Show b 06 0 WORK IN RASPBERRY Y PATCH one of our most delicious fruits Is adapted to both the garden and the truck farm dy by J E ORMAN copyright 1914 1910 the raspberry la Is the queen ot of all email small fruits it Is to delicious both as a fresh fruit and in preserves pre serres and for culture the raspberry Is adapted to both the garden and the truck farm the canes grow rapidly the better va produce heavily the second year and a patch with proper care will last for about twelve to fifteen years spring Is to the best beat time to set out raspberry canes it if the canes are planted in the fall alternate freezing and thawing cause the rootlets rootless root lets to decay and the plants unfortunately readily winter kill among the varle ties on the market the cuthbert red raspberry Is still at the head of the list and in the gardens the canes should be planted about three feet apart in rows at least three feet from each other for farm planting rows should be beabout about six feet distant and the plants set out about four feet apart and if possible plant the rows north and south which permits the sun to reach all of the fruit and thus it ripens bet ter the rows should be cultivated once or twice in a season during the summer the most vigorous shoots should be allowed to grow after being placed carefully between two wires which are stapled to posts placed about twenty feet apart in the row to keep the wires firm during the win ter clamp them together with short pieces of wire in november when other garden or farm work slackens pay the raspberry patch a visit and trim out all the dead canes these should be burned to destroy any lurking raspberry borers trim back the live canes to about tour four feet this compels the plant when growth starts in the spring to throw out numerous side branches and thus increase their fruiting capacity then mulch the rows with leaves it they are abundant and weight them down with a heavy coating of coarse farm manure good compost or chicken ma nure the decaying organic materials furnish humus to the soil and humus is necessary to supply the plants with sufficient plant food the rain and soil moisture dissolve the materials which plants need and when the raspberry plants take up this moisture they grow rapidly and bear profusely raspberry canes bear about one year only but nature provides a new now supply of young canes so that a patch cared tor for as above described will bear annually and last many years and since the raspberry blossoms late it Is practically guaranteed against injury from frost for this reason a raspberry crop Is almost a certainty cultivation OF PEACH TREES cultivator or disk harrow should bo be used often to form mulch and prevent evaporation it Is very essential to take the very best possible care of the young peach trees they should be kept thrifty and healthy and all the necessary care given them to conserve the moisture and plant food in the soil As soon as the soil will permit it should be stirred six to eight inches deep thus if it the trees have been method of obtaining good mulch planted as deeply as they should plowing this depth will cause them to produce a deep root system which will not be injured as quickly by freezing or drought after this plowing the fertilizer should be applied and worked with a disk barrow harrow or culli vator frequent should be given with the cultivator or disk bar row running deep enough to form a good soil mulch and prevent subsequent baking or crusting of the sur face and prevent loss of soil moist ure by evaporation thorough cul ture kills all the weeds which are a constant drain on the soil moisture and plant food and also assists in decomposing and liberating any plant food which may have turned under pruning raspberries Rap Rasp beirle berries pinching back the new growth during summer thereby causing a more bushy form has long been the accept ed method of pruning A better plan Is in to let the canes make a natural growth then during the winter cut back to three or three and one half feet in spring tie to a wire supported by stakes much larger berries can be grown there Is to less difficulty in picking and a much better price can be obtained tor for the fruit this method will pay handsomely on the fruit farm and is the ideal plan for the ordinary farmer the work can be done in winter when there is plenty of time |