STRAWBERRIES FOR THE HOME I4!I 
not be ploughed, harrowed, etc., in the regular 
way, but has to be spaded, followed by work- 
ing up with arake. Nevertheless, where the 
bed is large enough, the horse work should be 
done unless particular attention is desired 
in soil preparation. The suggestions made 
in the chapters of this book on soil prepara- 
tion should be carefully followed, as should 
other matters pertaining to this crop. 
The majority of the beds in the home gar- 
den are raised beds, that is to say, there is a 
slight ditch surrounding the patch and the 
soil inside this trench is higher than that out- 
side. 
After the bed is thoroughly prepared, the 
marking out should follow, and planting 
very soon after that. The best results in the 
home garden, where very intensive methods 
will be carried on, are obtained by the hill 
system of planting. According as the bed 
is neglected, the system used will approach 
that of the matted row. This last system is 
the least desirable for the home grounds, as it 
does not correspond with the necessarily 
intensive methods that should be carried on 
there, nor does it produce the quality or size 
of fruit that the other method will. 
