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under and the remaining plants are all 
young plants. These young plants are left in 
a long row or strip which should not be over 
one foot in width, nine inches being better. 
A heavy coating of manure as used in the 
first method is applied and worked in with 
the cultivator, leaving the bed level. None 
of the plants in the row are cut out, but are 
allowed to produce new plants as desired by 
the grower. 
It is seen by this second method that the 
major part of the new plants will have new 
soil to grow in, as the centre of the matted 
rows will be changed at least one foot in one 
or the other direction. 
The third method is that of pot-growing 
the plants, replanting in the fall from these 
pot-grown plants and ploughing under the old 
bed. This may be done by two systems: 
First: Quite early in the spring the very 
best, extra choice, large plants are selected 
for planting. These are set in soil that is 
as near as possible the ideal for the most 
successful strawberry production. Each 
plant is allowed to make not more than four 
runners; two are better. Only one plant is 
allowed on each runner. 
