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or two before setting out the blackberry roots. The 

 fertilizers should include bone and potash in good and 

 lasting forms, as bone, wood ashes, etc. There is not 

 much danger that the fertilizers will be used in ex- 

 cessive amount. The soil, if naturally wet, should be 

 made lighter by thorough underdrainage. 



Young plants, obtained either from suckers or from 

 root cuttings, should be set a few inches deep in rows 

 eight feet apart, with roots two feet apart in the rows ; 

 or the roots may be set eight feet apart each way, to 

 allow for cultivation in both directions. 



The method of jp* 



trimming, as well as ypE2Ste^fc^ 



the manner of train- 

 ing, will depend upon 

 the system of planting. 

 If the roots are set in 

 rows the canes may be 

 allowed to grow from 

 three feet to six feet in 

 length, but if set in 

 hills, singly, they must 

 be pinched back when 

 not too tall, or they 

 will obstruct the pas- 

 sage of the horse and 

 cultivator. 



The ideal plan, perhaps, is to plant blackberries in 

 single rows, and pinch off the tips of the young shoots 

 when not over three feet in height. This causes the 

 canes to branch and to be strong and self-support- 

 ing, requiring neither wires nor stakes nor the ex- 

 pense of tying with string. 



A WELL-GROWN SNYDER BLACKBERRY 



