Contents 



IX 



CHAPTER III 



■Rotations, Manuring and Feetilizinq 

 Rotation practice in different regions 



In the North .... 



In the South .... 



Companion crops .... 



Vegetables as fillers between strawberries 



Strawberries as fillers between fruit-trees 

 Plant-food requirements 



Plant-food in the berries 



Plant-food withdrawn from the soil 



Why strawberries require a rich soil 



Results of fertilizer experiments . 



Greerirmanuring 



Farm manures 



Advantages and disadvantages 



Rate of application 



Use of lime and ashes . 

 Applying fertilizers .... 



When to apply .... 



Methods of distributing 

 Current fertiliser practice 



Canada and northern United States 



Middle Atlantic states . 



South Atlantic states . 



Southern states .... 



Mississippi Valley and westward . 



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44-65 

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51 

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53 

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55 

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 56-57 

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 58-60 

 68-59 

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 61-65 

 61-62 

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 63-64 

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CHAPTER IV 



Tillage and Irrigation 66-83 



Why tillage is essential 66-68 



Root system of the strawberry . . . 66-67 



Weeds 67-68 



Tillage tools 68-70 



For horse tillage 69-70 



For hand tillage 70 



