CHAPTER II 
Manurinc anp Firrinc 
AFTER the selection of the best available 
site for the strawberry bed has been made 
comes the immediate work of preparing the 
land for planting. 
The question would naturally arise: If the 
grower was given either sandy or clayey soil, 
just what line of work would suggest itself 
as the best for the largest returns in crops 
of fruit? If the individual has one or the 
other kind of soil, and can apply stable 
manure, or grow a crop to turn under, some of 
the various results obtained from such appli- 
cations would be expected —that is, by 
adding stable manure or ploughing under a 
crop of clover, rye or other crop (green 
manuring), it is possible to improve the 
texture or physical condition of the soil to 
such an extent that the soil is able to hold 
more water, more air, give the roots of the 
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