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manure, but fertile enough to produce a good crop of corn. Much, 

 damage is frequently done to newly set plants by the white grub 

 and cut worm. I have tested some of the published remedies to 

 head off these pests, but with only partial success. Seven years 

 ago last fall, I had one acre of ground which I wished to set to 

 strawberries the following spring, and knowing that there were a 

 great many grubs in every foot of it, I concluded to plow it deep 

 just before winter set in. I commenced one afternoon and plowed 

 one-fourth of it. A hard freeze at night kept me from plowing 

 the balance until spring, when I finished plowing the piece, and 

 set it all to strawberries. The plants on the fall plowing were 

 not disturbed at all by the grubs, while those on each side were 

 nearly all destroyed by them. Since then I have adopted the 

 plan of plowing fruit ground just before it freezes up for winter, 

 and have not had any loss from grubs or cut worms. Strawberry 

 ground should be made level and free from lumps. 



Roots that have been shipped should be unpacked on arrival 

 and kept moist until planted. Set the roots straight down, spread 

 out fan-shaped. If set in the spring do not allow them to fruit 

 the first year. Use a cultivator that will work deep and not ridge 

 the rows, and do not allow the weeds to get large at any time. In 

 the fall, about the time the ground freezes up, cover the whole 

 surface of the bed with coarse marsh hay, straw, or leaves, thick 

 enough to hide the plants. In the spring leave as much mulching 

 on the bed as the plants will come up through, having a good 

 healthy color. 



In preparing a bed for the second year, it is very desirable to 

 grow enough new plants on newly worked soil between the rows, 

 to produce a good crop. To accomplish this it is very important 

 that we prepare the bed immediately after the berries are gathered, 

 by removing the mulching — if it is not fine enough to work into 

 the soil — and cutting the rows down so that they will be about 

 ten inches wide, using a horse and small, sharp steel plow, throw- 

 ing the furrow from the row. This will leave a ridge between the 

 rows which can be leveled with an ordinary cultivator. 



Instead of taking a narrow strip from each side of the row, 

 take all from one side. By this plan nearly all of the plants left 



