The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-02-21

snyder; for early, Early Harvest; late
Tayior's Prolific and stones Handy. for
me specimens, Ere and Kittainny. Rasp-
berries main crop, Gregg; Palmer, for
early Reds-Cuthhert main crop; Hansel
Tor early; Skaters Colossal. for home
use; and Golden Queen for special orders
Would also recommend planting of Kan
sas (olack cap and Loudon, new hardy
red variety
Strawberries-Crescent, Bubach and
Wariield, fortified with Lovett's Early
for main crop; Brandywine for fine speci-
mems, Michels Early for early and Can
dy for best late variety.
Grapes-Main crop Concord; NIoore's
Early for early, and Moores Diamond
(Wmie), Brighton GredD. Agawam and
Pocklington (pink) varieties. For A va
rety, Worden and Woodruff reD are
also good varieties in this section In
Gooseberries We prefer Downing and
Champion, Currants, Fay's Prolific. Yer
saIies and White Grape. For Dewberries
tne Lucreita is the only one of merit.
preparing for Planting. If your soil is
not naturally or thoroughly underdrained
better defer planting a year or so and get
II right. A good tile underdrain every
three rods on most clay soil would he
about right. Give land a heavy coating of
good manure, plow deep and cultivate in
some hoed crop the first year. Replow in
the spring rs early as ground will work
ana then pulverize it; harrow and drag
and cross harrow and then harrow some
more, finishing up with a good Ieveiler to
cover up marks and leave a smooth sur
face.
Time and Method of Planting.-We pre-
Ter spring planting. Have had best sue
cess at this time Getting a stand" de-
On A.,
manner of setting plants. For blackberry
and raspberry We mark off with two-horse
marker, making rows 50 rods i'm length
where we can so arrange, furrow with one
morse shovel, running twice in the row.
ana then use Vshaped drag if clods ap-
pear on the surface, and set plants three
teet in the row, rows ~ 10 s feet apart.
Raspberries are set in rows 61a to feet
apart. Have plants heeled in ground near
by, or keep well covered, and handle in
oushel baskets along rows A small boy
can drop plants for three or four settlers.
Earth must be well frmed about roots, and
with tWo-horse cultivator draw burrows
level and some loose earth to plants. For
currants and gOoseberries we use about
same methods setting plants in rows by
o12 1eet. We like the spade and boy for
setting strawberries, and set plants in rows
4 feet apart, feet in the row, placing
some good staminate every fourth row.
Keep off all blossoms the first wear and
runners till July, when an even matted
row is formed. Grapes we set with spade
and shovel, making an opening about 20
inches across and 10 inches deep. taking
care to spread roots well after pruning
back one-half their length We have
drives Il feet wide every sixth row. and
cross drives every 20 rods for convenience
in hauling out brush and putting in mulch
and manure
Cultivation and Pruning-We use Planet,
Jr., cultivators breed weeders. spring and
lron-tooth harrows, one and horse roll
lers and one and two-horse drags. FIRE.
quent shallow cultivation, after soil is well
loosened up is our practice. In pruning we
consider it important to nip back the ter
minal bud on the new growth of both the
raspberry and blackberry canes when they
are not above 20 inches from the ground.
Side shoots will then appear and form a
well balanced bush. Three good canes to
every space of three feet is enough to leave
for fruiting of the blackberry and rasp-
berry. Small fruits of all kinds are apt
to become too thick, and judicious pruning
becomes a necessity In preparing for win
ter, see that the drains are all open, and
provide light covering of clean wheat straw
or other suitable material for the straw
berries. If course stable manure free from
grass and weed seed can be had, use that
for mulch Harvesting and marketing are
also important elements to success, espec-
tally so if you are making your living from
fruit growing. Nothing in fact must be
neglected You must move ION time" or
get left. Be particular, use nice clean pack
ages, sell in a home market if you can,
provide things honest in the sight of all
men," and success is certain 10 reward
your efforts.