. Fruits, vegetables and flowers, a non-technical manual for their culture. ated and are .sold in a dry state, there being rcady sale forthem wlicn liaiidUd in this way. Red Raspberries.—The red-raspl)erry grouji includes varieties whichlM\ir fruits of various shades of red, amUr, yellow and imrple. the last-named division being a hybrid between the red and the black tyix^s. SMALL FRUITS 87 Selection and Preparation of SoiL—The soil upon which red rasp-berries thrive best is a sandy or clay loam of a glacial drift thrive well upon moderately rich, deep soils and yield largest re
. Fruits, vegetables and flowers, a non-technical manual for their culture. ated and are .sold in a dry state, there being rcady sale forthem wlicn liaiidUd in this way. Red Raspberries.—The red-raspl)erry grouji includes varieties whichlM\ir fruits of various shades of red, amUr, yellow and imrple. the last-named division being a hybrid between the red and the black tyix^s. SMALL FRUITS 87 Selection and Preparation of SoiL—The soil upon which red rasp-berries thrive best is a sandy or clay loam of a glacial drift thrive well upon moderately rich, deep soils and yield largest returnsunder these conditions. The preparation of the soil for red raspberries should be the sameas for any small fruit, preferably one or two seasons preparatory tillagein a hoe crop, which will to a very large extent rid the land of crops as potatoes, beans, cowpeas and plants of this nature are goodpreparatory crops. Planting.—The distance to plant will depend very largely upon thepurpose for which the plantation is intended. If it is a commercial plan-. Land that will Produce Good Farm Crops will Produce Bush Fruits.^ tation upon soil which is not especially valuable, the plants should be 3feet apart in the row, and the rows not less than 6 feet apart. This willallow of cultivation in both directions for two or three years, and willpermit the use of horse-power implements, and consequently will lessengreatly the cost of tillage. On city lots or in a home fruit garden, where itbecomes desirable to combine in the same plantation raspberries and otherfruit-bearing plants, the distance can be somewhat lessened, but even underthese conditions the plants should not be set closer than 2 feet apart in therow and the rows not less than 4 feet apart. In home fruit gardens small holes can be opened with a spade, the plantroots spread in the ordinary fashion for jalanting larger plants, and the 1 Courtesy of The Pennsylvania Farmer. SUCCESSFUL FARMING eurtli ntiirne*
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