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in the rows. These precautions are necessary to ward off 

 mildew. 



No other fruit can take the place of grapes during 

 their season. They afford an abundant supply of de- 

 licious and strengthening food for nearly five months 

 during the year. We should grow grapes and eat freely 

 of them. 



Blackberries come late in the summer and furnish 

 excellent fruit for canning, preserving and making de- 

 licious pies. There is a good market demand for them. 



Late in the fall secure roots of the right variety ; place 

 them where they will be protected from the freezing 

 weather, or they may be taken up in the spring, but not 

 allowed to dry out. Prepare the ground as for potatoes, 

 and every third row rake for the berry rows, planting 

 the other two rows with potatoes. Cut the roots into 

 pieces three inches long and plant them one foot apart 

 in the row. Cover level with the ground. 



When the canes appear destroy all but one in the hill, 

 which may be done by cutting with a knife or sickle. 

 In this way a stalky cane with plenty of laterals will be 

 obtained. Cut back these laterals to secure a bush form. 



The red raspberry differs greatly in character from the 

 black cap raspberry. While the black cap is propagated 

 ' from tips, the ends of the canes when buried taking root 

 and forming the new plant, the red raspberry propa- 

 gates from suckers that spring up from the roots of the 

 parent plant. With some varieties, especially the Cuth- 

 bert, these suckers are thrown up so freely as to interfere 

 with the productiveness of the parent plants, making it 

 necessary for the plantation to be renewed after it has 

 borne fruit two or three years. Other varieties, like 

 the Loudon and Syracuse, are less inclined to send out 

 sucker plants and therefore remain in fruit much longer 

 than the Cuthbert. But any variety may be kept in fruit 



