SMALL FRUITS 



III 



cane, and so many inches of wood cannot always 

 be relied on to produce so many berries. 



" In pruning raspberries, first observe how many 

 canes there are in the hill and cut out all over three 

 or four. The number of main canes should be gov- 

 erned by the size and the number and strength of 

 the laterals. I have seen one cane large enough to 

 yield a hill's average crop. If the canes which 

 were pinched back the year beforehand have sent 

 out several laterals or branch canes, these laterals 

 should be shortened 

 in to 12 or 15 

 inches, according to 

 their number and 

 vigor — the more 

 laterals the shorter 

 they should be cut. 



"Blackberries are 

 pruned much the 

 same. Four feet is 

 high enough to per- 

 mit them to grow. 

 Slender, late, im- 

 mature canes 

 should be cut out 

 entirely if there are 



longer ones. The Early Harvest especially needs 

 close pruning. It is an immense bearer, and a 

 severe cutting back often makes the difference be- 

 tween profit and loss in the yield." 



YOKE FOE TOTING BERRIES 



THE STRAWBERRY 



" There are three prerequisites to successful 

 strawberry production — fertile soil, strong, vigor- 

 ous, fruitful plants, and thorough cultivation," 



