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Mr. Augur. It depends very much on circumstances. On land 

 tbat is suitable to fall planting it does very well. I should say sum- 

 mer planting would be better. If you plant in August the plant can 

 so far develop and crowns form to such an extent that you get a 

 heavy yield the next year. If you plant later than the first of Sep- 

 tember you will hardl}' do that. If I planted in October I should do 

 with those plants the next year just as I would with spring set plants, 

 cut off all the blows ; because you would not in any case get any 

 good crop, and all 3'ou would gain would be simply by doing work 

 in the fall which otherwise would have to be done in the spring. If 

 your ground is heavy, if it is cold and wet, I would hardly advise 

 planting in October. If you can get a piece of land ready to plant 

 anywhere from the middle of July to the first of August, plant in 

 hills, keep the runners all cut, and then you may calculate on a heav}^ 

 crop the next 3'ear. 



Question. Would we also have a heav}" crop the following year? 



Mr. Augur. We do not try that ; we do not like to use a spent 

 cartridge, if I may use that expression. There is a great deal in 

 that too. I know a very excellent man in our place, a minister ; 

 and he preaches well ; he produces sermons more successfully than 

 strawberries ; but he advocated in the paper the planting of straw- 

 berries in the spring and raising a row of beans between. If beans 

 bring a better price than strawberries I would plant the whole piece 

 with beans, but if they do not I would not plant them at all. I 

 believe a little with the apostle, 'Hhis one thing I do.'* I believe in 

 making a specialty and then attaining as high results as possible. 

 And so I do not believe in taking a second crop from the same 

 plants. You can get a moderate crop ; but in the mean time clover 

 and weeds have come in, which necessitate a good deal of hard work ; 

 and we have always thought better to turn the plants right over and 

 take a new piece, and then we get large berries. You may be sure 

 it is worth something to put crates of berries into the market so 

 choice that the dealer will put your name on them on a large pla- 

 card, say, for instance, "White's berries," and have people going 

 from one store to another inquiring for them. If you can get a 

 reputation of that sort it is worth something. And if you raise a 

 second crop on the same ground they wouldn't be apt to put your 

 name on the berries. 



Question. Is the Jewell a good shipping berry? 



Mr. Augur. I am glad 3^ou asked that question. It is like the 

 Wilson in one particular ; it colors over at once usually, and when 



