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to injury by spring frosts, while higher land will not be affected. A 

 sandy loam, or even a gravelly loam, on a south slope is the proper 

 place for early varieties, as these conditions insure a warm soil and will 

 mature and ripen berries far in advance of any other conditions. It is 

 a mistake to plant strawberries on too new a soil, and it should be 

 cropped for at least two years, in order that the soil may become more 

 compact and the vegetable matter may become well mixed with the soil 

 before the plants can appropriate its elements, and plants will do much 

 better in the dry season. All strawberry land should drain well. Pre- 

 pare your soil well, and at such a time when it will pulverize and not 

 get lumpy. Harrow repeatedly, smoothen with roller or leveler, and then 

 allow to settle for a week or ten days. You are then ready to plant, 

 which should be done in the spring of the year as soon as all danger of 

 frost is over. I have found planting in hills the most satisfactory, as 

 one is better able to keep them free from weeds. Plant three feet or 

 three feet six inches apart, and fifteen to twenty inches in the row, all 

 depending on the variety, as some kinds spread out and need much more 

 room than others, especially the Magoon. We select our plants from 

 yearling; plants that have matured strong runners since the month of 

 August prior to the time of planting; select from a strong well-develope:l 

 mother plant and you can expect a good result. Keep your new plants 

 well cultivated and free from blossoms and runners, as the growing of 

 runners will have a tendency to weaken the plants t\\e first season. 

 There are various methods of planting. Some use what is called a 

 planting trowel, and others a dibble. I prefer a spade, with which two 

 persons can plant three to five thousand plants per day. It is very 

 essential that the plant be set rather deep, being careful not to cover the 

 crown, as the settling of a newly planted field has a tendency to expose 

 some of the roots and cause them to dry out. Go through the rows with 

 a harrow-tooth cultivator immediately after planting is finished, which 

 has a tendency to encourage capillary attraction. As already stated, 

 keep the runners cut, and the following season you will have a promis- 

 ing patch of strawberries. Pick carefully, pack honest, and in clean 

 packages, and the demand will be greater than your supply. 



HOOD RIVER METHODS FOR BETTER PRICES. 



Address delivered at meeting of Rogue River Fruit Growers, Septem- 

 ber, 1906, by E. H. Shepard, Manager of Hood River Apple Growers' 

 Union. 



To grow fancy fruit is one part of the orchard industry; to sell it, 

 another. The first, to a certain extent, is a science more or less definite, 

 but selling depends upon many varying conditions. In fact, selling is a 

 game, and to play the game and win is not easy; and still more difficult 



