EXPERIMENTS WITH STRAWBERRIES 



Second Report 



BY FRANK WM. RAXK 



Everybody can have strawberries if they care for them. 

 There is no crop of the garden that can be more easily raised, 

 and that is so generally appreciated. This fruit is being grown 

 more and more in the private garden than in former years. 

 The first report sent out from this station on strawberries was 

 in October, 1897, Bulletin 47, and the issue was exhausted 

 immediately. In order to comply with frequent requests this, 

 the second report, is now offered, and it includes in addition to- 

 the results of the tests of new varieties a reprint of the cultural 

 notes as given in Bulletin 47. 



This bulletin is treated under the following general head- 

 ings : 



I. Cultural Notes. 

 II. Variety Tesi" Season, 1899. 



III. Descriptive Notes on Popular Varieties. 



IV. Descriptive Notes on the Newer Varieties. 

 V. Summary. 



I. CULTURAL NOTES. 

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The same general principles hold true in strawberry culture, 



whether grown for home use or the market. 



Soil and Fertiliser. — Strawberries do well on almost any well- 

 drained soil, reasonably fertile and at a fair elevation. A friable clay 

 loam gives the best results if properly managed. Fall plowing, 

 together with a liberal application of fertilizer and thorough cultivation, 

 ensures a greater degree of success. There is little danger of making 

 the soil too rich, the only precaution being an understanding of the 

 action of the commercial fertilizers, as there are possibilities of injury 



