16 The Tingle Nursery Company, Pittsville, Maryland 



Sfrowberries os o Money-Crop 



We know of no crop that is surer of returning a profit to the grower 

 than strawberries. It is true they do not always pay as well as we may 

 wish but if given proper care we believe that year in and year out you can- 

 not find a crop that will pay more profits. 



We believe the following suggestions will, if followed, help you make 

 a profit in growing strawberries, but if either one is neglected success is 

 not so sure. 



Select a fertile or well manured piece of land and prepare thoroughly. 

 Be sure to get good, true-to-name plants of varieties that give large 

 jaelds of handsome, high quality berries. 



Set the plants as early as you can get the ground ready for them- 

 Set the plants carefully, keep them well cultivated and fertilize well. 

 Remove all blossoms from the standard varieties the year set. Re- 

 move them from the everbearing varieties until about the first of July. 

 See that your berries are harvested and put up in the most attractive 

 way possible. Good fruit carefully packed most always sells well. 



How to Grow Strawberries 



ADVANTAGES OF GROWING STRAWBERRIES. Onh a small amount of 



money is needed to start with, returns coming in earlier than from any other fruit 

 crop and with little additional expense a second crop almost equal to the first may be 

 had. A fairly large income can be had from a small patch and experience, though 

 desirable, is not necessary. 



Strawberries can be groT\Ti in orchards, between row crops or in any fertile soil, 

 and the roadside market gives a wonderful advantage to sell berries at good prices 

 and there is always a good demand from neighbors and if you do not have a local 

 market you can now get them quickly to the city markets by truck where there is 

 always a good market for good fruit attractively packed. 



CULTURE OF STRAWBERRIES. strawberries can be gi'own in almost any 

 soil or climate that will grow other crops: in light sandy types or hea\w clay, as far 

 South as Florida and as far North as Canada. For largest crops they should be plant- 

 ed in a well drained soil that will retain moisture, as one of the most essential require- 

 ments of strawberries is plenty of moisture at fruiting time. 



We advise planting after some truck crop that has been well manured and culti- 

 vated for the soil will then be more fertile and there will be less weed seed, or after 

 some legume such as cow peas and soy beans, if possible. We do not ad\'ise planting 

 in old sod land unless absolutely necessary as this type of land is likely to be infested 

 with white gi^ubs which will cut off the young plants as soon as set in the spring, but 

 if you have no other land available, plow it in the fall and harrow during the winter 

 and early spring as often as possible, in this way most of the gi'ubs will be killed. 



After selecting a desirable field it should be plowed and thoroughly harrowed as 

 early as possible in the spring. If stable manure is to be used we advise spreading 

 it broadcast in the fall or winter just before or after plowing, then disc the land 

 thoroughly and harrow or drag until it is level and a firm plant bed is obtained. 



All the way to Oregon in good shape They Were Nice Plants. Well Pleased 



Portland, Oregon. October 16. 1933. Enclosed find Avondale, Pa.. April 30, 1933. I received the 



stamps covering balance of postage on plants re- strawberry plants in good order, have them planted 



ceived from you. They arrived in good shape about and they are doing fine. They were nice plants 



five days after shipment. Miss Maud Martin. and I am well pleased. Olin J. Nicodemuus. 



