﻿STRAWBERRIES 
  

  

  An 
  Early 
  Profit-Maker 
  For 
  Every 
  Farm 
  

  

  IN 
  THE 
  YEARS 
  OF 
  LOW 
  FARM 
  INCOME 
  STRAWBERRIES 
  HAVE 
  PROVEN 
  THE 
  GROWERS' 
  

   MOST 
  DEPENDABLE 
  SOURCE 
  OF 
  INCOME. 
  THEY 
  REPRESENT 
  A 
  LOW 
  INVESTMENT 
  

   COST 
  AND 
  ARE 
  KNOWN 
  AS 
  THE 
  FARMERS' 
  GREATEST 
  EARLY 
  MONEY 
  

   CROP. 
  THERE 
  SHOULD 
  BE 
  A 
  STRAWBERRY 
  FIELD 
  ON 
  EVERY 
  FARM. 
  

  

  Early 
  Dug 
  Bountiful 
  Ridge 
  Plants 
  Placed 
  In 
  Cold 
  Storage 
  At 
  Planting 
  Time 
  Answers 
  the 
  

   Planter's 
  Problem 
  of 
  Getting 
  100% 
  Results 
  From 
  Their 
  New 
  Plantings. 
  

  

  Through 
  the 
  cooperation 
  of 
  various 
  state 
  officials, 
  this 
  practice 
  has 
  passed 
  the 
  Experimental 
  stage 
  and 
  

   is 
  now 
  recognized 
  as 
  one 
  of 
  the 
  practical 
  methods 
  for 
  the 
  large 
  commercial 
  grower 
  to 
  handle 
  his 
  

   spring 
  planting 
  of 
  Strawberry 
  Plants. 
  Plants 
  dug 
  early 
  with 
  full 
  vitality, 
  properly 
  packed 
  and 
  held 
  under 
  

   proper 
  storage 
  temperatures, 
  have 
  given 
  better 
  results 
  than 
  plants 
  dug 
  later 
  from 
  the 
  same 
  fields 
  or 
  from 
  

   adjoining 
  fields 
  at 
  planting 
  point. 
  Plants 
  handled 
  in 
  this 
  manner 
  can 
  be 
  kept 
  many 
  weeks 
  until 
  your 
  soil 
  

   and 
  moisture 
  conditions 
  are 
  ideal 
  for 
  planting. 
  Heavy 
  rains 
  at 
  planting 
  time 
  need 
  not 
  worry 
  you 
  any 
  long- 
  

   er. 
  You 
  know 
  your 
  plants 
  are 
  safe 
  and 
  being 
  dug 
  early 
  there 
  is 
  no 
  loss 
  of 
  energy 
  — 
  They 
  will 
  be 
  waiting 
  for 
  

   you 
  when 
  your 
  planting 
  ground 
  is 
  ready. 
  

  

  During 
  the 
  past 
  three 
  years 
  we 
  have 
  handled 
  nearly 
  one 
  mililon 
  plants 
  each 
  season 
  in 
  this 
  manner, 
  in 
  

   the 
  great 
  berry 
  sections 
  of 
  New 
  York. 
  Pennsylvania 
  and 
  Ohio. 
  The 
  average 
  cost 
  is 
  about 
  5c 
  per 
  thousand 
  for 
  

   carrying 
  these 
  plants 
  in 
  storage 
  — 
  The 
  cheapest 
  insurance 
  any 
  planter 
  can 
  get. 
  

  

  Bountiful 
  Ridge 
  has 
  led 
  the 
  way 
  in 
  this 
  new 
  method 
  of 
  handling 
  plants 
  and 
  is 
  an 
  example 
  of 
  our 
  

   alertness 
  to 
  the 
  planter's 
  needs. 
  This 
  practice 
  should 
  have 
  the 
  full 
  consideration 
  of 
  every 
  planter 
  where 
  

   storage 
  facilities 
  are 
  available, 
  and 
  we 
  will 
  be 
  glad 
  to 
  give 
  detailed 
  information 
  upon 
  request 
  of 
  how 
  these 
  

   plants 
  should 
  be 
  handled 
  in 
  cold 
  storage. 
  This 
  is 
  an 
  added 
  Bountiful 
  Ridge 
  service, 
  looking 
  to 
  greater 
  

   satisfaction 
  for 
  the 
  planter. 
  

