THE STRAWBERRY JANUARY 1907 



it to some leguminous crop so early as to 

 insure its complete maturity. 



If the potatoes can be marketed by the 

 10th of July, then I prefer sowing cow- 

 peas, using Whippoorwili, Clay or Won- 

 derful varieties, as any one of these make 

 a very large vegetative growth. But if 

 the ripening of the potatoes is delayed 

 until as late as August 1, sow to Can- 

 adian field peas, as these will not be in- 

 jured by early frosts. 



If the peas ripen early eno\igh in the 

 fall to turn them under and sow rye again, 

 we should repeat the operation of last fall, 

 with the exception that we should not 

 cover the ground with manure at this 

 time. It is not a good plan to turn the 

 peas under until after they have become 

 woody, and if they have not sufficiently 

 matured to follow this plan, let them 

 remain on the surface and omit the rye. 

 When the peas are left on the surface 

 as described, they should be rolled down 

 as soon as the first freeze-up conies, as 

 this will help them to rot and will hold 

 the leaves and lighter portions of the 

 vines from blowing away. However, I 

 prefer turning under the peas in the fall 

 and sowing the rye, if conditions admit of 

 this course, turning them under abcut 

 four inches. They will be more com- 

 pletely decayed than if left on the surface. 

 Another reason for following this course 

 is that in the spring we plow the ground 

 about six inches deep, which will bring 

 the pea vines close to the surface, and by 

 going over the ground with some good 

 mixing tool, the vines will be mixed with 

 the old decayed manure and soil; and by 

 having a large portion of the humus near 

 to the surface the moisture in the soil is 

 much more easily conserved. At this 

 time apply 400 pounds of finely ground 

 bone meal and 200 pounds muriate of 

 potash. 



Now all that remains to do in the way 

 of soil preparation is to harrow the ground 

 thoroughly and, if it is a sandy loam or 

 loose black soil, to roll firmly enough to 

 close up all the larger air spaces; these 

 are sure to be in such soil. If a clay or 

 heavy black soil, it will be better to leave 

 it unrolled, save to break down any clods 

 that may be on the surface. The pea 

 vines and the vegetable part of the ma- 

 nure have furnished an abundance of 

 humus. The plant food contained in 

 the mnnure and the commercial fertilizer 

 unused by the potato crop will be suffi- 

 cient to feed the plants and keep them on 

 the move until the last application of 

 commercial fertilizer becomes available, 

 which will be about the time the plants 

 are building up their fruit-bud system 

 ;md need it most. 



In conclusion I might add that if your 

 soil is in good condition to start with, it 

 may be set to strawberries in the spring 

 after the first crop of rye and coating of 

 manure have been turned under, omitting 

 the potato fertilizer and using the bone 

 meal and potash instead. In the Feb- 



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