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under all conditions of soil; but, coming to 

 a closer examination of the growth of the 

 plants and the largest yield of the largest 

 and best fruits, it is found that each variety 

 does have the peculiarity of doing better 

 in some one kind of soil than it does in 

 others. Thus, we find that Lady Thompson, 

 Stevens, and Clyde are more adapted to 

 sandy locations, while Wm. Belt, Parsons 

 Beauty, and Glen Mary require a heavier 

 soil, and Gaudy's largest crops are produced 

 on a heavy clay. 



The ideal soil is a good, rich, humus-con- 

 taining loamy soil, which is well drained. 



The one condition of soil on which it is 

 never advisable to plant strawberries is fresh- 

 ploughed old sod. Several reasons are back 

 of this: First, an air space between the sub- 

 soil and the turned or ploughed sod. This is 

 practically impossible to overcome, even after 

 several rollings and diskings. Second, the 

 large number of insects present, especially 

 the June bug lava, or commonly known 

 "white grub." This fellow eats off the 

 roots of the strawberry plants, killing large 

 areas which have been planted in sod. 

 Third, owing to the first reason, lack of 



