. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. igii BETTER FRUIT Page 3/ THE CULTURE OF SMALL FRUITS ON PACIFIC SLOPE THIS term usually applies to the berry family — blackberries, rasp- berries, gooseberries, strawberries, currants, etc. The whole Pacific Slope, wherever fruit soils and sufficient mois- ture prevail, is adapted to their success- ful culture. In California there is almost a continuous growth, and intermittent cropping can be carried on almost during the entire year. Every family orchard should have a plot devoted to small fruits, and where the conditions are favorable and near to markets they
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. igii BETTER FRUIT Page 3/ THE CULTURE OF SMALL FRUITS ON PACIFIC SLOPE THIS term usually applies to the berry family — blackberries, rasp- berries, gooseberries, strawberries, currants, etc. The whole Pacific Slope, wherever fruit soils and sufficient mois- ture prevail, is adapted to their success- ful culture. In California there is almost a continuous growth, and intermittent cropping can be carried on almost during the entire year. Every family orchard should have a plot devoted to small fruits, and where the conditions are favorable and near to markets they can be made immensely profitable when grown along commercial lines. The preparation of the soil should be thorough. The roots being close to the top of the ground and of a small, rather fibrous nature, the importance of having the soil in the very best possible condi- tion to insure a good stand of plants and a satisfactory growth must be apparent to anyone engaging in the culture of berry plants. Thorough dressing with BY GEORGE ROEDING, FRESNO, CALIFORNIA well rotted stable manure will do much to promote a vigorous growth the first season, and, having secured this, profit- able crops may be expected the second year after planting. Berry culture cannot be successfully carried on in California without irriga- tion, so -that before planting the land should be graded, having the grade as uniform as possible so as to prevent flooding. A berry grower should be absolutely certain of water when it is required, and if there is any question about the supply from ditches a pump- ing plant should be installed to have water available whenever it is needed. A delay of even a few days may mean the loss of the entire crop. As the Logan and Mammoth black- berries are practically in a class by them- selves, and the cultural directions for one applying to the other, we will consider them under the same head. They should be planted in rows six feet apart and. eight feet between the rows. The b
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