SUCCESS WITH STRAWBERRIES. 15 



high as fifty or more different varieties, and with the advent each year 

 of the growing number of liighly praised new sorts, it is a puzzling 

 question for the amateur to make proper selections. My advice to 

 such is, stand fast by the old time-tried varieties and let the other man 

 do the buying of the new varieties, though this work should properly 

 be given to our state and local experiment stations. There are enough 

 of the old varieties that are known to succeed in nearly all soils and 

 climates, so that it should not be difficult to select a list of a half dozen 

 varieties for either the table or market. For the family garden in 

 either Iowa or Nebraska, I would name the following as the best six 

 varieties : 



Early — Warfield, fertilized with Beder Wood. 



Medium — Bubach, and Haverland fertilized with Parker Earl. 



Late — Mt. Vernon, a self-fertilizer. 



For the commercial plantation I would plant Crescent, Warfield, 

 Beder Wood, Bubach, Parker Earl, Mt. Vernon, and Gandy. This 

 list may be profitably extended to include the Capt. Jack, Haverland, 

 Gov. Hoard, and some newer varieties. A long list of varieties can be 

 better employed in a strawberry plantation than in an apple orchard. 



PROFITS OF STRAWBERRY GROWING. 



The following estimates on one acre of strawberries are made from 

 the basis of an average crop for ten years, or more, actual experience, 

 but does not take into account an occasional total failure, resulting 

 from severe drouth or late frosts : 



Expense. 



7,000 plants, at $3 $21 00 



Planting the same 7 00 



Cultivation, man help 30 00 



Culti vation, horse help 3 00 



Covering, three loads of hay, at $1 3 00 



Covering, hauling, and spreading 3 00 



Rent of ground 7 00 



Preparation 5 00 



Total cost of production S79 00 



