io Strawberry Culture 



usually be had with less labor and care in a sandy loam than in 

 any other soil . Nevertheless, if they be supplied, the strawberry 

 will flourish, all other things being equal. All along the coast, 

 from Long Island to Florida, where the soil is sandy, strawber- 

 ries are grown to perfection. On the heavy soil at Pittsburg a 

 single grower had over 200 bushels picked in one day, and most 

 of ihem ran twenty to the quart. The late Chas. Carpenter, of 

 Kelley's Island, raised on a small bed, at the rate of a little 

 more than 600 bushels to the acre, on heavy clay that had not 

 bien plowed nor stirred in any way for years. The runners 

 from a bearing bed took possession of an old walk and the next 

 year produced this enormous crop. It is only fair to say that in 

 figuring out this yield, the path from which the berries were 

 picked was included in the area. Some of the largest crops 

 on record have been grown on muck and on the prairie soils of 

 the west. It is hardly probable that any crop we raise not even 

 excepting grass is less particular about the soil on [which it 

 grow s. And the theory that certain varieties can only be grown 

 successfully on clay and others on sand is equivalent to saying 

 that certain breeds of hogs must be fed from a hard wood trough, 

 and others from one of pine. The soil is to the plant what the 

 trough is to the hog a reservoir for food and drink. 



Choice of Location 



.The strawberry is a cold-blooded plant and is never at its 

 best in a very warm place. For this reason a northern slope is 

 more favorable, other things being equal, than a southern one. 

 If one wants early berries he will choose a sunny location; and, 

 if it is protected on the north by higher ground or by buildings, 



