The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1896-05-12
HORTICULTURE
SUCCESSFUL RASPBERRY GROW
ING.

Black raspberries require 50 much
less care than red ones, that L conhue
myself to this class exclusively. Be
sides. l have a home market for oil l
can raise, while for red ones there is
hardly any demand. l plant either IN
fall or spring, according to cIrcum
n The rows are made six feet
apart. and the plants set four feet apart
in the row. During the first summer
level culture is given between the rows,
and weeds among the hills which the
cultivator misses ere cut out with the
hoe. In the fall, with a light one horse
plow, 1 throw two shallow burrows to
the rows, slightly overlapping, TIE
following spring, soon after the weeds
start. the ground is thoroughly har-
roWed, and then not disturbed till after
the picking season. When the berry
crop is all harvested, the old canes are
removed and the new ones cut back to
from three to three and a half feet,
leaving but three or four Of the strong
est to a hill. Every hill is staked and
tied substantially. Then two hands
Nth hoes go along, enc on each side,
and scrape the ridges back to the De
~prassions left by the piOw. This about
destroys the weeds for the season, buG
the ground gets another narrowing 20
mellow the soil. Whatever fertilizer
is used is applied in the fall, lst before
the ridging process IS gone through.
The following spring the latarais are
shortened back pretty severely aud the
same routine Of culture Is followed
The life of g raspberry plant IS about
five years, after which II Is rooted out
to make room for It's auccess5r.-"m
T. Sme6Iey, IL American Agricultural
TREATMENT OF OLD ORCHARDS
It IS the general conclusion that She
barren orchards OF western NeT
York tha5 are nav in pasture, should
be pIowed and thoroughly cultivated,
a norton CT such an orchard on the
grounds OF the writer was thus treated
the past season. E2rly blowing anG a
moist and friab'e condition of Che soil
aided materially in accomplishing the
work. It was then summer-fallowed
until August. when crimson clover was
sown, but owing to the drouth il only
made a slight growth. The trees pre-
scented a healthy, vigorous appearances,
a striking contrast to the remaining
trees in the orchard net thus cared for.
But little fruit was gathered, owing to
the destructive frost in May. This
spring, as early as the ground will
work, peas will be sown, and at the
proper time hogs will be allowed to
harvest the crop.
Spraying should not De neglected it
is believed that ell insect enemies,
apple cab and fungus growth, can be
overcome, if properly treated. The
c8nker worms that infested large plots
of epple trees in the writer's orchard
two years ego, we're thoroughly exter
minated with three applications Of
Paris green, che pound to 25O gallons
CT water being used.
Pear orchards should be cultivated
If dwarf varieties are grown they
should be severely pruned, cutting u
super fuous branches, and keeping the
top under control many advise cutting
back one halt the previous years
growth, but it often occurs that the old
wood should be cut back that a desir
able top may be maintained. Hoed
crops may be grown for a few years,
but should be discontinued after fruit
in fair quantities is grown.-IrviDg D
Cook. Genesee Co, N. Y, in American
Agriculturisi.