in 



cations Nitrate may be used again as above indicated. If ^°<^^ ^^"^ 



desirable, two to three months later a further appHcation 



of one and a half pounds of Nitrate of Soda and potash 

 may be made. In the case of your particular soil, it may 

 well be that it is sufficiently rich in potash, and therefore, 

 may not require a large application of it. In any event, the 

 grower must be governed by the condition of his grove 

 and the general character of soil and climate in his particular 

 locality. . 



Strawberries. 



Prof. W. F. Massey (all farmers know him) writes: "I 

 top-dressed an old strawberry bed in its fifth year of bearing 

 with 300 pounds Nitrate of Soda per acre. I had intended 

 ploughing it up the previous summer as it was in an exhausted 

 condition and foul with white clover and sorrel. 



"The effect was amazing, for this bed of an acre and a 

 quarter, from which I expected almost nothing, gave seven 

 thousand quarts of berries." 



This plant requires a moist soil, but not one water- 

 jogged at any time of the year. A light clay loam, or a 

 sandy loam, is preferable. There are several methods of 

 cultivation, but the matted row is generally found more 

 profitable than the plan of growing only in hills. While 

 some growers claim that one year's crop is all that should 

 be harvested before ploughing down for potatoes, as a 

 matter of fact the common practice is to keep the bed for 

 at least two harvests. In selecting plants care should be 

 exercised to see that pistillate plants are not kept too much 

 by themselves, or the blossoms will prove barren. The crop 

 is a heavy consumer of plant food, and the soil cannot be 

 made too rich. Farmyard manure should never he used 

 after the plants are set out, as the weed seeds contained 

 therein will give much trouble, especially as the horse hoe 

 is of little use in the beds. Use from 400 to 800 pounds 

 of phosphate, applied broadcast immediately after harvest; 

 in the spring, as soon as the strawberry leaves show the 

 bright, fresh green of new growth, apply broadcast 200 

 pounds Nitrate of Soda to the acre. 



