The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1891-11-09

and less lsboripus than that OF Strawberries
oncs plantation Of them is fairly estab-
iished- With proper preparation and
manuring OF the soil a plantation will last
for good many years.
There are numerous varieties Of rasDber-
ries, but the following five embrace the hest
Kinds Tor southern culture-the Gregg,
foiden Green, Cuthbert, Turner and Schaf-
Ter. The first is a black cap: the second is
yellow and the other three are red As a
rule, the red varieties viii give better salts
faction than the blacks
The black caps, of which the Gregg is the
type. are proDagated by laying the tips of
the canes in the fall. The Schsffer is re-
garded as hybrid and belongs to the same
class as the Gregg, and propagated in like
manner.
the Cuthbert, Queen and Turner belong
70 the ''Strigosush class, and are propagated
by suckers or root cuttings. The Golden
queen Is a sprout or Seeding from the
Cutnbert, ana is regarded as a very fine
Derry for southern ATTITUDES.
All OF those named are vigorous
growers, producing large-sized berries ua-
der good cultivation. the Turner ia very
hardy and the canes are free from thorns.
Inc Gregg is not specially noted fer
9uaiisy, not being juicy, but it and the
Scnarter are highly esteemed for canning
purposes. The latter. though, is a foe berry
for any purr ose.
The Cuthbert is about two weeks earlier
IMAM the Schatfer, but only few days, If
any ahead of the Gregg and Queen. In our
latitude the besriug season for raspberries
Is embraced between May 10 and June TO-
Whatever kind is used should be set in soil
that has been deeply prepared with pillow or
spadlng FORK, into which some good compost
containing plenty of mineral matter Is
thoroughly Incorporated. Tho raspberry,
like the blackberry, is perennial, but the
bearing canes are bieluial-that is, the
canes grow up one year. bear fruit the sec
on1 year and then die. They then must be
cut out 30 as to make room for new ones
that spring out from the root stock. As
soon as the canes are through bearing they
should be cut out, and when the new canes
grow out TO the length of three feet their
tips should be pinched or 50 as to make
them throw our laterals. This will produce
stocky, fruitful plants.
In field culture the rows should be six feet
apart. The red varieties can be set three
OF three and a half feet apart in the row.
but the black caps should have a little more
distance, say four or four and half feet.
After the plants have grown a season or
two top dressing of stable manure or cot
ton seed should be applied in the fal The
very best fertilizer for raspberrles Is a mix
ture of ground bone and ashes half and
half well worked into the SOIL A good sup
ply of mineral matter must be In the soil TO
make raspberries bear abundantly. In
small gardens raspberries are usually set
along the fences supported on the on side
with long Stats of wood or line or two of
wire. A lack of the proper thinning out
and pruning and a disregard of the re-
quirements of manuring Is the main cause
of failure to make raspberry growing the
success that it should be. AS rule, soil be-
comes raspberry sCkn after six or eight
years, and it becomes necessary to start new
paintings. In field culture the canes will
require little or no support if pruning is
properly done.
The chief secret of raspberry growing
lies in proper pruning and thinning of the
canes, proper top dressing of suitable
manure in the fall. 1t is not desirable that
they be overfed. Luxuriant growth must
always be met by judicious pruning. The
soil for raspberrles, of course, should be
well drained.
Every grower can readily propagate all
the plants that he may need, but one just
venturing on raspberry culture can secure
plants from those who make 1t a business
to grow them for sale.
Plants can be bought IN quantity at 81 80
to $40 per thousand. or IS cents to 81 50 per
hundred, according TO variety.