THE STRAWBERRY FEBRUARY 1906 



the districts which produce the original 

 matter for all the breakfast foods. — Book- 

 lover's Magazine. 



This is no dream of future possibilities; 

 it is already realized in practical life, as 

 strawberry growers all over the country 

 can testify. Some of the most successful 

 growers in the country are city-bred men 

 and women, who, applying to their new 

 vocation the wit and wisdom of city ex- 

 perience, are building up independent and 

 productive homes — some in the city sub- 

 urbs, some far removed from the city's 

 jarring noise and strife. 



Some Cultural Suggestions 



THE successful strawberry grower is 

 the man who knows his plants and 

 comprehends their needs. In ad- 

 dition to any general rules governing the 

 methods employed in setting, fertilizing, 

 cultivating, mulching, etc., you must con- 

 sider the infinite variations of soil and 

 climatic conditions, and the variations also 

 of the plants themselves. As the stock- 

 man knows his herd and the individual 

 peculiarities of its different members — 

 somewhat in the same way must the hor- 

 ticulturist study his fields and note the 

 characteristics of foliage and fruitage of 

 his various plants, and feed them and care 

 for them according to their nature and 

 their needs. 



Suppose, for instance, that you observe 

 a heavy growth of foliage; so heavy that 

 you are confident the fruiting power of 

 the plants will be lessened in consequence 

 of their expenditure of energy in making 

 foliage. Now if you ha\e been cultivat- 

 ing a great deal, you may be sure that 

 that is one of the causes of your extra- 

 luxuriant foliage, and the thing to do is 

 to stop cultivating early, doing so much 

 only as is required to keep the weeds well 

 in hand or break up the surface crust. 



Exactly the reverse methods would be 

 followed if you found the foliage develop- 

 ment deficient — for you must not forget 

 that the life and vigor of the plant and the 

 output of berries depend very largely up- 

 on an abundant foliage — a properly bal- 

 anced foliage. It is in the observance of 

 these varying conditions that success lies — 

 it is the man who notes the minute de- 

 tails of his business that is sure to make 

 the largest success, and in no other occu- 

 pation is this more true than in our own. 

 Then cultivation must alv\ays be done 

 with an eye ever watchful of the fertility 

 content of the soil. What does cultiva- 

 tion do in this regard.'' It makes plant 

 food available. You know the old say- 

 ing that "You can't eat your cake and 

 have it, too." So is it impossible to feed 

 the fertility to the plants and still keep it 

 in the soil; in other words, cultivation of 

 the soil exhausts plant fertility rapidly in 

 the ratio in which it is fed to the plants. 

 Therefore, be wise in practicing cultiva- 

 tion, and do not make more plant food 



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 Cultivator 



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greatest help to amateur gardeners, women, truck farmers, and, in fact, 



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available than the plants may properly 

 consume, while at the same time you 

 must not fail to feed them an ample sup- 

 ply to build up strong foliage and fruit- 

 ing power. 



Cultivation must be differentiated, also, 

 to meet the varying conditions of moisture. 

 A wet season aids plant growth, if it be 

 not too wet. A wet season also is pro- 

 ductive ot heavy weed growth, and, when 

 the soil is heavy, will have a caked sur- 

 face if cultivation does not follow each 

 rain. Consequently, a wet season will 

 require that the grower be in the field 

 with the cultivator before the weeds can 

 start or the surface bake, and he will thus 

 aid to retain the moisture in tiie soil by 

 creating a dust mulch that effectually 

 prevents evaporation by capillary attrac- 

 tion. However, be careful never to cul- 

 tivate when the ground is wet. 



The study of these points and others 

 having to do with the growing of straw- 

 berries will be a va'uable occupation for 

 the mind between now and time for act- 

 ive work in the Held. They all bear di- 

 rectly upon your business, and if thor- 

 oughly understood and practiced, will have 

 important bearing upon your success. 



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