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ing night into day and loading their stomachs with things that 

 would "debilitate" a hog. 



Photo 120 presents a very fine "flower-bed" and the average, 

 person has no objection to the crimson crop of strawberries that 

 follows. But our modern strawberry is an evolution. In the 

 great struggle for existence, the tendency is to strengthen and 

 develop. This is true in plant life as well as in animal. The 



Photo 120 

 A fine "Flower Bed." 



Strawberry, in the United States, Jhas received a great deal of 

 attention. It sometimes seems almost incredible the size and 

 perfection to which it has been brought. But another fact is 

 just as forcibly true, namely; cease to give it the care under 

 which it has been "developed" and it speedily deteriorates. 



If vour land is damp and soggy, the first thing needed is 

 underdrainage. If you can get the "fall," dig three feet deep, 

 (two and one-half may do). The size of the tile should not be less 

 than three inches. Then cover the tile with a foot of cinders, 



