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highly recommended by many who have in- 
vestigated. 
This system, being so very “intense,” 
requires heavy manuring and fertilizing, as 
well as constant cultivation and attention 
to runner cutting. The plants are very large, 
are well supplied with blossoms in the fruit- 
ing season, and are loaded with fruit later. 
A plan somewhat similar to this hill 
system was used in England many years ago, 
the plants being hilled instead of grown under 
flat culture, and no runners allowed to form. 
This system is particularly adapted to the 
small grower, especially if the land is high 
priced. It cannot be used to advantage by 
the large commercial grower owing to the 
great amount of labour required, resulting in 
heavier expense. 
COMPANION OR INTER-CROPPING 
The strawberry is a fine plant to use at 
the time of setting out a young orchard. 
‘Strawberries can be planted between the 
rows of trees and thereby give returns to 
the grower long before the trees could pos- 
sibly produce any. The strawberry is con- 
sidered by some people to be the very best 
