The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1909-03-23
PROFIT IN RHsPHfis2isElsS
F,xerience 81 an Expert WIZ BE OF
Valuable Assistance to Beginners.

grown, and with proper care and
management it is IS sure a crop as
corn. It's period of ripening covers
a greater length Of time than any
other small truit. lasting from four
to live weeks II early, medium and
late varieties are grown.
ANY soil that wiz produce forty to
sixty bushels OF corr to the acre is suf-
t~iciently ricn for raSpberries. The
most sseential point Is 10 secure q
fine. wei puiverized soil il which the
roots can grow below the effects of
dry wethaar. The more there are OF
the fine Or working roots to each plant
TIN larger the growth aud the better
viii be the ron. AS these roots re-
quire q loose soil in which to work. it
Is never best to plant on ground that
cannot he thoroughly pulverized.
The preparation CT the rnu.d is of
very great Importance, and / will
briefly give the method I pursue, as |
have crow rasDberries for 4 number
Of years with good success. ] pillow
the soil for q depth Of about six inches,
harrow it we'll and tnen level it down
smoothly With a roller. L then mark
il out by stretching u line where the
ro%F is 20 be made, making the rows
eight feet apart, anu dig wedge
shaped holes with a Ions, narrow
spade, by inserting it il q slanting po-
Si5ion about eight inches from the line,
in such q position that the point will
reach almost under the line, then
ithdraW it without removing any
soil, again inserting it st the line near
lyt PERPENDICULAR, SO that the point will
reach the same place reached the first
time, removing The soil between the
making the holes two and one-halt
feet apart. Before they dry out I set
The plants. holding them against the
side Of the hole where the line is with
the left hand and draw the mellow
soil in with the right, pressing it firm
ly. use only first-class tips, over
inc the roots three or four lncf1es
deep, which prevents the bushes from
being blown over by heavy winds.
After starting right with the best
varieties. strong. vigorous plants and
thoroughly prepared soil. the most es-
sentiaI hin to success is cultivation.
7 am confident more failures are due
to the lack of cultivation than from
any other cause. They will grow and
produce conefruit without being culti-
waited for n year or two. II the ground
is in fair condition to begin with, 50
some often think it is not important to
cultivate. If the best results to be at
tanned are desired. q row OF corn, po-
tatoes, or some other garden crop
should be grown in every space he
tween the rows the first year and the
ratCh cultivated every week or ten
days from the time they are planted
until the first Of August.
After the first year they should be
cultivated five or six times each sea
son. I use only a five-toothed cuin
vatOr ana horse hoe in cultivating. Fo
large bushes the handle of the cult
vator can be set over one side, thu
enab'i.nr the Shovels to I'm as neai
the bushes as necessary. | enrich th'
ground from time to time. as th'
good o. the bushes requires.
When NE young plants are ahou
four inchas higl [ thin out to n can
IN each hill When the cane 70 ahnU
12,fnches high I pinched out the bud
This can he done with the thumb an
finger, and viii causp III" n'anfS r
throw ont laterals. After pinchin
until next spring. / then cut the lat
erals back TO about eight inches j
length. The second year I look afte
the young canes when about four q
five inches high. leaving only two @
those starting out lowest down in cac,
hill. I remove and keep down a
others during the season. using tn
hoe and c~ultivator freely for the De
struction Of weeds and to keep tn
ground in good condition. / pine
Rack the young canes when they O.
about twenty inches high: this wi
make plenty of wood for the ne%
seasons fruiting. | always renov
the old wood as soon as the fruit
off and burn it. The folloWines spr1n
J cut the 1~aterals back TO about lively
or fifteen inches in length. or as I'd
back as the wood is dead. and burn
The third year I handle he your
PLANTS the safne as I did the secon
season. except that I leave four cane
in each hill; hut in case the root IS ~
strong enough I reduce the mum De
until it IS able to carry Well what
left.
It should he remembered that tt
red raspberry is not as hard TO ral>
90 the bIackcars. since they adal
themselves more readily to their sltut
ton. The only difference / make
owi the two kinds is 7 cultiva'
the ~hlackcaps somewhat deeper tha
do the red varieties.
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