THE STRAWBERRY MAY 1906 



more quarts may be grown to the acre in 

 these ways than by the hill system and 

 that the berries are just as large and of as 

 high quality. Of course, where the fruit 

 is grown just for home use and only a 

 small space is occupied, the rows may be 

 placed about fifteen inches apart, setting 

 the plants about twelve inches apart in 

 the row. By keeping the runners ofl, the 

 hills will spread until the plants come to- 

 gether. But we do not feel like encour- 

 aging the hill method for market purposes. 



J. M., Port Jer^'is, N. Y. Will ground that 

 was limed two years ago and since then has 

 grown garden truck be suitable for strawber- 

 ries next spring? Lime has always seemed to 

 me to be detrimental to the strawberry. 2. I 

 applied a small quantity of muriate of potash 

 to a few rows of berries last fall and it scorched 

 the leaves to some extent. Do you think this 

 will injure or has injured the fruit buds.' The 

 variety is Glen Mary. 



1. Your piece of land which was 

 limed two years ago and has grown two 

 crops of vegetables should be in excellent 

 condition for strawberries. No better 

 crops can be cultivated in advance of 

 strawberries than vegetables. We agree 

 with you that it is not good practice to 

 use lime for strawbenies, especially on 

 clay or black soil. About twenty-five 

 bushels of lime to the acre is all right if 

 the soil be loose and .randy. 



2. We judge from what you say 

 about the application of potash that you 

 put it on too liberally or did not mix it suf- 

 ficiently well with the soil before permit- 

 ting it to come in contact with the plants. 

 We should not think the fruit buds will 

 be affected by this experience. 



F. G. S. , Fortyfort, Pa. Enclosed please find 

 $1, and kindly enroll me as a member of your 

 correspondence school. I would like to ask 

 if any of your members ever have mulched 

 with hops from the breweries.' I have for the 

 last five years and with good results. 



This is certainly something new to us 

 in the way of mulching, but we see no 

 reason why it would not make an ideal 

 covering, unless it would be that the hops 

 might affect the flavor of the fruit. 



A. C, Nebraska City, Neb. I am troubled 

 somewhat with the white grub, which cuts 

 off my plants. What is the best way to get 

 rid of them.' 



The white grub pupates from the May 

 or June bug. They are generally found 

 in a timothy sod, as they prefer roots of a 

 wiry nature. The eggs sometimes are de- 

 posited in old manure piles and are trans- 

 ferred to the fields when the manure is 

 spread over them. After hatching they 

 appear not unlike a maggot, and continue 

 to grow until about an inch and a half 



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long and as large around as a lead pencil. 

 They have many legs, a yellow head and 

 a corrugated belly. They are gross feed- 

 ers and quickly sever the roots from the 

 plants. Their presence is first indicated 

 by the wilting of the plant, as if suffering 

 trom lack of moisture. Immediately up- 

 on observing this, if you will examine the 

 ground, you will find the grub about one- 

 half to one inch under the surface. The 

 only remedy is to kill the individual grub; 

 by doing so at that time the plant may be 

 saved. Good preventives are — first, good, 

 clean cultural methods; second, breaking 

 up the ground in the fall previous to the 

 spring in which plants are to be set, 

 which exposes them to freezing and to 

 birds and other feeders upon insects. 

 Hogs, chickens and turkeys will desert 

 the corn crib in order to feed upon them. 



W. F. P., Bloomington, Ind. When plants 

 are properly mated, will it cause them to pro- 

 duce more berries than plants can mature into 

 large size. 2. How do you set the plants 

 in order to make the double-hedge row.' 



1. Proper mating of varieties will not 

 make any more berries than the plants 

 can mature into large size, provided you 

 furnish the plants with plenty of food 

 and moisture. Moisture may be retained 



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by mulching the plants in the winter and 

 leaving the mulch between the rows dur- 

 ing the fruiting season. 



2. In making the double-hedge row, 

 each mother plant is allowed to make 

 four runners, layering them zigzag in the 

 row. 



J. D. F., Merrimac, N. H. Last year I lost 

 all my plants. I set out about 500. The 

 wind blew so hard that the soil, which is 

 sandy, was blown away from around the 

 roots until they were exposed fully two inches, 

 while other plants were entirely covered over 

 by the sand. What method may I pursue to 

 prevent the wind from injuring my plants an- 

 other year.' 



We were several years in devising a 

 plan for keeping the high spring winds 

 from destroying our newly set plants, 

 and we have discovered how to do it. 

 Here is the prescription: Just as soon as 

 your plants are set, follow immediately 

 with a cultivator having medium-large 

 shovels, and go as close to the plant as 

 you can — about four inches — and let the 

 shovels go down quite deeply. This will 

 leave the ground in ridges, which will 

 break the force of the wind as it passes 

 over the field. Since we have followed 

 this plan we never have lost any plants. 

 If you will observe, you will see that the 