  

  STRAWBERRY 
  CULTURE 
  

  

  1. 
  Location, 
  Soil, 
  and 
  Preparation. 
  Adequate 
  soil 
  

   moisture 
  is 
  essential 
  to 
  growing 
  good 
  strawberries 
  : 
  

   therefore, 
  in 
  choosing 
  a 
  location, 
  carefully 
  consider 
  

   whether 
  the 
  type 
  soil 
  selected 
  holds 
  moisture 
  well. 
  

   Also 
  take 
  care 
  that 
  the 
  contour 
  of 
  the 
  land 
  is 
  such 
  that 
  

   frost 
  pockets 
  will 
  not 
  form 
  late 
  in 
  the 
  spring 
  to 
  freeze 
  

   out 
  the 
  blossoms. 
  Sites 
  which 
  are 
  not 
  affected 
  by 
  late 
  

   frost 
  are 
  considered 
  the 
  best 
  for 
  strawberry 
  culture. 
  

   Plow 
  and 
  prepare 
  the 
  soil 
  the 
  same 
  as 
  for 
  truck 
  crops. 
  

   Never 
  plant 
  in 
  newly 
  plowed 
  sod 
  land, 
  however, 
  as 
  

   white 
  grub 
  worms 
  are 
  always 
  present 
  in 
  this 
  type 
  of 
  

   soil 
  and 
  will 
  do 
  a 
  lot 
  of 
  damage 
  to 
  the 
  plants 
  after 
  be- 
  

   ing 
  set. 
  The 
  soil 
  should 
  be 
  high 
  in 
  humus 
  for 
  best 
  re- 
  

   sults. 
  Rye 
  and 
  crimson 
  clover 
  make 
  splendid 
  crops 
  to 
  

   turn 
  under 
  as 
  a 
  natural 
  humus 
  soil 
  builder. 
  However, 
  

   in 
  using 
  these, 
  the 
  land 
  should 
  be 
  plowed 
  far 
  enough 
  

   ahead 
  so 
  that 
  the 
  cover 
  crop 
  has 
  plenty 
  of 
  time 
  to 
  decay 
  

   before 
  the 
  plants 
  are 
  set. 
  

  

  2. 
  Time 
  to 
  Plant. 
  In 
  the 
  southern 
  states 
  from 
  No- 
  

   vember 
  to 
  Anril 
  is 
  considered 
  the 
  best 
  time 
  for 
  plant- 
  

   ing, 
  March 
  and 
  April 
  in 
  the 
  central 
  states, 
  and 
  for 
  the 
  

   northern 
  states, 
  April 
  and 
  May 
  the 
  best 
  time. 
  We 
  

   cannot 
  too 
  strongly 
  urge 
  early 
  planting.. 
  Set 
  the 
  plants 
  

   just 
  as 
  soon 
  as 
  the 
  ground 
  is 
  workable 
  in 
  the 
  spring. 
  

   Should 
  a 
  cold 
  snap 
  follow, 
  it 
  will 
  not 
  damage 
  the 
  

   plants 
  if 
  they 
  are 
  properly 
  set, 
  and 
  by 
  setting 
  early, 
  

   the 
  plants 
  will 
  grow 
  better 
  and 
  be 
  more 
  productive 
  in 
  

   every 
  way. 
  

  

  3. 
  Distance 
  to 
  Plant. 
  We 
  recommend 
  that 
  straw- 
  

   berry 
  plants 
  be 
  planted 
  in 
  rows 
  3^-4 
  feet 
  apart, 
  spac- 
  

   ing 
  the 
  plants 
  15-30 
  inches 
  apart 
  in 
  the 
  row, 
  depending 
  

   on 
  the 
  variety. 
  Everbearing 
  varieties 
  should 
  be 
  plant- 
  

   ed 
  12-16 
  inches 
  apart. 
  For 
  planting 
  in 
  rows 
  314 
  feet 
  

   apart 
  and 
  18 
  inches 
  apart 
  in 
  the 
  rows, 
  it 
  requires" 
  8.000 
  

   plants 
  per 
  acre, 
  and 
  in 
  rows 
  4 
  feet 
  apart 
  and 
  18 
  inches 
  

   apart 
  in 
  the 
  row 
  it 
  requires 
  7,250 
  plants 
  per 
  acre. 
  

