WORTHWHILE SUGGESTIONS 



PliANTING—Early spring is the best and the 

 most successful time to set Strawberry Plants. 

 Do not neglect spring planting expecting to plant 

 during the late summer or fall, with equal suc- 

 cess. 



PLANT EARLY — You may plant your berry 

 patch in your best soil, using the very best 

 plants, fertilize properly and cultivate and hoe 

 at just the right time, but if you do not plant 

 early you will fail to get the full results from 

 this otherwise correct culture. We cannot im- 

 press you too strongly with the importance of 

 early planting. 



SOIL SELECTION—Strawberries are one of the 

 best paying crops. Give them a chance by select- 

 ing a good piece of ground that contains plenty of 

 humus, holds moisture well and has good drain- 

 age. Use your best soil, it pays. 



SELECTING VAKIETIES-Select heavy produc- 

 ing varieties of large, high quality fruit which are 

 adapted to your section and requirements. Plant- 

 ing such varieties as will extend your season over 

 a long period. Following are a list of some of the 

 better varieties: Early--Dorsett, Fairfax, highest 

 quality, excellent shippers; Premier, fine quality, 

 fair shipper ; Blakemore, best for the South ; South- 

 land, for the Southern home garden. Mid-season-- 

 Big Joe, fine quality, good shipper; Joyce, light in 

 color, firm, productive; Aberdeen, very productive, 

 for nearby market. Catskill is very promising, 

 large, productive and vigorous. Late--Chesapeake, 

 best late, fine quality, very good shipper; Lupton 

 good shipper, poor quality; Wm. Belt, excellent 



quality, for Northern section. Where it is desir- 

 able to extend the season longer one of the very 

 late varieties may be grown, provided your soil is 

 suitable. Gandy or Pearl. Mastodon--leading ever- 

 bearer for more than a decade, good spring crop- 

 per. Gem a new everbearer that looks very prom- 

 ising, well worth a trial. 



It is best before planting heavily of a new va- 

 riety to determine its adaptability to your soil and 

 market. 



FALSE ECONOMY-Often in trying to cut down 

 expenditures a grower loses many times over what 

 he actually saves. Don't continue to grow old, 

 unproductive varieties just because you have them. 

 Then, before digging plants from your fruiting 

 bed consider the fruit these plants would have pro- 

 duced, the time and labor necessary to dig them, 

 the short, coarse roots they will likely have and 

 the delay in planting while you are getting your 

 plants ready. Then, too, a change of climate will 

 always have a very invigorating effect. If you 

 are follow^ing this practice and the results seem to 

 be fairly satisfactory, just order a few plants from 

 some reliable nursery to compare with your own. 

 We are very sure you will find tliat all the time 

 and labor you have spent in digging and cleaning 

 plants has been worse than wasted. Give this a 

 trial anyway. 



REMOVING BLOSSOMS—This should never be 

 neglected. If the plants are permitted to fruit the 

 year set they will be greatly weakened and the 

 next seasons crop materially reduced. On ever- 

 bearers the blossoms should be kept off until the 

 plants are well established. 



MARKETING— Market carefully and wisely that 

 you may realize the maximum returns from your 

 labor and investment. 



GENERAL ADAPTABILITY OF STRAWBERRY VARIETIES 



To aid you in selecting the best varieties for your plantings we are giving here the sections where 

 each variety is generally best adapted. We are also making notations on the varieties that may be- 

 come too dense in the rows making thinning or spacing necessary. However, all varieties will produce 

 larger and better fruit when plants are spaced about G to 9 inches apart in the bed. 



Early Varieties 



BLAKEMORE 



CLERMONT 



DOR SETT 



FAIRFAX 



MISSIONARY 



PREMIER 



SOUTHLAND 



Eai'Iy Mid-season Varieties 



aberdeen 



bell:mar 



pathfinder 



SEN. DUNLAP 



JMid-season Varieties 



BEAUTY 



BIG JOE 



CATSKILL 



CULVER 



JOYCE 



REDHEART 



Late Varieties 



AROMA 



CAMDEN 



CHESAPEAKE 



GIBSON 



LUPTON 



WM. BELT 



Very Late Varieties 



GANDY 



PEARL 



Everbearers 



CHAMPION 



GEM 



LUCKY STRIKE 



MASTODON 



Best Adapted 



South, Southwestern and Central States 



Middle Atlantic and Northern States 



All sections except far Soutli 



All sections except far South 



Florida and far South 



All sections except far South 



Southern section 



Middle Atlantic and Northern States 

 iNIiddle Atlantic and Northern States 

 North, Middle Atlantic, and North 

 Central States 

 Midwestern and AVestern States 



Middle Atlantic, Northern, Central States 

 All sections except far South 

 All sections Avhere tried except far South 

 Northern, Middle Atlantic, Midwestern 

 Northern and Middle Atlantic States 

 AVestern and Northwestern States 



Central and South Central States 

 Northern and North Central States 

 All Northern sections 



North Atlantic and North Central States 

 Middle and North Atlantic States 

 Northeastern States 



Middle, North Atlantic 

 and North Central States 



All sections except far South 



All sections except far South 



All sections except far South 



All sections except far South 



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Sliould Plants Be Spaced 



Will increase size and yield 

 On rich soils 



Will increase size and yield 

 Only on rich soils 

 Seldom necessary 

 Seldom necessary 

 Seldom necessary 



Only on rich soils 

 Only on rich soils 



Only on rich soils 

 May be beneficial 



Seldom necessary 

 Only on rich soils 

 Only on rich soils 

 Only on rich soils 

 Only on rich soils 

 Seldom necessary 



May be beneficial 

 Only on rich soils 

 Not necessary 

 May be beneficial 

 Only on rich soils 

 Not necessary 



Will increase size and yield 

 Will increase size and yield 



Individual hills or spaced, 

 see page 23. 



