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Mr. Anderson : Most years I do not have to restrict them. I 

 just let them grow for matted rows two feet wide. 



Mr. Kellogg: How long do you leave on your mulch? 



Mr. Anderson : I leave it on all the time. 



Mr. Kellogg: How deep do you cover? 



Mr. Anderson: I do not cover them very deep, just enough so 

 the plant does not show through. 



Mr. Kellogg: Does not that hinder their fertilizing? 



Mr. Anderson : I don't think so ; I have never had any diffi- 

 culty in that way. 



Prof. Robertson : Did you ever lose any by covering later in 

 the fall after it was frozen deeper? 



Mr. Anderson: I never waited that long before covering. I 

 generally cover after the ground is frozen two or three inches. 



Mr. Kellogg: What are the best varieties for family use? 



Mr. Anderson : I think the Lovett and Warfield. 



Mr. Kellogg: And which for market? 



Mr. Anderson : The Warfield. 



Mr. Elliot: Did you ever lose any by late covering? 



Mr. Anderson : I never covered very late. 



Prof. Robertson : I never cover mine until the ground is frozen 

 as deep as it is going to freeze. I think the heaving comes from 

 freezing and thawing. If I can have the ground thoroughly frozen 

 I never lose any by covering late. My strawberries are not yet 

 covered. You know some said last winter that they would be smoth- 

 ered next spring, but from those three small patches we picked over 

 1,200 quarts up to July 20. 



Mr. Johnson : Why do you consider the Warfield the best as a 

 market berry? 



Mr. Anderson : Because it is the best yielder, and it is the best 

 selling berry. 



Mr. Brackett : Have you ever found that it was affected by 

 drouth on account of its being a short rooter? 



Mr. Anderson : That has not been my experience. 



Mr. Studley : Have you ever had any experience with wood 

 ashes ? 



Mr. Anderson : I have never tried wood ashes. 



Studley: I have dabbled in strawberries a good deal, and 

 my experience is that wood ashes, a certain amount, is one of the 

 best fertilizers I have ever tried. I go to several saw mills within 

 easy reach, where I can get them in large quantities, and I spread 

 them over the beds, a certain quantity. 



"Mr. J. W. Murray : About how much ? 



Mr. Studley : I wait until the ground freezes. I want to say 

 to the gentleman who spoke last that in my experience I would ad- 

 vocate deep freezing every time. I want the strawberry bed thor- 

 oughly frozen before I cover it. I very often do not cover mine un- 

 til February. Then I do not cover very heavily. I use the ashes 

 in moderate quantities, just giving the bed a good white sprinkling. 

 I think any person who is in a position to obtain ashes will never 

 regret his work if his experience is long enough to prove their value. 



