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ing of the products may well be worked out as a pro¬ 
fitable enterprise. However, as long as there is the 
demand that now exists for the fruit in the raw 
state, and the price remains somewhere near what 
it now is, growers will not worry about a market or 
outlet for their surplus. 
For the benefit of all small place owners who wish 
to try a neat, well-ordered plan of growing young- 
berries on city lots here is Mr. James’ method. He 
has iron pipes for posts driven in the ground about 
20 feet apart and three wires stretched on these 
about 25, 40 and 55 inches, respectively, from the 
ground. After the fruiting season is past, he cuts 
everything down to the ground, both young and 
old wood, cleaning and burning the patch complete¬ 
ly and thoroughly and begins clean cultivation. 
The new growth will start up from the ground im¬ 
mediately, and as it grows it is trained or tied upon 
the three wires before mentioned. When cold freez¬ 
ing weather arrives in fall, the three wires are un¬ 
hooked from the posts and with the vines fast to 
them are laid flat on the ground where they remain 
until the following spring. After hard freezing weath¬ 
er is past the wires with the vines fast to them still 
attached are hooked back to the posts and clean 
cultivation given as before. Rich ground which is 
usually found in gardens of the city dweller sur¬ 
rounded by buildings which break the sweep of 
cold biting winds furnishes ideal growing conditions 
for growing the youngberry. 
The above method will reward the grower with 
the largest finest flavored berries. Mr. James is 
thinking of using a straw mulch instead of clean 
cultivating, a method he has used in the growing 
of Latham red raspberries and one in which he 
has been very successful. 
Now as to the condensed planting and culture 
of this most promising berry. Set the plants either 
in November or early spring [March or April] 
6V2 by 6 feet apart, keep cleanly cultivated the first 
year, pinching back new growth twice. Leave lie 
