414 Report of THE HorTICULTURAL DEPARTMENT OF THE 
replacing it before the berries ripen to keep the fruit clean and to 
retard evaporation. 
It is usually not considered necessary to spray the foliage for 
leaf blight but where the disease is serious it may be kept in check 
by applications of bordeaux mixture; but such applications should 
not be made while the plants are in bloom nor so late that the 
bordeaux shows on the ripe fruit. 
Usually only one crop is taken from a bed, resetting each year, 
but if the plants are vigorous and healthy and the ground com- 
paratively free from weed seeds, they may be left for a second 
crop. The tops are usually cut and the entire surface burned over 
as soon as the plants have finished fruiting or the cut leaves and 
mulching are removed, the rows being narrowed down to strips 
about six inches wide. Further cultivation and fertilization will be 
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