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Mr. Wolcott: I think where the ground is sandy the soil is 
warmer, and cold water isjust as good as warm water. 
Mr. Pearce: Didn't the water come in contact with the 
plants? . 
Mr. Wolcott: No, not directly; I dammed up the rows so the 
water ran clear into the roots. 
Mr. Anderson: Did you run a solid stream or spray? 
Mr. Wolcott: I ran the water right through the rows, 
through an open hose, a two-inch open hose, ran it right 
through the middle of the rows. Where it was level I did not 
have to dam it up, but where it was not level I dammed it up a 
little. For irrigating with a hose I would prefer level ground 
to ground that slopes. I have berries on one side that slopes 
considerably, and the water did not soak in well at that point. 
Mr. Gould: Did you cultivate continuously? 
Mr. Wolcott: I cultivated once a week. I think, perhaps, as 
some gentleman suggested, it would be better to cultivate oft- 
ener, perhaps a day after you irrigate. 
Mr. Crandall: How did you prevent the berries from becom- 
ing dirty? 
Mr. Wolcott: The ground was always wet and there was no 
dust. 
Mr. Tobey, (Wisconsin): You did not cultivate your straw- 
berries? . 
Mr. Wolcott: No, I do not cultivate strawberries. My 
strawberries were mulched. 
Mr. Hitchcock: What was the object of the dams? 
Mr. Wolcott: If I did not dam the water it would run off; it 
would not soak into the ground. 
Mr. Hitchcock: Yousay you had your strawberries mulched? 
Did you let the water run over the mulch? 
Mr. Wolcott: No, the rows are a little bit higher. 
Mr. Hitchcock: My practice is to let the mulch stay where 
there is much fall; that checks the flow of the water and soaks 
the ground thoroughly. 
Mr. Wolcott: By damming the water a little it answers the 
same purpose. 
Mr. Hitchcock: I had rather have it mulched clear across. 
