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STRAWBERRIES and CANEBERRIES 
STRAWBERRIES 
Strawberries need sun and, if possible, should have several 
hours of it every day. They wont do well in full shade. 
The common practice is to plant on raised beds, two rows to 
the bed, although some plant one row. Distance from center to 
center of beds varies, usually 36 to 40 inches. The bed should 
be 18 to 20 inches wide on top, and the plants set on top of 
the beds, which are formed in making the furrows between the 
beds. The common practice nowadays is to set plants in the 
fall and keep the runners off, this plan saving a year in get- 
ting a crop, as fall set plants will start bearing the follow- 
ing spring. With this method plants are usually set 8 or 9 or 
more inches apart. This method takes from 16,000 to 25,000 
plants per acre. The plants are irrigated in the furrows be- 
tween the beds. 
If you are not too familiar with strawberry growing, it 
is suggested that you consult with a grower in your area, as 
practices vary with different areas, as to methods of planting, 
distances between beds or rows and between plants, and general 
cultural practices. 
For special planting and cultural directions for everbear- 
ing strawberries, see article on page 28 of catalog. 
TRAILING CANE BERRIES 
These include Olallie, Boysen, Cascade, Young, Nectar, Lo- 
gan, etc. Recommended distance in the row is 5 feet, between 
the rows is 5 to 10 feet, depending on whether you cultivate 
with horse or garden tractor, or with riding tractor. 
The vines are trained on wires, some growers use one wire, 
some two, for Logans. Other varieties are usually trained on 
three wires, and in some areas three may be desirable for Lo- 
gans. The top wire should be 4% to 5 or 6 feet high. The end 
posts should be about 6” x 8” redwood, or if smaller should 
be braced to take the pull of the wires. Supporting posts are 
placed at intervals betwern end posts and are 2 x 2" redwood. 
RED RASPBERRIES 
Red raspberries are usually planted 3 feet in the row, 6 
feet between the Rows. A special trellis is used, with two 
wires on 15 inch cross arms, 4 or 5 feet above ground, with a 
second set of wires on cross arms of same length about midway 
to the ground. The canes are trained up between the wires. Va- 
rieties which do not grow so tall can have the top wires lower. 
SeheRRE He OH 
A RED RICH report from Hanford, Calif.: “To my opinion RED 
RICH is far superior to any I ever planted. We have ruised a 
good many berries in Nebraska and had at one time between 17 
and 18 acres. Our main crop was from a cross of Brandywine and 
Sample. We also had Senator Dunlap and Marshall, but none 
could compare with your RED RICH.” 
