STRA WBERRIES — SOIL — LOCA TION. 6$ 



tion of soils as well as of varieties, he might sell a large por- 

 tion of his fruit when it was scarce and high. 



Climate also is a very important consideration, and enters 

 largely into the problem of success from Maine to Southern 

 California. Each region has its advantages and disadvan- 

 tages, and these should be estimated before the purchaser 

 takes the final steps which commit him to a locality an^i 

 methods of culture which may not prove to his taste. Iii 

 the far North, sheltered situations and light, warm land 

 should be chosen for the main crop ; but in our latitude, 

 and southward, it should always be our aim to avoid that 

 hardness and dryness of soil that cut short the crops and 

 hopes of so many cultivators. 



