Show TIME TO PRUNE raspberries RASP BERRIES work must be done at two seasons of year in order to accomplish the best results because of its manner of fruit bearing the black raspberry requires care in its annual pruning in fact pruning must be done at two seasons ot of the year in order to accomplish the best results the young shoots as they appear from the roots in the spring should be tipped or dis budded when they reach the height of 18 inches it Is better to go over the plantations frequently ly making three or four trips in all in order to tip the canes when they are about the height mentioned rather than to delay the operation until some of them have reached a height of 2 to 2 feet the early pinching or dis budding induces the development of more numerous lateral branches shoot which have been allowed to harden and to grow to 2 or 3 feet in height will form few lateral branches if tipped when 18 inches high a cane should produce four five or six lateral branches if allowed to attain a height of 3 feet and then cut back to IS 18 inches it Is probable that not more than two or three lateral branches will be formed and since these lateral typical raspberry after pruning branches form the fruit bearing wood of the succeeding season it Is very desirable that the greatest possible number of branches be secured to lasure in a heavy crop of fruit it Is evident therefore that summer pruning predetermines the crop for the succeeding year more than does any other slagle single cultural factor the second pruning which is also important consists in removing the canes which bore the last crop of fruit this work can be dons done at any time after the crop has been harvested but preferably during the spring following the crop |