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STRAWBERKV GROWING IN NEW HAMPSHIRE 



practice it. The crop is usually preceded by some cultivated 

 crop such as corn, thus eliminating the trouble from both 

 insects and weeds. A crop of clover or other green manure 

 known to be free from these troubles will, when plowed under, 

 prove of great value to the crop. Coarse manure also may be 

 turned under with good results, provided it is applied early 

 enough to be well decomposed and mixed with the soil by 

 planting time. The objection to manure on account of its con- 

 tamination with weed seeds is easily overcome by better cultiva- 

 tion and preparation before planting. 



Commercial fertilizers are commonly used for strawberries. 

 Where the crop is grown in the rich garden soil, the results are 

 quite marked ; but where grown on a field scale, they are not 

 as valuable as good barn-yard manures. No rule can be given 

 for the proper application of fertilizer per acre for successful 

 strawberry growing. Every soil is necessarily different from 

 every other as regards physical, mechanical, and chemical 

 properties. From study of the soil in question it is thought 

 that with the aid of the following table one can judge from 

 previous experience as to what should be considered a liberal 

 application. 



The New York station recommends the following table of 

 fertilizers for the strawberry.* 



For nitrogen .... 



Phosphoric acid. 



f (i). 150 to 300 lbs. nitrate of soda, applied during the 



J growing season ; or 



I (2). 125 to 250 lbs. sulphate of ammonia; or 



[ (3). 250 to 500 lbs. dried blood. 



( (1). 550 to 1 100 lbs. bone meal ; or 



\ {-)■ 375 to 750 lbs. dissolved bone, etc ; or 



( (3). 450 to 900 lbs. dissolved rock. 



Potash 



(r). 140 to 280 lbs. muriate; or 

 (2). 140 to 280 lbs. sulphate; or 

 (3). 550 to 1 100 lbs. kainit; or . 

 (4). 1400 to 2800 lbs. wood ashes. 



Setting Plants. — The best time for setting the plants, as 

 stated, is in the early spring. By so doing the plants become 

 thoroughly established, and if given proper cultivation and 

 training usually ensure a maximum crop the following season. 



'New York Agricultural Experiment Station, Bulletin No. 94, New Series. 



