STKAWBKKUY 



STRAAVBERRY 



1 



These reociiit^ 

 land for the two 

 has I't'en in Tlu' 

 tweeii tlie rvn\ s c 

 in^taiUT. iu ilu- 

 Strawbt'rries. A: 



i\' I'V nn iiM>,-i!is rlie only ours frmn llie 

 I'lifs. K(.>r iii;iiiy years past thi' writi r 

 ;ilnc o( \<\ii\\i\u-j; utiu-r early i.Tn|.s \>r- 

 Stvawbrri-irs jilTcr Ihey ari.- srf. l^.r 

 i'rinLT a plur <>{' \\vr aciTs is srt with 

 s.Miii asTlir Straw l>rrriL's arc sul plant 



between the rows (whirh an. 

 lot of onion srts anil lettiir 

 laud with radish seed a 

 seed for latr rahba-v. 

 qnii'k-^rowin:; }iiants tli; 

 need the trrmitul. 



Markefiiit! . — \ home market is the liest if mw eaii 

 have it, althiaiLch it is a \vf ll-kno\vn fiict tliat Imt few 

 Strawberries are eaten in the ■neiL::hborhoiid where they 

 are grown. Ahuig the Unlf coast, Strawberries betrin to 

 ripen in Febra;u'y and are at <:>nee shi]'ped norih. and tlio 

 cousamption fL>iirin\ies nntil 4t^^norTli laritnde i^ j-eatdieil ; 

 hence the necessity of a variety that will Iiear slii))pi]i^-. 

 If we all had cooling4u>nses for berries, and rrffiirera- 

 tor oars to ship the fruit in. almost any variety would 

 bear more or less transportation; but as most growers 

 have neither, the berries nuist be picked as soon as 

 colored, and some varieties before they are 

 fully colored. Before the writer had a cool- 

 ing-house, he placed the eases in rows on 

 the door of a general packing lioiise, and 

 then placed ice along upon the tioor l.)etween 

 the cases. This did^ fairly well, luit not as 

 well a-^ the present cooling-hon-^e. which 

 is a very plain cheap building 12 x 14 ft, 

 and about 12 ft. high. The sides are covered 

 with common shearbini: paper and boards, 

 with au air chamber of four inches. The 

 floor overhead is covered with zinc to pre- 

 vent its leaking, and is a little sloping to 

 one corner, where a ]Hpe catches the water 

 as the ice melts, and I'arries it fri;nn the 

 building. It has au o])(-n s]iace of nearly 

 12 inches all around the building, which 

 lets the cold air i^a^-s below, where 

 the fruit is. There arr' six tiers 

 of shelves, one aI>ove the <>Ther all 

 around the room below. Upon the 

 floor above the ice is placed, and 

 on the shelves below are the cases 

 of fruit. About :"iO° is the best 

 temperature to keep the fruit: if 

 much lower tluui this, it is fonn 

 that the fruit will not keep so long 

 after being rennived 

 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 one 

 profit between the con- 

 sumer and the grower. 

 J. 31. Smith. 

 Strawberry Cul - 

 ture in the Soutli. — 

 If any fruit is at home 

 in the South it is surely 

 the Strawberry. It 

 heads the list of small 

 fruits, and, admittins: 

 as competitors tree and 

 vine fruits, it easily 

 holds the place of first 

 importance. A m o n g 

 the many things that 

 commend the Straw- 

 berry favorably to 

 southern land - owners 

 who would grow fruit 

 for home use or for market are tin- folinwing: its com- 

 parative freedom from disease and insect enemies; 

 the ease with which it adapts itself to different soils 

 and varied conditions of climate; the small cost at- 



lending iilautiiiL;' and cultivat 



jM.Ssilde fn-ni W.dl--o|rr|,.d .nj 



Ihe fact that, aside I'l^nn beiii 

 it s.-bhini, if e\ er, fails h. 

 roward the ])aiiisi akiuL;' -^ 

 grow er with an am[de ha r- 

 vest to r<.\er all cost for 

 attenti<.>n h. ■stowed. 



While good resulls are 

 had from settin-s nia<lH ai 

 ahnost any time of the 

 year. November and Feb- 

 r\iary are ihe niontl 

 ing which plant im:s may 

 usually Ih- nnnle with the 

 least risk. In some sec- 

 tions, especially near 

 the iTulf, planting 

 ai-e frequently mad 

 during rainy spells / 

 in late summer an 



JMli; 11m 

 K 10.-P 

 - Ihe II; 



^ Yields 

 ■d: and 

 ' ripen. 



2423. Bomba Strawberry. 



Am 



2424. Belmont Strawberry. 

 Natiiral size. 



early fall At sneh times it 

 is neither a difficult n<,)r a 

 very expensive process to 

 shift plants with earth adher- 

 ing to thi' roots to nicelv pre- 

 pared soil near the old'bedv. 

 From good stands -m newly 

 ])reiiared lieds secured as 

 early in the soasou as An^-ust 

 u Septi-mber, and with a lonir fall 

 ml mi 111 siiells durin.i^: winter fia'tjr- 

 .1 g ^ igorous plant growtli and de- 

 pnu-nt of fruit-bmls, the o;i-(i\\-er 

 i\ K isonably expect the f(dlowini^ 

 lUij; one-half to two-thirds of a 

 i.p 



g a water-loviuLC plant ami a 

 libt-ial feeder, especially during fruit- 

 ing season, the Strawberry accom- 

 plishes its best work in a soil capa- 

 ble of taking in the largest quantity 

 of water and of holding during pro- 

 tracted drotight the greatest amount 

 uf moisture within easy reach of the 

 plant. This ideal Strawberry soil is 

 found iu the rather compact deep 

 clay loams over the well-drained clay 

 subsoils so abundant in most of the South Atlantic and 

 the Gulf states. 



As to fertilizers, much depends on the kind of soil 

 and treatment. Wliere the cereals are benefited by the 



itural size. 



