CULTURAL DIRECTIONS 



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two of the perfect, throughout the plot, when it is desired to use 

 more of the imperfect variety. This wiil insure projier mating if 

 both varieties bloom at the same time. A very good plan is to set 

 half and half of each. The following perfect Howering varietie.'- 

 are good polinizers for imperfect sorts. Sen Dunlap. Gibson. Big 

 Joe, Ford, Premier, Chesapeake, Delicious, Eaton. Aroma, Lupton, 

 Wm. Belt. 



In selecting proper varieties for fruiting if you will be guided 

 by the varieties listed as early varieties in the price list, need no 

 other to plant with any of them, being all perfect bloomers. In 

 the Early to Mid Season varietie.'? you will find a few Imperfect 

 sorts, and any of the varieties marked (Per) under this heading 

 will polinize the imperfect sorts satisfactorily, and so on with the 

 Medium to Late, and Late to very Late. All the varieties of ever- 

 bearing we are listing need no polinizing, as they are all perfect 

 bloomers. 



For instance, TOWNSEND'S BIG LATE is (Imp) and needs 

 Ford, Lupton, or Chesapeake planted with it, either variety men- 

 tioned will do, and Townsend's Big Late is one of the best if not 

 the best late berries, regardless of sex, on the list. 



REMOVING BLOSSOMS.— It is very important to remove the 

 blossoms or young green berries from all young plants. With the 

 standard sorts this means only one time, but with the ever-bearing 

 it is necessary in order to have the mother plant make a good 

 strong plant before fruiting to cut the blossoms two to three times. 

 Outside of this ever-bearing varieties are grown in the same way 

 as standard varieties. 



CULTIVATING AND HOEING.— Cultivating should start soon 

 after plants are set and continued every week or ten days as long 

 as weeds grow, and by all means cul ivate very shallow near the 

 plant just allowing a dust mulch to form. 



The middle of the row may be kept worked a little deeper than 

 next to the plant. The hoe will keep the beds clean, and the ants 

 away. 



Often cultivation has saved a many strawberry patch from ruin 

 during a drouth. Too many growers stop the cultiva ors in the 

 berry field becau.se there is no grass growing in dry weather. 

 DON'T DO THIS. Dry weather is the most important time of all. 

 to give often cultivation. Every three days during a long drouth 

 will save the field. 



AS TO SPRAYING. — We are not subject to plant disease here 



on the Ea.stern Shore and are not capable of recommending the 

 right sprays for plant disease. We have in sections here what is 

 known as a strawberry beetle that eats the stem otT while the 

 berry is in bloom. A dust of 15<r arsenic of lead and 85'/r dry 

 sulphur has been found to rout these beetles. A low down spray- 

 ing machine (small duster) with a motor driven spray that is set 

 on a low down platform with small wheels about eight inches high 

 is made for this purpose. The bed is raked first with a weeder 

 and the spray applied early in the morning, or late in the after- 

 noon. Rows sprayed each way, the dust is driven under the leaves 

 and into the old trash just before the blossoms open so the beetle 

 can get in his work. I am informed by one of my Delaware cus- 

 tomers that he saved his entire crop when neighbors lost practically 

 all. Write Rochester Spray Pump Co.. Rochester, N. Y. 



CARRYING OVER AN OLD BED.— There are many ways to 

 handle an old bed. as the sea.sons are different no best way can be 

 laid down that I know of. I have had good success and bad in 

 several ways. Our way is to plow up the whole bed as soon as 

 we are through picking, and plant to another crop. 



As I had rather set out a new bed every spring than care for 

 the old bed. and often find it much cheaper. I know of neighbors 

 who allow the patch to stand all summer as they leave it after 

 frui ing season, and early in the fall cultivate out the middle gond. 

 pull the weeds from the plants and haul them out, give an ap- 

 plication of fertilizer and two or three cultivations, and have a 

 fairly good patch for another season. But if the summer has been 

 dry this will not work very well, as most of the plants will die 

 wanting for moisture. Some bar plow the rows as soon as fruiting 

 season is over, pull out the grass and weeds, fertilize them and 

 hoe and cultivate all summer; this is about as good as any, except 

 it is expensive. 



Some growers run the mowing machine over the beds directly 

 after fruiting, as soon as the growth dies set it on fire catching the 

 wind plowing strong and burn the patch over. Then cultivate 

 and hoe balance of the summer. 



The above is about the way I see the farmers throughout Mary- 

 land. Delaware and New Jersey handle their fields. But many 

 do as we do on our farms, plow up and plant to another crop as 

 soon as possible. As the fields are usually manured for the berry 

 crop we can grow a good crop of potatoes, corn, soy beans, cow- 

 peas or most any other crop. 



NUMBER OF PLANTS REQUIRED TO SET 

 AN ACRE AT A GIVEN DISTANCE APART 



Rows 24 



inches 



Rows 30 



inches 



Rows 36 



inches 



Rows 42 



inches 



Rows 36 



inches 



Rows 42 



inches 



Rows 48 



inches 



Rows 48 



inches 



Rows 48 



inches 



Rows 24 



inches 



Rows 30 



inches 



For hill cultur 



30 inches 



or 36 i 



row. 





apart plaJits 12 



apart plants 12 



apart plants 12 



apart plants 12 



apart plants 18 



apart plants 18 



apart plants 18 



apart plants 24 



apart plants 36 



apart plants 24 



apart plants 30 

 re rows should be 

 inches and plants 



inch in row 20,000 



inch in row 17,000 



inch in row 14,000 



inch in row 12,000 



inch in row 9,500 

 inch in row 8,000 

 inch in row 7,000 

 inch in row 6,000 

 inch in row 5,000 

 inch in row 11,000 

 inch in row 7,000 

 either 24 inches, or 

 set 18 inch in the 



For matted row system, rows should be either 42 

 inches or 48 inches and plants set 18 inch to 24 inch 

 in row. 



A Strawberry Garden of Merit 



Sure Producer of Big Red Berries 



25 RITCHIE $1.00 



25 DR. BURRILL . . .30 



25 FORD .50 



25 MAST A DON (Everbearing) 2.00 



Catalogue Price $3.80 



Our Special Price $3.25 



GROWING STRAWBERRIES IN 

 HILLS Made easy by the use of 

 our circle runner cutter. 



It simply cuts all runners off 

 around the hill at one operation. 

 Only takes a few hours to cut the 

 runners from an acre. Strawber- 

 ries grow much larger in hills, have 

 better color, better flavor, and 

 bring more money. Hundreds of 

 our customers practice this method 

 and report the largest yields of 

 any system used. 



We make the cutter in 12" and 

 14" inch diameter. Price $8.00 

 each, F, 0, B. 



E. W Townsend & Sons are 

 sole distributors of the Krueger 

 runner cutter. 



Mr. C. F. Whitmore. Pottsville, says: Enclosed order for 8,000 

 plants. The last plants received from your nurseries were extra 

 fine, and the crop of berries we received from them made the 

 old-timers sit up and take notice. Have advised all my friends 

 interested in strawberries to purchase Townsend's plants. 



Mr. Geo. Hursh. Newton, N. J., says: I have recommended 

 your plants to several of my neighbors who are wanting to order 

 from a reliable house. We can always give your firm a good 

 name as plants that we have purchased have always been satis- 

 factory and good count. 



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