104 BOARD OF AGRICULTURE. [Pub. Doc. 



luire. At the time of planting, and during the first growing 

 year of the plants, ajiplications of fertilizer slionkl be made 

 at intervals of from two to four weeks, using small amounts 

 and immediately cultivating it in. With the strawberry, care 

 should be taken not to apply an excess of nitrogen near the 

 fruiting season, as the result will be soft and rather insipid 

 fruit. 



The bush fruits require an abundance of manure applied 

 in the fall or very early spring. This can be supplemented 

 in places where manure cannot be found by bone meal, tank- 

 age, muriate of potash and slag. Where bush fruits are 

 grown among larger fruit trees, care should be taken to see 

 that enough fertilizer is ai:)plied to supply both crops. 



Planting. 

 In this State j)lanting of nearly all the small fruits should 

 be done in the spring, with the possible exception of the 

 strawberry where grown as a garden fruit on a small scale ; 

 this can be planted in the summer and fall with good results. 

 Planting in the fall of gooseberries and currants is practical, 

 provided the bushes do not have to be moved a great distance, 

 and it will also be necessary to plant a little deeper at this 

 season of the year in order that the soil may be heaped up 

 about the stem of the plant to protect it during the winter. 

 Distances will vary according to varieties and location. Cer- 

 tain kinds of currants, like Cherry, can be set 4 by 4 feet, 

 while others, like Perfection, will crowd at 6 by 6. Some 

 strawberries, like the Bubach, which makes few plants, can 

 be set 3 by 1, while others, like the Senator Dunlap, will 

 cover the ground when set 4 by 3 ; but the usual distances 

 in the following table will suffice for most planting: — 



Strawberry : — 



Matted rows, 4 by 2 feet 



Hills, . . . . ■ 14 by 14 inches 



Currant, 5 by 5 feet 



Gooseberry, . 5 by 5 feet 



Rasi^berry, . . . . . . . . G by 2 feet 



Blackberry, 6 by 2 feet 



