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STRAWBERRY 



STRAWBERRY 



can be done by men with a little experience in a small of the ground is a little raised from its natural position, 

 part of the time talien to write it out, but one must re- and the plants are lifted up and their roots broken off 

 member that the doing of this work well or ill will make in the frozen earth beneath. To avoid this danger, 

 the difference between success and partial failure. The leave the cover upon the plants until all freezing nights 

 writer has several men who will set half an acre a day, are over. Some growers recommend leaving the cover 

 and do it easily and well. If the weather is dry and on and allowing the plants to work their way through 

 warm, it will greatly aid the young plants if half a pint it. The writer has tried this plan, but the crop was 

 of water is put around each one. only half of that obtained when the cover had been 



When the beds are filled with plants, run through taken off and the ground kept cultivated. Better take 

 them with a hand-cultivator before they come into the cover oft', haul it away and stack it for another win- 

 bloom. This may not be . ter's use. 



necessary, but in most cases Ijij. Some growers recommend that the mulch be re- 



it will be. If the plants | M tained in order to keep the berries from being soiled, 



start nicely, they will soon / IB If the plants grew last season as they should have done, 



be in full bloom, but they / Jill they have by this time nearly or quite covered the 



must not be allowed to bear / ifjffl ground, and the leaves and fruit-stems will so support 



fruit this summer. Go ' 9 W e.ich other that there will be very few berries in the 



through the beds and pinch / / H ''""' "nl<^*3 it rains almost constantly. When there are 



off all the blossoms, and see j. / | l| open spaces ot any size, and the fruit is likely to get 



that there are no stray ^ I M into the diit iii . rt[ i,, |,ut back a little of the mulch 



plants among them of a dif- iS"-k»^ after the tl i i i"ii of the spring is done. 



erent variety. The beds / / ' .'^SSH(M|^ For the s|,i i n i.l ashes are to be preferred. 



must be kept clean, free / \"#jR>^S^HH&s» If unleacln M n -li-iHi Im ;,i, plied at the rate of not 



fl I'ljO JHM£ "^^ '' -^ '" '" "" '"•■^''"■'■' to tlie acre. Twice that 



^^Y"^ jffiSa^j|^\SBjU^^^^L amount should be used if the ashes have been 



/fjL \ vHISJSBSSs^^^^^ leached. If ashes are not to be had, put on 



fy^W r VNWjSV^^** -.''.'- j well-rotted stable manure at the rate of about 



^~^.{ ' m\. i'^^Sl!^ / j''''''»'S 2(1 wagon-loads per acre. The spring cultiva- 



,'ip^y'^ y' / ^l^>;5^-^wfi^^^^^*s. "^li'ViX, ^'"" "consists of pulling out by hand all the 



''^^ - ^.Il'j ^L-M," ^^'^^tS^JIm!^^ '^-• ^^T ^S^T weeds that can be found among 



I'^TST" ~*^#^^^Wj™'; 1 ^^^tmUf^^^ ^^ "° ^^'^t^^^ " ^^^ plants and then hoeing over 



<^ ^^P i ^ 'W^ ill'WjL*-^tmSl^^SM 'IaO '^^D-'^'^^i^ ^iV a'l ^^^ 0P^° spaces large enough 



'■''f/t^^ ''inh'J^^rMWj^'. '^B^®^0^^'^6*^SS»\%'i".v'« *° accommodate a common broad 



/^W* ^ «#yMl»oiMir<^''*J|« '^®- Uo not work the ground 



/i^ '^^ ■:^'^MMrlJtM^Sy^l^^^^!im^M^y^ ^^^^^^^^^^^^M^^^^^^^^ more than half an inch deep, for 



Ss''^^kii^.,:1imMa^B^^^-^^^jSMtnJ^i*'^^^/i^SI^^SSBiML. ' -"^^v-^ t*!^ roots have much work to do 



liSwM ^jmMmSS!^^' ' ^y^^Wm£^m.^wB^Bm^ ' <^'^ «i^ within the next few weeks. 



V^msBMMSSiSSSSKt! ^•"'^i S '''■^MMmuJWvMOTraHHBl^BKfr ^'ifcT'W'iS*^ -^"^ 't "^ *'™^ *" begin to count 



'ra»ffl«Kramfii?M^ \ i;'r^ '^<a*o°iS!iiBBSofflMMilM *•* ''°''*- ^^ ^'" """sider the 



^W»^rasi^^!vvSuMulwj»^ /^|ffl^Bt!^CTMUfflliM^y' ■' '' ** 'Tl^^9wl ^'•'■^'^ worth $200 per acre: 



WSES}it^^S9.iid!ml'^\AmJ^^KSS^f^lm ^JSSKM^S S/Bmil^^M mt^m^ * J*. * » ^^\^ &BBSS ^ Expense of an acre of Strawherriea 

 ^t'4W^W^ ^^M^S^^M6iRSI^^^KSMMm9l>}^ I I \ ^'''vbHhh "^ to picking time. 



H^^|j|m|PJ%^ -{}> ^\ > ' 'f iMf iWBHS Interest and taxes $15 00 



' ."S|Wft|ffli[Mi^^ 'X ' ^-^ iffn M^fflHP^ Plowing, harrowing and 



^i^^^^lt^^ml^KK^WKmSIM'j^^M^^^^' /^^^ l^ltwU fcaffiP'^^ Value of 11,000 plants at '$."> 



1^ '^ J., ' Total $101 00 



2422. Haverland Strawberry. ' !1,'P|V '' In a very drv and unpropitious 

 (X=3) 'Hljl I i year, the yield on the writer's 

 ' place was 7,136 quarts, or 223 

 from weeds, anil well cultivated as often as thev re- bushels per acre; the gross receipts in cash were a few 

 quire It. In .lulv the runners will start. Before the cents over $.-)00 per acre. In the year 1886 the yield was 

 runners take root they should be trained around the over 8,000 ([uarts, or something over 250 bushels per 

 parent plant like the spokes of a wheel, having the acre; and the gross receipts $633 per acre. These were 

 parent plant for its center. Simply lay them out in both hard vears for Strawberries. In 1875 exactly one- 

 equal distances around the parent plant and throw suffi- quarter of an acre yielded 3, .571 quarts, or lllM bushels, 

 cient earth upon them to hold them. Otherwise the of marketable fruit. The average price was 12 cents per 

 runners are likely to come out on one siile and make al- quart. In 1876 one-fourth of an acre yielded a fraction 

 most a solid mass of roots on that side and few or none less than 100 bushels. These were both favorable sea- 

 on the other, the result being that the crop the following sons for berries. But we will take the first mentioned 

 season will not be as large or of as good quality as when crop for our estimate, as it was the poorest of the four, 

 they have been properly tended. This is about all there The boxes, and crates cost a fraction less than $7 per 

 is to be done until the ground freezes for winter, when 1,000 quarts; picking, packing and carrying to the depot 

 the plants should be covered with marsh hay. Straw is not to exceed $15 per 1,000: 

 as good, provided it is free from weeds and grass seed, - , i, 

 but it is sometimes impossible to obtain such straw. In The story of an acre of Strawberries m on unfavorable season. 



covering the plants, merely hide them from sight. Gross receipts $500 00 



There are two objects in view: first, to protect the Cost of growing the crop. ..... $161 00 



plants from the many sudden changes in our winter Picking, crating and marketing (, .1.16 ^^_ ^^ 



weather, and, second, for spring protection. During the " '^ 318 oo 



thawing days and freezing nights in the early spring, 



the ground is likely to become " honeycombed." The top Net profits above expenses $1H'J oo 



