THE STRAWBERRY APRIL 1907 



would advise you to sow rye, and it will 

 greatly benefit your ground, even if it does 

 remain frozen all winter. 



6. The reason we recommend tobacco 

 stems is because it is the cheapest way to 

 buy them. Any kind of leaf tobacco will 

 do. You can buy the pure tobacco dust 

 from the Kentuckey Tobacco Product 

 Co., Louisville, Ky. This dust should 

 be sprinkled in the opening before you 

 set the plant. Or it may be sprinkled 

 around the plant after setting, and worked 

 in with the hoe. 



G. W. F. , Washington Co., Minn. Last sum- 

 mer I raised about an acre and a half of straw- 

 berries, and had a fairly good crop. After 

 the season was over I mowed them all down, 

 and that is all I did to them, intending burn- 

 ing them off, but it was too wet for some time, 

 and when it became dry enough was too busy 

 to attend to them. 1 would like to know if 

 there is anything I can do next spring to in- 

 sure a better crop than I am likely to have 

 after neglecting them as I did last fall? 

 Intend setting out two acres this spring and 

 intend taking better care of them. I think 

 your correspondence school very interesting 

 and instnictive. Could not do without The 

 Strawberry now. 



There is nothing you could do this 

 spring to remedy matters more than to 

 apply about two hundred pounds of nitrate 

 of soda to the acre. As your plants were 

 neglected last fall and received no culti- 

 vation, they will need an extra supply of 

 nitrate of soda to give any results. Scatter 

 one hundred pounds to the acre just as 

 growth begins in the spring, and the other 

 one hundred pounds just before the buds 

 open. Scatter it evenly directly over the 

 row when the plants are dry. 



Glad to know The Strawberry is prov- 

 ing of such great value to you. 



* it 



M. J. v., Nolalu, Ont. I intend to plant half 

 an acre of berries this spring. It is new land, 

 plowed and harrowed early last fall, sandy 

 loam. This spring I intend to work a good 

 amount of manure through it before planting. 

 Could I grow small stuff such as lettuce, rad- 

 ishes and dwarf kidney beans between the 

 rows this season? 



2. Would two and a half feet between the 

 rows be sufficient for double-hedge row? I 

 intend to work with hand cultivator. 



3. Would it be a paying investment to put 

 some fertilizer on the plants the following 

 spring? If so, what kind would you advise? 



4. Would I need much mulching here in 

 winter — the snow being two to three feet deep 

 and stays all winter? 



Where soil has been made quite rich, 

 such small vegetables as you mention 

 should be successfully grown between the 

 rows of strawberry plants. In doing this 

 it would be necessary to do all the culti- 



are guaranteed 



-the best-working, easiest-running, longest-lasting, most reliable 

 farm and garden tools. Designed by a practical farmer. Do the work 

 quickly, rigiil, without injury to plants Made of the very best materials, 

 with good honest workmanship. 



No. 17 Planet Jr Single Wheel Hoe, Cultivator and Plow. One of the 

 handiest implements ever made for gardening. All cultivating parts are of high- 

 carbon steel to keep keen edge. Specially designed to work extremely close to 

 plants without injury. One man easily does the work of three to six 



Plapet Jr 12-tcoth Harrow, Cultivator and Pulverizer is a"'s~p'lendid tool, 'I'li 



possible condition. Saves many times its cost, and turns hard work for three men | Jll 



for berry-growers and market gardeners — invaluable wherever fine, close work 

 needed. The twelve chisel-shaped teeth and the pulverizer leave ground in the fine 



into easy and better work for one. 



A Planet Jr farm and garden tool for every need — Hill- and Drill-Seeders, 

 Wheel Hoes, Horse Hoes. One- and Two-Horse Hiding Cultivators, Har- ' 



rows and Orchard- and Beet-Cultivators — 45 kinds in all. 

 Even if you have a Planet Jr write now for our new jgo7 Catalogue, 

 showing photographs of successful gardening at all stages, also the in- 



teresting new models. 



S. L. A:ien & Co. 



iL-cf/. 



Box 11O6D Pbiladelphia, Pa. 



A Gift to Flower Lovers 



By special arrangement with the publishers of THE GARDEN MAGAZINE we 

 are enabled to present to our readers the most attractive offer ever made. Every 

 florist knows that GROFF'S HYBRID GLADIOLI are the most famous in the 

 world; thev are the most difficult to secure and the most expensive gladioli grown. 

 The arrangement we have made enables us to make this extraordinary offer: 



25 Groff's Hybrid Gladiolus Bulbs ■ - 

 Six months' subscription to Garden Magazine 

 One Year's subscription to The Strawberry J 



$1.75 



GROFF'S HYBRID GLADIOLI WON THE GRAND PRIZE AT THE 

 WORLD'S FAIR AT ST. LOUIS. They will give you a flower garden rich in 

 colors of exquisite shade. No other flower is of such easy culture or embraces 

 so large a range of color. The 25 bulbs we give you free will make your garden 

 a veritable fairy land. 



THE GARDEN MAGAZINE is one of the handsomest and most valuable publi- 

 cations in the world. It tells how to handle your flower and vegetable gardens to 

 insure perfection. It comes once a month. 



THE STRAWBERRY is handsomely printed, beautifully illustrated and its Cor- 

 respondence School Department is the most valuable feature ever adopted by a 

 horticultural publication. All your questions regarding strawberry production are 

 answered by the world's greatest strawberry expert. It also is a monthly visitor. 



If you wish to secure the bargain of a lifetime send us $1.75 and get The Garden 

 Magazine for six months. The Strawberry for one year and 25 of Groff's World- 

 famous Hybrid Gladioli, guaranteed to reach you promptly and in good condition. 



The Kellogg Publishing Company 



THREE RIVERS, .... MICHIGAN 



Page 114 



