1 90 CROP PRODUCTION 



Fall-Bearing Varieties 



The greatest objection to the Strawberry has been the 

 shortness of its season. In any locality a month was 

 about the limit of its productiveness, even if early, mid- 

 season, and late varieties were planted. There is now a 

 good prospect, however, that this season may be greatly 

 extended by the introduction of a new type of plant that 

 blossoms through the summer. 



A few years ago a variety called the Pan-American 

 Strawberry was introduced. It was claimed to bear 

 fruit throughout the summer and early autumn. The 

 pubHc was sceptical at first, but those who tested the 

 claims reported that they were true. Various seedlings 

 of this variety were introduced later and proved to be 

 productive through a long period. These ever-bearing 

 strawberries established their claims so well that in the 

 fall of 1 910 the fruit growers of western New York were 

 selling the berries in considerable quantities. The fruit 

 found a ready market at twenty-five cents a quart. 



Enemies 



The Leaf-bHght is the most destructive fungous disease 

 of the strawberry. It may be found to a greater or less 

 extent in almost any plantation, showing as distinct dis- 

 colored spots upon the leaflets. It is more injurious 

 on beds of long standing than those which are rotated 

 frequently. In regions where there is plenty of rain in 

 summer it is sometimes worth while to mow the leaves 

 off after the crop is picked and then to burn the surface 

 over when the leaves become dry. The fungus spores 

 are thus destroyed and the new crop of leaves that soon 