  

  4. 
  Care 
  of 
  Plants 
  on 
  Arrival. 
  Set 
  plants 
  immediately 
  

   on 
  arrival, 
  if 
  possible. 
  However, 
  if 
  it 
  is 
  not 
  conven- 
  

  

  ient 
  to 
  do 
  so. 
  the 
  plants 
  should 
  be 
  removed 
  from 
  the 
  

   package 
  aud 
  dipped 
  in 
  water 
  to 
  allow 
  roots 
  to 
  plump 
  

   up 
  before 
  setting. 
  If 
  the 
  plants 
  become 
  dried 
  out 
  in 
  

   transit, 
  they 
  should 
  be 
  placed 
  in 
  water 
  up 
  to 
  the 
  crowns 
  

   for 
  at 
  least 
  3 
  hours. 
  When 
  this 
  is 
  done 
  the 
  plants 
  

   should 
  be 
  set 
  as 
  soon 
  as 
  possible 
  after 
  being 
  taken 
  from 
  

   the 
  water, 
  but 
  in 
  no 
  case 
  should 
  the 
  tops 
  of 
  the 
  plants 
  

   be 
  wet 
  when 
  being 
  set 
  if 
  the 
  sun 
  is 
  shining, 
  because 
  

   very 
  often 
  the 
  tops 
  will 
  scald 
  and 
  damage 
  the 
  plants 
  

   materially. 
  If 
  you 
  are 
  not 
  able 
  to 
  plant 
  immediately 
  

   after 
  the 
  plants 
  are 
  watered, 
  place 
  the 
  plants 
  where 
  

   they 
  will 
  be 
  kept 
  cool 
  and 
  cover 
  the 
  roots 
  with 
  moss 
  ; 
  

   or 
  dig 
  a 
  Y-shaped 
  trench, 
  open 
  the 
  bundles, 
  distribute 
  

   the 
  plants 
  evenly 
  in 
  the 
  trench, 
  and 
  cover 
  them 
  even 
  

   with 
  the 
  surface 
  of 
  the 
  ground 
  and 
  firm 
  the 
  soil. 
  In 
  

   this 
  manner, 
  they 
  can 
  be 
  held 
  until 
  such 
  a 
  time 
  as 
  you 
  

   are 
  able 
  to 
  plant. 
  

  

  5. 
  Stock 
  to 
  Plant. 
  Our 
  plants 
  are 
  strongly 
  rooted 
  

   with 
  the 
  finest 
  type 
  of 
  fibrous 
  roots 
  that 
  can 
  be 
  

   grown. 
  We 
  have 
  developed 
  our 
  strawberry 
  plant 
  

   business 
  until 
  now 
  we 
  are 
  shipping 
  plants 
  by 
  the 
  

   millions 
  each 
  season. 
  Our 
  shipping 
  season 
  opens 
  Octob- 
  

   er 
  1 
  and 
  continues 
  until 
  May 
  10 
  each 
  year. 
  Special 
  

   prices 
  will 
  be 
  given 
  for 
  cooperative 
  groups 
  and 
  club 
  

   orders. 
  

  

  NOTICE: 
  In 
  order 
  to 
  facilitate 
  the 
  movement 
  of 
  our 
  

   strawberry 
  plant 
  orders, 
  YOU 
  WILL 
  ALWAYS 
  GET 
  

   A 
  SEPARATE 
  ORDER 
  ACKXOW 
  LEDG3IENT 
  FOR 
  

   ANY 
  STRAWBERRY 
  PLANTS 
  YOU 
  ORDER 
  AND 
  

   YOUR 
  STRAWBERRY 
  PLANTS 
  WILL 
  BE 
  SHIPPED 
  

   INDEPENDENT 
  OF 
  OTHER 
  STOCK 
  ORDERED 
  IN 
  

   ALL 
  CASES. 
  We 
  do 
  this 
  because 
  of 
  the 
  perishable 
  

   nature 
  of 
  strawberry 
  plants 
  so 
  do 
  not 
  feel 
  alarmed 
  if 
  

   you 
  get 
  one 
  part 
  of 
  your 
  order 
  and 
  not 
  the 
  other 
  at 
  

