THE STRAWBERRY FEBRUARY 1907 



and delivering them at their door. Qual- 

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East Stanbridge, Quebec. 



Mr. Moore is correct in his conclusion 

 that ground should be plowed early in 

 the fall. Where old manure is to be 

 used it should be scattered on the ground 

 and left to lie during the winter months. 

 By so doing any larvae of the grub that 

 might be present will be destroyed by 

 freezing. We doubt if there is any better 

 preventive for the white grub than turning 

 hogs on the infested ground. Chickens 

 and turkeys following the plow will gather 

 up every grub in sight. Liberal dressings 

 of potash or nitrate of soda have proved 

 beneficial. If potash is used, 200 pounds 

 to the acre; if nitrate of soda, 100 pounds. 

 Potash should be drilled on top of the 

 ground and thoroughly worked into the 

 soil before setting plants; and the nitrate 

 of soda may be placed in around the 

 plants and worked in with a hoe. 



S. H. Warren, the veteran strawberry 

 specialist of Weston, Mass., in a note to 

 The Strawberry raises the same question 

 as to the time of fall plowing, saying: 



How deep do the white grubs go down to pro- 

 tect themselves from winter's frost? In plow- 

 ing a field in September that had grown a crop 

 of oats, I found in less than one-half acre, and 

 I picked them up, too, 2,500 of these grubs. 

 In November I finished plowmg the same field 

 and found but few grubs, although to find them 

 I went, occasionally, three times in the same 

 furrow. I found about one-twentieth the num- 

 ber I did in September. I expect to find them 

 in May — shall I not? 



Doubtless they will be there, just as 

 Mr. Moore found to be the case. And 

 Mr. Moore's experience with the grub in 

 connection with his potatoes leads us to 

 suggest the advisability of planting pota- 

 toes between the rows of strawberries 

 where the land is badly infested with the 

 grub. The preference of the grub for 

 the potato is very marked, and as our cor- 

 respondent describes, they were easily 

 found directly in potato hills. It is possi- 

 ble that this course would result in rid- 

 ding the field of the pest. Of course, it 

 will be understood that we do not recom- 

 mend setting potatoes or anything else 

 with strawberries as a rule. We suggest 

 it only for the purpose of curing a specific 

 trouble. 



And let us say here that we are greatly 

 indebted to Mr. Moore for his very valua- 

 ble account of his experience, and that 

 we hope other readers may contribute 

 from their own experience such illuminat- 

 ing and suggestive facts. — Editor Straw- 

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