THE STRAWBERRY SEPTEMBER 1906 



and that is to dig down to the roots of 

 your plants, get the grub and kill him. 

 But there is one prexentive that is most 

 effective — plow up the infected soil late 

 in autumn, bringing the grubs to the sur- 

 face, thus exposing them to freezing 

 weather and the attacks of birds. Every 

 grower should practice this method who 

 can do so. And remember that clover- 

 sod land is particularly the habitation of 

 the grub. Never put strawberry plants 

 in any sod land without first carefully 

 inspecting the land. If signs of the grub 

 are found — set out your plants somewhere 

 else. 



Overflow Question Box 



A. R. B., Manitowoc, Wis. Should the run- 

 ners that sprout from young plants be allowed 

 to grow? And when should the runners be 

 covered up? 



The runners from the young plants are 

 all right, but no more runners, either 

 from the mother plant or from the runner 

 plants, should be permitted to grow than 

 will fill out your ideal row. That is, if 

 it be single-hedge, let two runners form; 

 if double-hedge, let four runners form. 

 Of course, if there are vacancies in the 

 rows you wish to fill, you may let one or 

 two extra runners form to be transplanted 

 later into these vacant places. You 

 should place soil on the runner just back 

 of the node or bud as soon as the latter 

 forms. This will aid the development of 

 the node into an independent plant, and 

 also v\ill help to relieve the mother plant 

 of the strain of nourishing her offspring, 



Idea 



A you have the 



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 .and oiher neces- 

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 and I will forward my formula and full information 

 by return mail. It will tell you how to make your 

 own cracker-jack, and earn bjg money. 



Clark Potter, The Cracker-Jack Man, Three Rivers, Mich. 



\Vr v..ii.'Ii for Mr. Putt-T. — Kivi.u i..., Pi-pi.imiim, Cu, 



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TV you iVHlit. str;iwberries frmn August to Novem- 

 ber, try "Pan-.\merican" and '■.\utunin". Plants for 

 .sale by Samm-I Cooper. Delevan, N. V. circulars Free. 



thus enabling her to give more strength 

 to the upbuilding of a fruit-producing 

 organism possessed of strength and \igor. 



O. R. L. , a member of this school located in a 

 Michigan city, the name of vshich for obvious 

 reasons is omitted, v^Tote us several weeks ago 

 as follows: "Some old growers of berries 

 here are working against me; that is, they 

 are getting all the fancy store trade of our 

 town so as to shut me out. I am not the 

 kind of fellow that is going to beg dealers to 

 handle them; that is sure. I have made up 

 my mind to cut prices if worst comes to 

 worst. Please advise me what to do in a case 

 of this kind — tell me what would be the best 

 way to market them." We advised as fol- 

 lows, and give what was said for the benefit 

 of others who may have a similar ditficulty: 



The best thing for you to do is to care 

 for all of your berries as they are picked 

 in the field, putting up the fancy select 

 berries in boxes to themselves, then before 

 taking the berries to market, arrange the 

 top layer in each box attractively by pla- 



knock is a boost is true in a business 

 way. 



A. L. E., Birmingham, Ala. My soil is of 

 only medium fertility and I want to know 

 what mixture of fertilizer is best and how to 

 apply for best results. Will sulfate of am- 

 monia, guaranteed 25 per cent nitrogen, be 

 economical at $64 per ton as compared with 

 nitrate of soda, 16 per cent at .$50 per ton, and 

 will it give as good results? 

 2. Will plants require any mulching in win- 

 ter in this (central Alabama) locality? 

 .^. Can I use Alabama tjrown plants and set 

 in tlie fall for a crop the following spring, or 

 will it be better to get Northern grown plants 

 in the spring and wait a year for a crop? If I 

 wait until spiing can I wait until May 15 and 

 set Northern grown plants? If I may, I can 

 raise an onion crop by that time; not lose a 

 year for a money crop. In this locality the 

 onion crop is made between January 1 and 

 May 15 and the heavy fertilization and cul- 

 ture required for it leaves the ground in most 

 excellent shape for any crop following. 



It is rather hard to give advice on 



STRAWBERRY FIELD OF L. E. SWOGGER, CARLTON, PA. 



IN a note to The Strawberry, Mr. Swogger says: "The size of my patch is 234 by 255 feet, 

 ^ and from it I picked and shipped this season 7,900 quarts. In addition to this the family 

 picked and sold and ate a great many berries of which no account was kept. This w.ts an extra- 

 ordinary yield, as the season here was dry and hot when the berries were ripening. But the 

 berries were fine, and sold at from 15 to 8 cents a quart." Good berries always get good prices 



cing the stem ends down. This will lea\e 

 the glossiest part of the berry in full view 

 of the customers which will make them 

 hungry to get a taste of them. It is not 

 a good plan to cut prices in order to get 

 trade. It is best to whip the other fellow 

 out by putting nicer fruit on the market 

 than he can possibly grow. We admire 

 your grit in not wanting to beg anybody 

 for their trade. If the merchants do not 

 want to handle your berries and treat you 

 fairly in the matter, we would advise that 

 you take them from house to house, 

 showing them to the buyers of each fam- 

 ily and convince them that your berries 

 are honestly packed and fully ripened. 

 It is also a good plan to leave your com- 

 petitor alone. That is, never mention 

 his name unless you are compelled to do 

 so. It is always best to build up a trade 

 on the merits of your goods, and if your 

 competitors will try to injure your trade, 

 they will be doing you good, and them- 

 selves harm. The old saying that "every 



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commercial fertilizers without first experi- 

 menting with them and on your own soil. 

 Sulfate of ammonia will be good, if not 

 better, than nitrate of soda. 



2. It is not necessary to mulch the 

 plants in .Alabama for the purpose of pro- 

 tecting them against the freezing and 

 thawing, but it is necessary to mulch 

 them to keep the berries clean. 



3. While we believe that Northern 

 grown plants will do better than those 

 grown in the South, yet we realize that 

 it is a long way to ship them from here 

 to your state. You might get some of 

 the Southern grown, and then get some 

 of the Northern grown plants and test 

 them side by side, and whichever does 

 the better will be the plants to use. 



We hardly believe that it would be a 

 success to grow a crop of onions and then 

 set the ground immediately to plants, as 

 it will then be too late for the plants to 

 get proper growth before the hot, dry, 

 summer sets in. 



