The Norfolk weekly news-journal. (Norfolk, Neb.) 1900-19??, 1909-10-15

should be kept well cultivated during
the early part VI the season and tho
weeds pulled IN the rows. After tue
second year the runners can be allow
ed to mi these open spaces and the
original rows plowcd up. In this way
the bed can be easily renewed and kept
bearing for several years, usually until
the land becomes SO wccdy that It
must he plowed up and put in TO some
other crop,
In cold climates the Strawberries
must be given some sort of winter
protection. The object OF this is not ~
much to prevent freezing ms to keep
the ground from that alternate freeZ.
ing and thawing which cause hcavirE
OF the plants A mulch of coarse horse
manure applied after the ground freezes
is excellent for this purpose. rs It adds
fertility at the same time. In the
spring the straw can I've rakcd up and
removed. One necessary prccaution ia
to be sure that the manure Is free
from weed seeds have seen straw
berry beds ruined because the mulch
contained timothy hay In which toe
seeds were ripe enough to grow
Raspberries and Blackberries.
Next to Strawberries I'm inportdure
are raspbcriics and blackhcrricS. The
best soil for blackhcrrics Is about like
that for strawberries, while for rasp
berries 1t may he a little heavier. The
two kinds of raspbcrrics most exten-
sivcly grown in this country are red
and black. The red raspberry Is propa
gated 10y shoots which grow up from
the roots. One-ycnr-old shoots are
preferable for planting. The rows
should hc ut least four feet apart. with
the plants two feet apart in the row.
Frequent and thorough cultivation is
necessary To keep down the suckers
which crow up from the roots. II Is "A
good plan to plow the ground between
the rows every spring.
Black rasphcrriCS do not send up root
shoots. They are propagatcd 10y bury.
ing the tilS Of the shoots in the ground
some time in August. These take root
and produce new plants which can b"
transplautcd the following spring The
black raspbcrrics are more rank in
lll'll ltll'iIN VI SIbN III anu NH''NIh l''
planted farther apart than the red va.
rictieS. Planting every three feet in
rows seven To eight feet apart Is a
good distance. They should receive
thorough cultivation in the same man
nCr rs the red sorts.
The application Of n coat Of manure
between the rows in the fan will ma
tcrially increase the weld of all small
fruits. Pruning is also important.
blackberry and raspberry shoots bear
but once, so in the spring al those
which produced fruit the season be-
fore should bc cut out. Black raSD-
berry shoots should have the tip. nip
ped off when they are about eighteen
inches high This causes lateral
branches to form and greatly increases
the yield. The same treatment should
be given to bhckberries. After about
four good crops of raspbcrrics have
been secured the patch should be pillow
ed up and n new one started some
where else.
Blackberries are usually propagated
by suckers. The distance apart Is
about four feet in the row. with rows
seven feet apart. The proper depth to
set the plants is about four inches. 1t
is common practice to plant row OF
potatoes or some other vegetable be
tween the blackberry rows the first
season. This can also be done with
black raspberrcS About four or five
blackberry shoots are all that should
he allowed to grow up the first sea
son. After that the number may be
gradually increased. a well establish
ed blackberry patch will last six or
seven years. The yields that may be
secured depend largely upon the FIRE