cross ties to each post. Set the pests three 

 feet in the ground and string No. 12 galvanized wire on 

 the cross ties, holding it in place with staples. The new 

 shoots should be trained across, winding them around 

 the wires from one wire to the other. 



VARIETIES RIPENING IN THE ORDER LISTED 



Loganberry, Mammoth Blackberry, Himalaya 

 Blackberry. 



THE DEWBERRY 



The improved varieties of dewberry or trailing black- 

 berry are very popular. They are enormous croppers, 

 produce fruit of the very best quality, which ripens 

 fully two weeks earlier than any of the blackberries. 

 Plants should be set four feet apart, with rows six feet 

 apart. When there is not sufficient rainfall to keep the 

 vines in active growing condition, irrigation should be 



