MANURING AND FITTING 17 
many growers to place the manure in the 
most available spot for the growth of the 
strawberry plants. 
Level beds, with all the coarse material 
well covered, tend to increase the efficiency 
of labour, by making it possible to make 
straighter rows and decreasing the time re- 
quired for setting the plants, and make 
cultivation and weeding easier and quicker. 
They also improve the many soil factors, 
improving the water-holding capacity, giving 
more air, more bacterial activities, and other 
beneficial results from more intensive culture. 
ROLLING 
Rolling after harrowing is used by some 
growers to enhance the capillarity activities, 
thereby resulting in a more sure catch of 
the roots of the plants. This rolling also 
results in a more even, level surface, 
which makes it easier and quicker for the 
grower to mark out the rows for the 
plants. 
The best roller for this work, on average 
strawberry soils, is the large wooden one. 
The heavy iron roller packs the earth too 
tightly, and, therefore, is not so desirable to 
