THe W. F. Atten Co., Salisbury, Md. I 
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MULCHING 
A mulch is applied for one or all of three reasons: First, to protect the 
plants from freezing and thawing of the soil in winter; second, to keep the 
soil cool and moist during the season when fruit is being produced; third, to 
keep berries from being spattered with dirt by rain during fruiting season. 
The mulch should be appled in the fall. In the spring when plants begin 
to start, this is raked to the center of the rows and there serves the purpose 
of retarding the growth of weeds and grass, keeping the ground loose and 
moist and the fruit clean. Use marsh grass, rye straw, wheat straw or simi- 
lar material. Coarse manure can be used but any heavy lumps must be 
beaten up or they will smother the plants in the fall. 
DISTANCE TO PLANT 
We recommend setting the plants in rows 3% to 4 feet apart, or even as 
much as 4% feet, if the soil is very fertile. The plants should be set 15 to 24 
inches apart in the row, depending on the varieties set, the width of the rows 
themselves and the fertility of the land. Free growing varieties like Dunlap. 
Missionary, Paul Jones, Klondyke and Aroma which make large numbers of 
plants should be set farther apart than varieties like Chesapeake, Cooper, 
New York and others that make larger plants, but not so many of them. 
When set in rows 3 feet 8 inches apart and spaced 18 to 20 inches apart in 
the row, it requires about 8,000 plants per acre. 
San Bernardino County, Calif., Feb. 17, 1928.—Received the strawberry plants today. 
The plants were in fine condition, and I am well satisfied —B. H. SCHULTZ. 
Lawrence County, Tenn., March 16, 1928.—I like your plants much better than any 
T’ve ever tried. They certainly are fine and I can rely on what you say about the 
different varieties you have to sell—MRS. J. J. STUTTS. 
Putnam County, W. Va., Mar. 31, 1928.—The 1,200 Premier, Chesapeake and Big Joe 
strawberry plants received in first-class shape and living almost 100%.—E. T. McGEHEE. 
Lebanon County, Pa., March 13, 1928.—I received several thousand strawberry plants 
from you last spring. They were fine and O. K.—SAMUEL R. BRIGHTBILL. 
Klondyke, the great Southern Market Berry. 
