APPENDIX 



STRAWBERRIES. 



Winter Protection. — In winters when there is not much 

 snow-fall it is important in this section to cover strawberr3^ plants 

 much deeper than is customary in the eastern and central states. 

 Twelve inches is genei-ally none too much, and where straw is 

 very abundant, as is the case where grain growing is largely prac- 

 ticed, it is a good plan to use as much as this every year. This is 

 especially true in Western Minnesota and the Dakotas, where a 

 heavy covering will often make all the difference between success 

 and failure. However, where a heavy covering is used it is im- 

 portant to set the plants in rows at least six feet apart, so that 

 there will be room between the 1-ows for the straw when the plants 

 are uncovered. It is then very convenient for replacing over the 

 plants if a very cold spell comes when the flowers are open. The 

 use of straw as here recommended has been known to save the crop 

 for several years in succession in some of the most severe locations 

 in this section. It is a good plan to not wait until the ground 

 freezes hard before covering, but some covering should be put on 

 as soon as' the ground begins' to freeze hard, say by October 25th, 

 in average years. Nubbins may be frequently prevented by heavy 

 covering, which prevents the plants from injury by severe freezing 

 in winter. 



Plants for setting out may occasionally be found to have the 

 fleshy part of the interior of their stems discolored by the winter. 

 If not moved they will frequently grow and overcome this injury, 

 but if transplanted they often die. The loss from this cause may 

 be greatly lessened if in such a case the plants are not set out until 

 late in the spring, after they have partly recovered from the 

 trouble. Cases have occurred where all the plants set early have 

 died from this cause, while those from the same bed set out late 

 have done well. 



Burning Over the Strawberry Bed is very important 

 where old beds are to be fruited again, but it is absolutely nec- 

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