FERTILIZING STRAWBERRIES 



was added at the rate of 130 pounds per acre, there was an 

 increased yield of 200 quarts, equivalent, at ten cents a quart, to 

 320.00 per acre. This would indicate that the statements made 

 with reference to the use of potash on soils devoted to the cul- 

 tivation of strawberries were fully justified. These results were 

 obtained in an extremely dry season when the yield of berries 

 was much below the normal. From two to three times the 

 increase indicated may be expected in an average season. 



The results of another demonstration which was con- 

 ducted, however, in the South by Mr. Sargent Pitcher, 

 Hammond, La., are also interesting and can best be pre- 

 sented in tabulated form. 



Increase in value of crop per acre, by using a well 



balanced complete fertilizer, over that generally 



used * $ 79.26 (2 over 1) 



Net profit due to Potash alone 109.66 (2 over 3) 



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