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to five strong shoots from the root, for next 

 season's fruiting. No care is necessary, except 

 clean culture and the removal of any extra 

 shoots with the hoe. 



All of this class which are worthy of culture 

 are too tender to be subjected to winter exposure. 

 It is a simple, inexpensive, and effectual plan to 

 bend the canes to the ground, along the rows, in 

 a mild day of November, being careful not to 

 break the canes. After this, a slight covering 

 of earth from between the rows will hold the 

 canes in place and be a perfect protection from 

 frost. With the aid of the foot to hold the canes 

 down, one man can do the work, but two men 

 will make short work of a large plantation, and 

 the results from this trifling labor are so much 

 more satisfactory, that it should never be neg- 

 lected. It is not a recommendation that a vari- 

 ety of raspberry is specially hardy, since all are 

 hardy with this slight care, and none are at their 

 best without it. In the spring the earth should 

 be removed from the canes just before the buds 

 start. The canes should then be raised and cut 

 back to three or four feet in height. Thus short- 

 ened, many varieties will be sufficiently stocky 

 to be self-supporting. Yet a neater and safer 

 way is to drive stakes in the rows ten feet apart, 

 and then pass two strings of rope yarn, one on 

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