THE STRAWBERRY FEBRUARY 1906 



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STRAWBERRY folk ought to be the 

 most active in the institutes and 

 horticultural associations, yet we find a 

 singular degree of reticence on their part 

 in this direction. It is seldom that the 

 institute program has a word to say on 

 the subject of strawberries, and the work 

 of the horticultural societies in nearly 

 every state is devoted to the discussion of 

 the apple, the peach, pear and grape. As 

 a matter of fact and cold figures the 

 strawberry is second only to the apple in 

 its commercial value, and it is true that 

 more people are interested in the straw- 

 berry than in the apple. We ought to 

 be proud of our vocation, interested in its 

 advance and reasonably insistent upon its 

 receiving the attention it deserves. And 

 no one may measure the good it will do 

 him to hear and participate in discussions 

 relative to strawberry production in its 

 various branches. 



As to Planting Various Varieties 



RESULTS in the strawberry patch 

 depend more largely than we are 

 apt to think upon the way in 

 which the plants are set out. The na- 

 ture of the several varieties of plants dif- 

 fer materially, and one will thrive under 

 conditions which would be almost fatal 

 to another. For instance, varieties that 

 make a heavy, dense foliage should be 

 grown in single-hedge rows, while those 

 having but a medium foliage are better 

 grown in the double-hedge row. The 

 reason for this is obvioiis if we con- 

 sider the necessity of ample sunlight for 

 the denser growth and the requirements 

 of a proper degree of shade for varieties 

 not so protected by their foliage. 



The width of the rows will be deter- 

 mined by the system followed in this re- 

 gard. If you grow your plants in hills 

 for market purposes, we advise that the 

 rows be placed only three feet apart, with 

 the plants set twenty feet apart in the 

 rows. If grown for home use only, and 

 the space at your command is limited, 

 place the rows about two feet apart and 

 set the plants fifteen inches apart in the 

 row. Keep all runners off, and, if good 

 cultural methods are followed, by fall the 

 hills will almost come together. 



When plants are grown in single or 

 double hedge rows for market, make rows 

 three and a half feet apart and set the 

 plants two feet apart in the row, but 

 where berries are grown by either of 

 these methods for family use, the rows 



can be made two and a half feet apart, as 

 the cultivation generally is done with hand 

 tools. 



Where the narrow-matted row system 

 is followed, the rows should be placed 

 four feet apart. This will allow plenty 

 of room for the plants to spread without 

 interfering with cultural methods. Do 

 not allow the plants to set closer than six 

 or eight inches apart under this system, 

 for to set them closer would result in re- 

 ducing the size of the fruit. We do not 

 advise the narrow-matted row for all var- 

 ieties. Some kinds do better under this 

 system than any other — the Gandy and 

 Aroma, for instance, appear to yield heav- 



ier in the narrow-matted row than they 

 do in either the single or double hedge 

 system. In the matter of plant setting, 

 as in every other branch of strawberry 

 production, the grower himself must 

 study his varieties and the conditions un- 

 der which they do the best if he would 

 win largest success. 



"CAILURE of the Armour Car lines 

 ■'■ to furnish cars at the right moment 

 to the strawberry growers along the 

 Atlantic Coast Line railway has cost the 

 Armours quite a pretty penny. The fact 

 that the company has paid $80,000 in 



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