190 SMALL FRUITS PAY WELL 



for many years if the young suckers, when they first 

 appear are clipped off with a hoe, the same as weeds, but 

 this work must be done each week. 



The average red raspberry is not quite so hardy as the 

 black cap raspberry, but the Culbert, Marlboro, Ruby, 

 Herbert and Syracuse have proved fairly hardy. 



The fruiting canes of the red raspberry are not so wide 

 spreading and thorny as the black cap, therefore, it is not 

 necessary to plant the red raspberry quite so far apart 

 as the black cap, but it is well to give all small fruits 

 plenty of room. In most instances raspberries, black- 

 berries and currants are planted too closely in the row 

 and between the rows. I favor planting the red rasp- 

 berry 4 feet apart between the rows and 3^ feet in the 

 rows, so that the plant may be cultivated both ways. 



The young canes are usually cropped off to about 3^2 

 feet at the time they appear above the old bushes. The 

 old canes are removed immediately after the fruit is 

 harvested, by means of sharp hooks with long handles, 

 and pulled into the alleys, and later removed with horse 

 and rake, the rake being made for that purpose. Some- 

 times, if a plantation gets grassy and weedy while the 

 fruit is being picked, we give it a thorough cultivating 

 after the old canes are removed, and sometimes even plow 

 the ground lightly between the rows, following the drain- 

 age slope and always throwing the furrow up to the 

 bushes. 



The cultivation and growing of red raspberries afford 

 a pleasant and profitable occupation. While the pro- 

 duction of profitable crops seems more difficult than in 

 former years, the higher prices paid more than repay our 

 additional efforts, while the demand for this variety of 

 fruit is steadily increasing. 



The Cuthbert can be grown on any soil, but a deep, 

 moist, sandy loam will produce the best crops. An abun- 

 dance of moisture is absolutely necessary in the produc- 



