Discussion on Straivberry Growing. 8& 



because, in the South, on account of the greater heat of the sun, 

 manure causes the plants to burn. It seems to me that would de- 

 pend on the character of the manure. I think the very fact of 

 supplying that in which the soil is deficient, enables the plant to 

 resist' any deleterious influence of the sun, I think the applica- 

 tion of ashes to a certain extent is calculated to encourage plant 

 growth and also fruitage. I can not see the philosophy of not 

 applying to the soil elements in which it is deficient, or which the 

 needs of the plant may require. With regard to watering, that 

 point has been before you, and some experience given. I have 

 had some experience in watering. I can not irrigate, owing to 

 there not being sufficient inclination to my grounds. I, conse- 

 quently, have elevated tanks, and a wind engine to pump the water 

 from a very large well, which no pump can exhaust. I laid out 

 my ground in tracts of one hundred feet broad, and the rows are 

 planted at right angles; then, Avith a portable tank of about two 

 barrels, and one hundred feet of hose, I water my beds. This is a 

 more economical way, to me, than using pipes, as I first intended. 

 My modes of cultivation are very similar to those which have been 

 given. Thirty-five years ago it was the doctrine that, to stimulate 

 strawberries, would make them run to vine, and you would not get 

 the fruit. It has been a stumbling block to a great many strawi. 

 berry growers. I believe I would have been worth twice as much 

 as I am now if I had not followed this theory, 



Mr. Smith, of Wisconsin — Do you believe the Crescent Seedling 

 can be damaged by over manuring? 



Mr. Golusha — I question if it can. My practice has been a 

 little different from our President, in one regard. He spoke of 

 applying stable manure; I have done that with Crescents every fall, 

 and thev have not deteriorated a particle for the last five years. 



Prest. Earlc — You don't have crown borers? 



Mr. Galasha — No, sir; the President and I are three hundred 

 and forty miles apart. I apply, however, such manures as have no 

 seeds in them — from livery stables where only prairie hay is used. 

 White clover and blue grass can not be eradicated. These two are 

 the worst weeds we have to contend with. Strawberries must not 

 be put upon ground that has had white clover in it. I once took a 



