22 Strawberry Culture 



I will speak of one other method that has been very satisfac- 

 tory : Plants are set out early in the spring, in rows three feet 

 apart, and the same distance from each other in the row. Then 

 a hill of early potatoes is planted between each two plants. The 

 plants are not allowed to run until July, and about the same 

 time the potatoes are dug. Then runners are trained along the 

 row until a sufficient number are rooted, and all others are cut 

 off until the end of the season, or they may cover the whole 

 surface if wide matted rows are desired. The cultivation given 

 to the potatoes is sufficient for the plants, and the strawberry 

 bed is provided for at very little expense. 



Where land is scarce, any early crop that comes off about 

 the first of July may be grown among strawberries. 



Marking Out the Ground 



After the groiind has been put in perfect condition and made 

 smooth with the float, or clodcrusher, it must be marked out. 

 There are many ways of doing this, but I will describe only one, 

 which has been very satisfactory to me. One straight, sharp- 

 ened pole is necessary. Commence at the corner of the patch 

 by setting up the pole at the end of the first row. Then go to 

 the other end of the same row and stand with the right foot on 

 the row, with the eyes looking at the pole. Then find some ob- 

 ject beyond the pole a tree, fencepost or stump at which you 

 can look, keeping the pole exactly between it and your eye. 

 With these two objects in line, walk towards the pole, making 

 a mark with the sole of the right foot, which is not to be lifted 

 from the ground but only pushed along on the surface. It is 

 necessary to stand up straight, and keep the eyes on the pole. 



