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PLANTING AND CULTURE OF 
VINE BERRIES 
PLANTING: The best time to set out plants is as early in the 
spring as the ground is workable. We find the best time is 
February and March. Nectarberries, Boysenberries, and Young- 
berries can be planted in rows 8 feet apart with plants 8 feet 
apart in the row. Dewberries are spaced the same distance 
between rows but about 4 feet between the plants. With all of 
these berries, the vines are left to grow on the ground the first 
year, keeping all of the canes in a row growing in the same 
direction. By keeping the vines in adjoining rows trained so 
that they grow in opposite directions on the ground, the cultiva¬ 
tion can easily be done in the same direction, up one row and 
down the next, without danger of the cultivator running into, 
tangling up and injuring the ends of the canes. 
PLANT PROMPTLY: As soon as the plants are received, get 
them into moist ground at once. If they appear dry owing to 
exposure, put them in a pail of water to soak for a couple of 
hours. If the ground is not then ready, “heel them in” in a 
furrow, sheltered from the sun, and water them well so that the 
soil is settled well down around the roots and the roots not left 
exposed to the air. As soon as ready to plant, put them in 
field boxes and keep them covered or wrapped with wet burlap 
so that they will not dry out. 
PLANTING IN FURROWS: Before planting, the ground should 
be plowed deeply, disced and harrowed, and the rows measured 
and marked out. The quickest way of planting, especially if 
a considerable number are to be planted, is in the side of a 
plowed furrow, similar to the setting out of cabbage and cauli¬ 
flower plants. Plow a straight furrow the length of the rows. 
Then take the covered box of plants down the rows. Take 
from the box, set out and cover one plant at a time, being sure 
not to leave any plants uncovered in the sun. In planting, take 
up the plant with one hand and place it against the straight 
side of the furrow and see that the crown of the plant is about 
level with the ground surface. Spread the roots out fan shaped 
and all pointing downward. While holding the stem or “handle” 
of the plant with one hand, with the other hand or with a short- 
handled hoe, draw some dirt from the other side of the furrow 
and press it firmly over and around the roots. Step firmly but 
carefully on the dirt, covering the roots and against the side of 
the furrow, being careful not to step on the crown of the plant, 
Louisiana, Mo. 
April 12th, 1938. 
Waller Brothers, 
Judsonia, Ark. 
Gentlemen: 
Received shipment of plants yesterday. They were in fine con¬ 
dition and sure appreciate your prompt shipment. Rest assured 
you will get my further business. Yours very truly, 
W. F. W. 
Halls, Tenn. 
March 17th, 1938. 
Waller Brothers, 
Judsonia, Ark. 
Gentlemen: 
The 26,000 Blakemore ordered last week reached me in fine 
condition and they are the best plants I have ever bought. 
Yours truly, 
R. H. 
Monett, Mo. 
February 9th, 1937. 
Mr. O. C. Waller, 
Judsonia, Ark. 
Dear Mr. Waller: 
Please mail me your price list at once. So far have failed to 
receive list this season. I am going to be in need of some plants 
or push the whole plant down into the furrow. The following 
day or as soon as the ground can be worked, plow the dirt into 
the furrow where the plants were set out, being careful that 
the plants are not completely covered up. 
PLANTING WITH A SHOVEL: If you are setting out only 
a few plants or it is not convenient to plow a furrow with either 
a horse, motor or hand wheel plow, then dig holes for setting 
out the plants. With the soil well plowed and harrowed and the 
rows measured and marked or staked out, step on the shovel, 
driving it straight down. With the shovel still in the hole, lean 
it to one side, away from the smooth, vertical side of the hole. 
FERTILIZING: If the soil is deficient in humus and plant 
food, barnyard manure can advantageously be applied before 
the initial plowing and then thoroughly worked into the soil 
before the plants are set out. DO NOT put any fertilizer in 
the hole when planting, as that is a good way to burn them up. 
After the plants have become well established, it is ample time 
to apply fertilizer and you can then give them plenty. Owing 
to the heavy cane growth and abundant fruiting of these berries, 
they should be fertilized to provide the plant food necessary. 
TRELLISING: The canes should be put on the wires just 
before the buds begin opening in the Spring. The end posts 
should be braced, the brace being at least as long as the end 
post extends above the ground and with the upper end nailed 
into the end post at least as high as the top wire. This will 
prevent the end post being pulled up when the wires are loaded 
with vines and berries. 
PRUNING: Each Spring new canes will start growing for the 
bearing of the following year’s crop. We find it best with Vine 
Berries to hold back the growth of these canes until the picking 
is over or nearly so, pruning off these new shoots close to the 
roots. In other words, raising one crop at a time; first the berry 
crop, and then the cane crop for next year’s bearing. So we 
snip off the young shoots as soon as they put in an appear¬ 
ance, and then in a few weeks, go over the rows again and snip 
off the new ones that have started since the previous cutting. 
Then, when the berry crop is finished and the canes that have 
been bearing are cut off at the ground and removed, the new 
canes are allowed to grow on the ground as the first summer. 
in the near future and I never find quality any place that suits 
me as well as Waller Brothers’ plants. 
Yours very truly, 
Chas. E. E. 
Bushnell, Fla. 
February 27th, 1937. 
Waller Brothers, 
Judsonia, Ark. 
Gentlemen: 
Enclosed find check for which please send me Missionary 
plants as ordered. We ordered plants of you last year and they 
seemed to give far better results than others ordered from a 
well known firm in Delaware. 
Yours truly, 
R. L. F. ' 
Garden Grove, Calif. 
April 14th, 1938. 
Mr. 0. C. Waller, 
Judsonia, Ark. 
My Dear Sir: 
Received the plants yesterday, they were in fine shape. The 
color of the roots was good and I cannot find a bad crown 
in any of them. Am more than satisfied with the plants and 
our future planting will be of Waller Brothers’ plants. I am 
Yours very truly, 
Wm. E. B. 
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Wallace-Homestead Company, Horticultural Printers, Des Moines, Iowa 
