1910.] Cultivation of the Loganberry. 555 



The first year after planting, a crop such as potatoes, peas, 

 beans, or tomatoes may be planted between the rows ; 

 the spaces between the Logans in the rows may also 

 be utilised if desired. After the first year a thorough 

 system of wiring is absolutely essential to success. The 

 posts at each end of the row should be stout (railway sleepers 

 do very well); they must be well tied down to blocks under 

 the soil and well strutted. All timber used should be well 

 creosoted or tarred. All posts should be 6 feet out of the 

 ground, with 2 or 3 feet underground, and there should be 

 six wires a foot apart, the first 1 foot off the ground, the 

 sixth at the top of the post; holes should be bored through 

 the posts when in position, and the wires should run free so 

 that they may be strained with some system of strainers from 

 one end. The posts should be 15 to 20 feet apart. 



The whole work must be thoroughly and strongly done, 

 the weight of fruit and foliage being very heavy when in full 

 bearing, and the wind resistance very great. 



The old canes should be cut out and burned immediately 

 after the fruit is gathered, and the new canes tied up to ripen. 

 It is advisable, if possible, to have all the canes running in 

 one direction, preferably not facing the prevailing wind. The 

 rows should be ploughed or dug each autumn, and hoed or 

 horse scuffled to keep down weeds in spring and summer. 

 As with Raspberries, plenty of manure, both stable and arti- 

 ficial, is desirable in order to obtain the best results. 



The greatest difficulty in Logan culture arises from the 

 mass of young wood thrown up in the spring. A number 

 of methods have been tried ; possibly the best is to drive 

 stakes into the ground near each plant, one at each side of 

 the wire fence, and tie the young wood up to these. It 

 is desirable only to leave seven or eight shoots from the 

 base; a larger number than this is unmanageable and not 

 necessary. The young wood should be tied to the wires in 

 the early autumn with soft twine, one cane along each wire. 



The fruit should be picked before it is quite ripe, and 

 despatched in chip baskets containing not more than 6 lb. 

 each. Oiled paper should be put at the bottom of the basket. 



The Loganberry plant lasts a long time with proper 

 cultivation, and experience appears to show that it is not 



