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Culture Of Raspberries

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Parent Issue
Day
5
Month
January
Year
1872
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Public Domain
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Tu fue volumo of Reporta uf tlio Departuiiüt of Agrioulture, WOliam Suundera the very ftble Superintendent of the gardena and grounds of tbert department, refera in his report to soveru.1 subjects, and amone: others to the culturo of llaspberries. He writea : " Many of the apparent discrepanoiea in tho rcsults of raspberrry oulture I the conflicting npinions upon the merita of varrietios, arises from a want of thorouííh cüsoriiuiiiíttion of the speoiea from Wbvch they hiive been obtained, and tho special treatment Ihal tlioy respeotiyely reqnire. " Taking the Philadelphia a a type of our nativo speci -s, We haVe a plant thut luis proved healthy and produptive, almost without excoption, v!n rover it has been plantod, and thereforeit uasbecbme Bomewhat popular, althouffh, when compared with varietiea of the foreign species, tlio fruit is inferior in áze, quality, and appearanoe, nifordin another instanoe where vigor of gnrowth and productiveness give a superlativo valué, even wlnn the quality of fruit is deoidedly inferior, as exempïified by the Alliany seedling ainong sfrawbornis and the Concord among u.itive grapes. "Taking the Bed Antwerp aa anexample of the fcoreign yarietiea of the raspberry, tw Qnfl a vasi dLiffiëronöo in the opinión of criitivatorB with regard to its success. In sorac looalitios it is highly extollcd, wbile in many others it is as deeidedly oondomoed. That therc are good reasons E ippbsite opmloiia there can be no doubt, and observations prove that failurea ave caused by the great heat and dryuBBS oí our oumate during sumiller, which arrests the growth of tho plants and prevente thoir proper niaturity. "Tho measure of success attending the culture of foreign varieties of tho raspberry depending so much upon the proper degree at moïsture, it ia evident that in light gandy and gravelly soils iailnres will bo the rule; when plantod in more retentive and clayey soils, growth will be more contimious and a healthiei tion be secured. " Koeping tiloso facts in viow, the special treatnient required to meet +he various influcncc3 soils and localities' will readily be suggested. " With regard to loealities, it would appear that in tho Soutliom Stutos, whore tho woather is dry and warm during tho latter poition of sumruer, theso varieties v.-ill bo unfittcd to tho elúdate, and only productiva under the constant attention to such culturo as tends to modify theso antagonista conditions to success ; and cxperieneo í'ully bears out this conclusión. Again, in regard to soils, whero it is unavoidable to phmt on dry soils, the whole of tho surface sursounding tho plant3 should reccivo a heuvy rnnlching during summer. Whero this is persistently practíeod, remunerativo crops may be produced even ia southoni localities. " On clay soils, providcd they aro properly draincd, surface stirring, so as to keeiJ a loóse comniinuted surfaco ; mulching may be disponsed with, but evon on theso soils it ruay provo of great advantago in tho dryest season to spread a thin coating of leaves or strawy manure over the roots of the planta. ïhe special object to keep in view is that of conátantly maintaining the soil in a condition that will encourago growth during summer, and secure the unchecked maturity of the canes for fruiting the following yoar. Covering the canes during winter, ;ilthough a wise precaution, and profitable always, will not in itself secure a erop of fruit from unripened wood ; henee those who depend altogether upon the covoring procesa, aro frequently subjocted to disappointments."

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