   the 
  same 
  time. 
  YOUR 
  STRAWBERRY 
  PLANTS 
  WILL 
  

   BE 
  SHIPPED 
  WHEN 
  DIGGING 
  CONDITIONS 
  PER- 
  

   MIT 
  AND 
  ACCORDING 
  TO 
  YOUR 
  DIRECTIONS 
  AS 
  

   NEAR 
  AS 
  POSSIBLE 
  SO 
  PLEASE 
  STATE 
  DEFIN- 
  

   ITELY 
  WHEN 
  YOU 
  WISH 
  YOUR 
  PLANTS 
  SHIP- 
  

   PED 
  AY 
  HEN 
  SENDING 
  YOUR 
  ORDER. 
  

  

  Our 
  Complete 
  Detailed 
  Culture 
  Directions 
  Will 
  Be 
  Sent 
  Upon 
  Request. 
  

  

  OUR 
  STATE 
  INSPECTORS 
  ISSUE 
  US 
  SPECIAL 
  STRAWBERRY 
  PLANT 
  CERTIFICATE 
  

   CERTIFYING 
  OUR 
  PLANTS 
  ARE 
  FREE 
  FROM 
  LN 
  JURIOUS 
  DISEASES. 
  

  

  A 
  certificate 
  like 
  this 
  goes 
  011 
  all 
  Strawberry 
  plant 
  shipments 
  from 
  Bountiful 
  Ridge 
  Nurseries. 
  

   With 
  existing 
  plant 
  diseases 
  you 
  cannot 
  afford 
  to 
  take 
  chances. 
  

  

  PLANT 
  BOUNTIFUL 
  RIDGE 
  GROWN 
  STRAAYBERRY 
  PLANTS 
  THIS 
  YEAR. 
  

   UNIVERSITY 
  OF 
  MARYLAND 
  

   College 
  Park. 
  Md. 
  March 
  1, 
  1940 
  

  

  STATE 
  HORTICULTURAL 
  DEPARTMENT 
  

   CERTIFICATE 
  OF 
  INSPECTION 
  OF 
  STRAWBERRY 
  PLANTS 
  

   Dupicate 
  of 
  Number 
  2 
  

  

  This 
  is 
  to 
  certify, 
  that 
  the 
  STRAWBERRY 
  NURSERY 
  PLANTS 
  of 
  THE 
  BOUNTIFUL 
  RIDGE 
  NUR- 
  

   SERIES. 
  Princess 
  Anne. 
  Md.. 
  have 
  been 
  inspected 
  in 
  accordance 
  with 
  the 
  laws 
  of 
  Maryland, 
  1898, 
  Chapter 
  

   289, 
  Section 
  58, 
  and 
  the 
  Rules 
  and 
  Regulations 
  promulgated 
  by 
  the 
  State 
  Horticultural 
  Department. 
  1939, 
  

   governing 
  the 
  inspection, 
  certification 
  and 
  transportation 
  of 
  Strawberry 
  plants 
  within 
  the 
  State, 
  and 
  that 
  

   said 
  plants 
  are 
  apparently 
  free, 
  so 
  far 
  as 
  can 
  be 
  determined 
  by 
  inspection, 
  from 
  the 
  RED 
  STEELE 
  ROOT 
  

   ROT 
  and 
  other 
  dangerously 
  injurious 
  plant 
  diseases 
  and 
  insect 
  pests. 
  

  

  This 
  certificate 
  is 
  valid 
  until 
  September 
  30. 
  1941, 
  uifess 
  sooner 
  revoked. 
  

   GEO. 
  S. 
  LANKFORD. 
  CHIEF 
  INSPECTOR 
  C. 
  E. 
  TEMPLE. 
  STATE 
  PATHOLOGIST 
  

  

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