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under and the remaining plants are all 

 young plants. These young plants are left in 

 a long row or strip which should not be over 

 one foot in width, nine inches being better. 

 A heavy coating of manure as used in the 

 first method is applied and worked in with 

 the cultivator, leaving the bed level. None 

 of the plants in the row are cut out, but are 

 allowed to produce new plants as desired by 

 the grower. 



It is seen by this second method that the 

 major part of the new plants will have new 

 soil to grow in, as the centre of the matted 

 rows will be changed at least one foot in one 

 or the other direction. 



The third method is that of pot-growing 

 the plants, replanting in the fall from these 

 pot-grown plants and ploughing under the old 

 bed. This may be done by two systems: 



First: Quite early in the spring the very 

 best, extra choice, large plants are selected 

 for planting. These are set in soil that is 

 as near as possible the ideal for the most 

 successful strawberry production. Each 

 plant is allowed to make not more than four 

 runners; two are better. Only one plant ia 

 allowed on each runner. 



