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posts are set solidly just to the east of the row. A wire is fastened 

 to the post about 40 inches from the ground on the side toward the 

 row and another wire about 52 inches from the ground on the east 

 side of the post. The old canes are securely tied to the lower wire 

 at 3 or 4 inches apart. The upper wire supports the weight of the 

 canes when loaded with foliage and berries. The canes are topped 

 at about 6 feet. A second wire, about 40 inches from the ground, 

 is strung on crosspieces or on the posts on the west side of the row 

 and serves to hold the new canes free from the old ones and off the 



Fig. 7. — Red raspberries trained in accordance with a modification of the weaving sys- 

 tem, in which topping can be practiced if found to be desirable. The canes are 

 looped over the top wire and tied to one lower down. 



ground. This system has some advantages, in that the canes can be 

 cared for very easily after they are once tied in place and the bear- 

 ing canes are all on one side of the row, where picking is easy and 

 unhampered by new canes. The canes also lean toward the east, 

 which is considered desirable, and at picking times they shade both 

 fruit and pickers. This system, however, requires more work in 

 training. The rows must be farther apart, and some claim that the 

 yield is somewhat reduced because of the smaller number of canes per 



