i88 SMALL FRUITS 



as new plants. Raspberries and blackberries bear their 

 fruit on second-year canes. The new canes which come 

 up during any summer bear fruit the following summer. 

 After fruiting, the old canes die and should be cut out 

 as soon as the berry crop is harvested. There are many 

 varieties of raspberries and blackberries and also hy- 

 brids of these two plants. The loganberry is the most 

 common hybrid of the raspberry and blackberry. 



Currants and gooseberries are among the easiest 

 fruits to grow. They are very hardy and may be 

 grown in any garden. They are propagated by cuttings 

 of the two-year-old stems. They are set out about 

 four feet apart each way; and if properly cultivated 

 and pruned, they will bear fruit for many years. 



QUESTIONS 



1. What are the most common small fruits grown in the 

 United States? 



2. What methods are used in growing strawberries? 



3. How are the red raspberry and the blackberry propagated ? 



4. What is the loganberry ? 



5. What soil and moisture conditions are required by cran- 

 berries ? 



6. How are new plants of currants and of gooseberries pro- 

 duced ? 



REFERENCES 



Farmers' Bulletins : 154, Home fruit garden, preparation and 

 care; 176, Cranberry culture; 178, Insects injurious in cran- 

 berry culture ; 198, Strawberries ; 203, Canned fruit, preserves, 

 and jellies, household methods of preparation. 



