THE STRAWBERRY APRIL 1906 



strawberry line. I got 155 cases from 

 one-fourth of an acre. 1 never found 

 such soil as we have here I was raised 

 in \Visconsin where the soil is good, but 

 this beats anything I ever saw. There 

 are few weeds to contend with and no 

 pests at all. If some energetic young 

 fellow will come in with me here we 

 have every opportunity to make a mint of 

 money out of strawberries." Such a 

 wide-open invitation as that ought not re- 

 main unaccepted very long, surely! 



<^ ^ 

 Strawberries in North Dakota 



IT is a well-known fact that strawber- 

 ries thrive and yield abundantly in 



Alaska, in the very shadows, as it 

 were, of the mighty glaciers. And one 

 of the families of the strawberry plant is 

 called the Alpine because it abounds in 

 the higher altitudes of Switzerland. Yet 

 many intelligent people persist in doubt- 

 ing the possible success of strawberry 

 culture in the Dakotas — a doubt every 

 year dispelled by the abundance and fine 

 quality of the berries produced in both of 

 these states. 



This question was interestingly treated 

 upon in the recent meeting of the Tri- 

 State Growers' convention held at Fargo, 

 N. D. The three states included are 

 Minnesota and North and South Dakota. 

 In that convention Fred Heath of Fargo, 

 made an interesting address upon his ex- 

 periences with strawberries, in the course 

 of which he said: 



The question often is asked. Can 

 strawberry culture in North Dakota be 

 made a successful industry.'' Is our soil 

 and climate adapted to the raising of this 

 delicious fruit.'' Is it a crop that can at 

 all be depended upon.? These were the 

 questions on which I wanted light and as 

 I didn't want to throw good money after 

 bad 1 decided that the experience of the 

 college [North Dakota Agricultural Col- 

 lege, which is located at Fargo] should 

 be the guiding star to determine my 

 course, and so I waited and watched and 

 waited. In the meantime to my certain 

 knowledge the college had raised four 

 good crops of strawberries thus giving 

 proof enough one would think to convert 

 any doubting Thomas. At any rate, I 

 made up my mind to throw aside my 

 pessimism and get down to doing some- 

 thing." 



Mr. Heath was met by a cold and 

 wet spring, which resulted in giving him 

 something of a backset. But he evidently 

 followed correct cultural methods, if we 

 may judge by results secured from his 

 acre and a half of plants. He says: 



'We commenced harvesting our crop 

 about June 28, the harvesting lasting un- 

 til July 20. My crop yielded about 

 ninety crates per acre or going a total of 

 135 crates which sold for $480. The 

 fruit was large, solid, attractive and of 

 excellent flavor. I do not think that any 



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