CHAPTER XIX 



MISCELLANEOUS CROPS 



Many other crops are grown on muck but 

 generally only in a limited way. A short 

 sketch will be given of several minor crops, 

 in order to show the possibilities yet unused 

 for money-making if a grower has a bit of 

 muck on the farm. 



STRAWBERRIES 



A. B. Katkamier of Farmington, N. Y., 

 has had some very good experience with 

 plant production. He says, "My experience 

 convinces me that strawberry plants grown 

 on muck are far superior to upland plants 

 to use in setting out upland fields for fruiting 

 purposes. Each year there are hundreds of 

 acres devoted to growing strawberry plants 

 to be used only for setting out new planta- 

 tions. I believe berry growers can well af- 

 ford to pay 50 cents or $i, even more per 

 1,000 for muck-grown plants than for up- 

 land-grown plants. The muck plants have a 

 much better root system and a larger crown. 



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