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Show CARE OF BLACK RASPBERRIES Soil Plowed Deep, Should Be Rather Fertile and Free From All Grass and Foul Weeds. The soil for the berries should be fairly fertile, free from sod or roots such as quack or blue-root grass and all foul weeds. Plow rather deep, and harrow until the earth is perfectly fine and pliable. Too much manure has been known to bring on "the yellows " a disease fatal to berry plants. And let it be said right here, if any yellow plants are ever discovered they should be pulled up at once and promptlj burned. Mark the ground with a corn marker three feet each way. Set every row one way and every other one the other way making the rows three feet by six feet Plants should be set as soon in the 'spring as they are large enough say from four to six inches high. Pul An Excellent Cluster. hem in deep; six inches is a good depth. They must have a good, firm rooting to help the heavy plants withstand with-stand the hard winds the following years. Cultivate and hoe often enough to keep the field free from weeds. The more often the soil is stirred the greater will be the yield. In a dry season frequent cultivation draws the moisture to the surface and helps to tide the plants over until the rain comes. Sod will soon "run out" berry brushes. Keep the land level and clean. If no young plants are wanted for the next year, this finishes the first season. If, however, new sets are desired, de-sired, either for home use or for sale, this is the way to get them. By the way, plants in the spring sell all the way from $3 to $10 a thousand, according ac-cording to supply and demand. Early in September bury the ends in the ground about two inches. A trowel makes a good tool for this purpose. |