CHAPTER II 

 Manuring and Fitting 



After the selection of the best available 

 site for the strawberry bed has been made 

 comes the immediate work of preparing the 

 land for planting. 



The question would naturally arise : If the 

 grower was given either sandy or clayey soil, 

 just what line of work would suggest itself 

 as the best for the largest returns in crops 

 of fruit? If the individual has one or the 

 other kind of soil, and can apply stable 

 manure, or grow a crop to turn under, some of 

 the various results obtained from such appli- 

 cations would be expected — that is, by 

 adding stable manure or ploughing under a 

 crop of clover, rye or other crop (green 

 manuring), it is possible to improve the 

 texture or physical condition of the soil to 

 such an extent that the soil is able to hold 

 more water, more air, give the roots of the 

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