THE STRAWBERRY APRIL 1906 



small, dark-gray moth. As yet no rem- 

 edy has been discovered for the miner. 

 Badly infested fields should be burned 

 over and turned under either in the fall or 

 early spring. 



Two Minor Pests 



There also are the tarnish plant bug 

 and strawberrry weevil. You never will 

 be troubled with these if you will see to 

 it that your vines are carefully mowed oiT 

 after the crop is gathered and burned. 

 Be sure that the straw or other mulching 

 is loosened up so that it will make a 

 quick, hot fire. This is the most effec- 

 tive remedy known, and it is a fine pre- 

 ventive, freeing the fields for the follow- 

 ing season. 



Preventives and Remedies 



The remedy for leaf-eating insects is 

 Paris green, which should be prepared as 

 follows: Take one pound of unslaked 

 lime; put over this seven ounces of Paris 

 green and pour over this two gallons of 

 hot water; add to this water enough to 

 make fifty gallons. 



For fungous growths, such as mildew, 

 blight and rust, start spraying at first 

 sight with Bordeaux mixture, which is 

 prepared a^ follows: Four pounds lime 

 slaked in four gallons of hot water; four 

 pounds of blue vitriol dissolved in four 

 gallons of water; to this add sufficient 

 water to make one barrel of forty gallons. 



Where both fungous growths and in- 

 sect pests trouble, the Paris green may be 

 added to the Bordeaux mixture and ap- 

 plied at one spraying. 



Much importance attaches to the 

 method of applying these remedies. 

 Some people practice a false economy by 

 neglecting to get the proper conveniences 

 for this work. They apply these mix- 

 tures with a broom, or with a sprinkling 

 pot. In most cases this work is entirely 

 lost, so far as any benefits being derived 

 from it are concerned. These mixtures 

 must, to be effective, be applied in a fine 

 spray, and with as much force as possible, 

 and the only way this may be done is by 

 the use of some one of the modern spray- 

 ing outfits. These are made in all sizes, 

 so that every strawberry grower may ac- 

 commodate himself and his necessities by 

 selecting one which best suits him. 



After the fruit is all picked mow ofF 

 the vines and when they are perfectly dry 

 set fire to it on the side from which the 

 wind is coming and let it sweep over the 

 entire bed. 



Inasmuch as the burning over of the 

 fields is so important and so destructive 

 of insects, larva; and fungous spores, we 

 know it will pay everyone having a straw- 

 berry bed to see that these instructions 

 are carried out. Complete and plain in- 

 structions will be given in The Straw- 

 berry before the time arrives for the work 

 to be done. 



And don't forget the primary impor- 

 tance of clean and thorough cultivation. 



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There are fewer insects to combat in the 

 strawberry field than any other. Let 

 each grower see to it that these encourag- 

 ing conditions are maintained in his own 

 field. 



In order to assist you along these lines 

 we suggest some "don'ts." 



Don't let a bed of strawberry plants 

 run wild after you have fruited it for sev- 

 eral years. Burn it off clean. 



Don't take your plants from an old 

 fruiting bed, as the insects and fungous 

 spores are bound to go with the plants. 



Don't allow plants in your fruiting beds 

 to mat thickly. 



Don't allow weeds and grass to have 

 their home among your plants. 



Don't kill a lady-bug, spider, quail or 

 bird of any kind. These are all your 

 best friends, not your enemies. If the 

 birds do eat a few berries they are only 

 collecting their own wages thereby. 



Don't plow an old, runout bed of 

 plants under and reset it before some le- 

 guminous grain or vegetable crop has 



Pag* 98 



.^STRAWBERRY-. 

 LANDS 



Tlie most profitable locations for raising 

 strawberries are in the South, where the 

 climate and soils produce large crops and 

 where the berry ripens early, so that it goes 

 to the markets of the country at the time 

 when the highest prices are obtained. The 

 various sections along the 



SOUTHERN RAILWAY and 

 MOBILE & OHIO RAILROAD 



Are especially suited for profitable berry 

 culture and fruit orchards and gardens. 

 Lands may be obtained at extremely low 

 prices. Good shiitping facilities to all mar- 

 kets at rates which encourage the industry. 

 Finest vegetalde growing opportunities. 

 Write the nearest agent for information 

 about desirable locations, lands, etc. 



M. V. RICHARDS 



Land and Industrial Agent 



Washington , D. C. 



Chas. S. Chase, Agent. 



622 Chemical BIdg., 



St. Louis, Mo. 



M. A. Hays, Agent, 

 225 Dearborn St. 

 Chicago, III. 



Mention "The Strawl)erry" when w ritiii;; 



