CHAPTER IV. 



SOII, AND LOCATION. 



strawberry will adapt itself to a great variety 

 of soil and location. It is grown successfully in 

 every state of the Union, as it is prized by the 

 people everywhere. Different varieties require some- 

 what different conditions of climate and soil ; thus one 

 that thrives on sandy land may not do so well on clay, 

 and certain kinds will not stand a hot southern sun, 

 that succeed in northern latitudes ; but I have thought 

 best to take the testimony of others on these points 

 and let the reader have the benefit thereof. 



loam for such as Crescents, Michel's Early ; heavy 

 A. M. PURDY loam for such as Bubach, Haverland, Sharp- 

 less, etc. N. Y. 



Any soil that will produce a good crop of potatoes will 

 J. W. ADAMS give fair returns with strawberries, or land 

 inclined to be moist and not subject to injury by drought will 

 be best. Mass. 



If early bearing is wanted take an early variety, set to sunny 

 southwest lying land ; if late fruit, take a late variety, set to east 

 E. W. REID or northeast and allowing the mulch to remain 

 as long as possible. I have made a failure numbers of times 

 on both fruit and plants to north land, hence would not advise 

 any one to use for strawberries. O. 



For raising plants I should prefer low bottom land inclin- 

 ing to sand, made very rich with manure, but for raising berries 

 A. I. ROOT I would take upland, turn under clover sod and 

 work in all the stable manure I could get hold of. There is 

 practically no such thing as making it too rich O. 



W. F. ALLEN, JR. Strawberries will do well on almost any 

 soil that will produce a good crop of corn. Md. 



