THE STRAWBERRY DECEMBER 1906 



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preventives, but will not effect a cure 

 when once the mildew or curl actually 

 are present in serious degree. 



2. This piece of ground is sour, and 

 strawberries will not thrive upon such soil, 

 as they prefer a neutral soil; that is, 

 neither too acid nor too sweet. Fifty 

 bushels of wood ashes, spread evenly over 

 the surface after the ground has been 

 broken up, and thoroughly worked into 

 the soil, will overcome this condition, as 

 wood ashes contain about 30 per cent 

 lime, which neutralizes the acid in the 

 soil. Now plant to potatoes, as this crop 

 will thrive better on soil that is slightly 

 acid than any other crop we are familiar 

 with. We would caution you, however, 

 against planting potatoes on soil where 

 ashes are used without first treating 

 the seed with corrosive sublimate — two 

 ounces to sixteen gallons of water is the 

 quantity to use. First make a paste of 



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the sublimate by merely moistening it, 

 and then dissolve this in the sixteen gal- 

 lons of water. The reason this treatment 

 should be given is that the lime in the 

 ashes will have a tendency to develop 

 scab in potatoes. After the potatoes are 

 dug another application of wood ashes — 

 the same quantity as before — may be 

 made. A good dressing of manure should 

 be worked into the soil before the potatoes 

 are planted. After applications of wood 

 ashes have been made and a crop of po- 

 tatoes grown, the acid in the soil will 

 have been neutralized and the soil will be 

 in good condition for strawberry plants. 



R. H. H., Brooklyn, N. Y. I bought some 

 plants last spring and have cultivated them 

 according to your methods, and with great 

 success. I have four rows in single-hedge 

 rows, and eight in matted rows, and they 

 look well; not a weed to be seen. But about 

 a month ago I noticed a little white tiy , about 

 one-sixteenth of an inch long, among the 

 plants, and they have since multiplied greatly. 

 They did not at that time seem to be doing 

 any damage, but I tried to get rid of them by 

 spraying with kerosene emulsion. It seemed 

 to kill them at the time, but they returned, 

 so I re-sprayed them, but the vines are quite 

 full again, and I notice some of the leaves are 

 turning purple and drying up, and the under 

 part of all such leaves seems to be covered 

 with eggs. I have been a little afraid of 

 spraying so late in the season, so have been 

 cutting off some leaves that were covered 

 with eggs and burning them. I will enclose 

 a couple of bad leaves so that you can judge 

 from them what the trouble is. The Straw- 

 berry and its Correspondence School cover 

 the ground so thoroughly that I haven't had 

 to ask any questions until now. The Straw- 

 berry certain!)' is an interesting and instructive 

 publication. I have twenty-nine hives of 

 bees, right next to my strawberry patch, 

 which will no doubt insure good fertilization. 



The insect which is working upon your 

 plants is the white fly, and your treatment 

 with coal-oil emulsion is about the only 

 thing that can be done. The white fly is 

 a sucking insect, and can only be killed 

 by spraying with either kerosene emulsion 

 or whale-oil soap. We regret that you 

 did not spray the third time. This would 

 have caught the flies the former spray- 

 ings did not come in contact with. It is 

 also quite likely that a second brood has 

 hatched since your first spraying. Of 

 course, they will do no injury until spring, 

 at which time the plants should again be 

 sprayed at the first appearance of the fly. 

 Burning over after fruit is picked and 

 clean cultural methods are the best pre- 

 ventives. 



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M. T. A., Chesterfield, Mass. I wish to start 

 a small strawberry plantation next spring, but 

 my land is very wet. Water does not stand 

 on the surface, but it is a long time drying 



