MODERN STRAWBERRY 

 GROWING 



CHAPTER I 

 Selection of Site 



In the selection of a suitable site for a 

 strawberry plantation there are a great 

 many environmental factors to consider, the 

 principal ones being climate, slope or expos- 

 ure, drainage, kind of soil, and condition 

 of the soil. Considering these factors in 

 their order, and viewing the advantages and 

 disadvantages, with the ideal in each, will 

 give the prospective strawberry grower some 

 idea of just how near to the best selection he 

 is able to come, and may help in correcting 

 and improving his choice of site. 



It is often stated that this or that variety 

 is particularly adapted to the South, West, 

 or North, in other words, that these varieties 

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