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cation of complete fertilizer followed by one 

 or two smaller ones of nitrate of soda would 

 be very beneficial to the plant, particularly 

 so if it was seen to that a sufficient supply 

 of water was afterward added to dissolve the 

 fertilizer materials. More water, if nature 

 does not supply, should be given after the 

 fruit sets, as it is not possible to produce 

 good-sized, shapely, and quality fruit without 

 a continuous rapid growth. If no other form 

 of irrigation is available than the garden hose, 

 attach it to a lawn sprinkler and let it run, 

 changing the location of the sprinkler every 

 hour or so, according to how fast the soil 

 is wet and the kind of soil. 



After all this care, who could expect any- 

 thing else but the highest quality straw- 

 berries, the kind that are prize winners at 

 fairs and exhibitions? The results will be 

 fully in accord with the labour bestowed. 



AUGUST PLANTING 



By planting potted strawberries in August 

 instead of runner plants in April one can have 

 bearing plants the next season, besides being 

 able to get a crop of peas, beans, early corn, 

 etc., from the ground before the berries arc 



