STRAWBERRY 



These receipts are by no means the only ones from the 

 land for the two years. For many years past the writer 

 has been in the habit of planting other early crops be- 

 tween the rows of Strawberries after they are set. For 

 instance, in the spring a plot of fiv 

 Strawberries. As soon as the Strawbtiiiis ar.- ■ 

 between the rows (which are two ivi-t ai-aiii 

 lot of onion sets and lettuce. One m:i> -"a i>,ii 

 land with radish seed and another part wiih 

 seed for late cabbage, and thus All tlie f,'niu 

 quick-growing plants that will be off before the 

 need the ground. 



Marketing. — A. home market !> the bc-t if 

 have it, although it is a well km wn 1 1 r tli ir 1 nt tt w 

 Strawberries are eaten in the n i.lil ili I \\ I j ili ^ 

 aregrown. Along the Gulf c it ^tii«l m I )n i 

 ripen in February and are it c II lii| | In mIi i I th 

 consumption continues until 4f n iThiititnlt i r i li 1 

 hence the necessity of a virietv th it will bi n sin) j ing 

 If we all had cooling-houses for berries and ri trueri 

 tor cars to ship the fruit m almost •in\ -saiietN would 

 bear more or less transportation but is most growers 

 have neither, the berries must be picked as soon as 

 colored, and some varieties before the\ ir( 

 fully colored. Before the writei hid a cool 

 ing-house, he placed the 

 the floor of a general packin^ hru i md 

 then placed ice along upon thi ri i litw mi 

 the cases. This did fairly will I ut ii t i 

 well as the present coolnv h u %\lii b 

 is a very plain cheap buildnig, 1_ \ 14 tt 

 and about 12 ft. high. The sides are co^ en d 

 with common sheathing paper and boaids 

 with an air chamber of foul inches The 

 floor overhead is covered with zinc to pre 

 vent its leaking, and is a little sloping to 

 one corner, where a pipe catches the wattr 

 as the ice melts, and carries it from the 

 building. It has an open space of nearly 

 12 inches all around the building which 

 lets the cold air pass below where 

 the fruit is. There are six tieis 

 of shelves, one above the other all 

 around the room below Upon the 

 floor above the ice is placed and 

 on the shelves below are the cases 

 of fruit. About 50° is the best 

 temperature to keep the fruit if 

 much lower than this it is found 

 that the fruit will not keep so long 

 after being removed 

 from the cooler. It is 

 best not to throw fruit 

 on the market, but to 

 try to have it so good 

 that it recommends it 

 self. Endeavor to have 

 it engaged to the retail 

 grocers in advance 

 Then there is but 

 profit between the con 

 sumer and the grower. 

 J. M. Smith. 

 Strawberry Cul- 

 ture in the South - 

 If un fi 



Mne fruits 



h, 1 Is the pi 



importance 



the man's things that 



commend the Straw 



berry favorably to 



southern land -owners 



who would grow fruit 



for home use or for market 



STRAWBERRY 



1739 



tending planting and cultivation; the enormous yields 

 possible from well-selected soils properly treated; and 

 the fact that, aside from being the first fruit to ripen, 



it seldom, if ever, fails to 



reward the painstaking 

 irrower with an ample har- 

 \. -1 to cover all cost for 

 ait.htion bestowed. 



While good results an* 

 had from settings made nt 

 of the 

 year November and Feb 

 ruary are the months dur 

 mg which plantings niiy 

 usually be nude with tin 

 least risk In ime si < 

 tions especiallv ne u 

 the C ulf planting 

 are frequentU niidi 



the following its com 

 i-e freedom from disease ind insect enemies 

 -se with which it adapts itself to different soils 

 aried conditions of climate; the small cost at 



1 111, I « It 1 1 \m^ plant and a 

 libn iltn ki LspiLi ilh during fruit- 

 in^ season the blnwberry 

 plishes Its best work m a soil capa- 

 ble of taking in the laigest quantity 

 of water and f h Idiiu ilunug pro- 

 trwted drou lit tl i i t mount 



found m th 1 i 'it deep 



clay loams o\ir ihe wi 11 ir uned clay 

 abundant in most of the bouth Atlantic and 



