Raspberries and Blackberries
;'.-..- - •: — . »'..■.*— .*; It should be ket in mind that a atom .of raMpberry or blackberry, that has once borne a crop of fruit, has ! served its. purpose, ,-. and will die. These stems will be replnced by. a new growth, which will perfect itself this autumti^ and be ready to j>roduce a <rpp of fruit next sum mer. '1 herefore it is, (hotter to get the old stems out of the way, as coon as the fruit is off. More, new shoots, or suckers that are needed will grow. Two, or at most three,; ar« air that are required to a atoM? alt beyond these should be cut •way!, as -ftf: tbey were weeds. Those which. are. allowed to grow, should be tied ap to stakes or a t reii is, as soon as large , enough. Their upward be stopped, by pinching cbe pro wing point*, at five feet fer blackberries and three for rasher r ies. —American Agriculruraiist.
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Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 14, 5 February 1884, Page 3
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159Raspberrics and Blackberries Feilding Star, Volume V, Issue 14, 5 February 1884, Page 3
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