58 State Horticultural Society. 



I lost one year by late planting. This experience is borne out by 

 thousands of growers from Van Buren to Springfield. 



Mr. Sinnock — Would rather pay five dollars for plants in the 

 spring than to get them for nothing in the fall. 



Secretary Goodman — We wanted to get this testimony. There 

 are a number of good fruit men who prefer to plant in July or 

 August. You cannot prepare the soil then, but begin by plowing 

 the fall or winter before, keep the ground in good tilth, and then 

 in August it is in good condition to plant. If you can do this, it 

 will save time and money. 



Mr. Green — It pays us to take plant, dirt and all out. This is 

 for home planting. Can set plants at any season this way. 



Mr. Tippin — There are instances of success with late planting, 

 where one can get the ground in good shape for the work, but with 

 the drouths in my section, we would often lose the whole planting. 



Mr. Todd — I plant only for local market, and get good results, 

 planting in May and in August, but prefer planting late in the 

 fall, as we get along with less work than if early planted. Our 

 soil is full of weeds and grass, and we cultivate the land thor- 

 oughly from early spring till we want to plant in July or August. 

 If the land is kept worked well, it will be perfectly loose and clean, 

 and you will have no trouble to get plants to grow. This is much 

 easier than to work the ground with the plants on it. You get just as 

 good results with July and August planting as in May. It is im- 

 portant to keep the soil in good shape. Don't even wait for a 

 shower, and you will have no trouble to get plants to live. 



Mr. Baxter — I endorse spring planting. Plant in April and 

 subsoil. When there is a drouth in July and August it is impossible 

 to get plants to grow, and throw out runners. Spring is the only 

 time to plant. 



Mr. Tippin — South Missouri has so much stone on the ground, 

 often we could not keep a plant alive in late summer without water- 

 ing it, let alone making it grow and throw out runners. 



Dr. Whitten — I believe it is most important to get the ground 

 ready long before the plants are set for best results. Begin two 

 years before setting the plants. Plow the sod and plant some crop 

 to cultivate. One year next spring plowed and cultivated till time 

 to plant cow-peas. The last fall plowed deep and left ground rough 

 to freeze. This spring cultivate early. Get the best cultivation 

 you can before the plants go out. This is the only way to keep 

 M^eeds down. Cultivate out the weed seeds before setting the 

 berry plants, not only to kill the weeds, but to get the land in a 



