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ALLEN'S BOOK OF BERRIES— 1924 



growth of weeds and grass, keeping the ground loose and moist and the fruit clean. 

 Use coarse manure, marsh grass, rye straw or similar material. 



Green Manure Crops. In many sections where stable manure used to be plen- 

 tiful and reasonably priced, it is now scarce and high priced. Green manure crops, 

 properly handled, will take the place of stable manure very successfully. Sow soy 

 beans or cow peas in late spring or early summer. We prefer broadcast sowing of these 

 crops. Even though it takes more seed than row planting you do not need to cultivate 

 and you get greater, finer and more evenly distributed crop of humus, including both 

 tops and roots. Plow under in early fall and plant rye, wheat, or some other crops to 

 hold the soil in winter. This fall sown crop should be plowed and disced very early 

 in spring, however, to make room for early planting. 



Buckwheat in late summer makes lots of humus. Alfalfa, sweet clover, or in fact 

 almost any crop that makes lots of humus, turned into the ground sometime ahead, 

 leaves the soil in excellent condition for strawberry plants. 



How Far Apart. We recommend setting plants in rows 3}4 ° r 4 ft. apart. Set 

 the plants from 18 to 24 inches apart in the row. Free growing varieties like Mission- 

 ary, Dunlap, Marvel, Paul Jones, etc., should be set 24 inches apart. Varieties like 

 1 Chesapeake, Marshall and others that do not make plants freely should be set only 

 18 or 20 inches apart in the row. 



A Good Record. 



Montgomery Co., Md., 

 June 23, 1923. 

 I have been thinking for some 

 time that I ought to tell you that 

 the 100 plants I obtained from 

 you in April were one hundred per- 

 centers, all lived and started to 

 grow, although one has since died. 

 Not withstanding the heat and 

 drought they are growing and throw- 

 ing out runners. 



C. W. Broomall. 



Number of Plants Required to Set an Acre of 





Ground at a Given Distance 



Rows 24 



ins. apart, plants 1 2 inches in 



row, 21,780 





4 30 



12 



17,424 





4 36 



" 12 " 



4 14,520 





' 42 



" 12 " 



12,446 





' 48 



" 12 " 



10,890 





' 24 



" 15 " 



' 17,424 





' 30 



" 15 " 



4 13,939 





' 36 



" 15 « , < 



11,616 





' 42 



«• " 15 " 



9,956 





' 48 



«« " 15 " 



8,712 





« 24 



« « 18 « 



4 14,520 





' 30 



M «« lg « 



11,616 





' 36 



" 18 " 



9,680 





' 42 



H 18 " 



8,297 





4 48 



M M Jg « 



7,260 





' 24 



" 24 " 



« 10,890 





' 30 



" 24 " 



8,712 





4 36 



k «« 24 " * 



7,260 





' 42 



" 24 " 



6,223 





' 48 



" 24 " 



5,445 





4 24 



c< « 30 « 



8,712 





' 30 



«« « 30 « 



6,969 





4 36 



h «« 30 " « 



5,808 





' 42 



«• " 30 " * 



4,978 





4 48 



«« « 30 « « 



4,356 





A Useful Table. 



Rows 18 



ins. apart give 9,800 yards of row per acre 





' 24 



44 7,530 " 



* 





' 30 



44 5,880 " ' 



t n 





' 33 



44 5,323 " ' 



c tt 





' 36 



44 4,900 " 



c «« 





4 42 



44 4,200 " 



t tt 





4 48 



" 3,675 " 



t tt 





4 54 



44 3,267 44 



t tt 





4 60 



44 2,940 44 



, 



It Pays to Please a Customer. 



Harrison Co., Ind. 

 I received my plants and they 

 are fine so am sending you an order 

 for my brother. I was so well pleased 

 with mine. Mrs. Ben Flock. 



Thank You, Come Often— You Are 

 Always Welcome. 



Escambia Co., Fla., 

 April 26, 1923. 

 I received the 500 Progressive 

 and 500 Premier and they are such 

 beautiful plants every one lived, 

 so I want you to send me 300 Big 

 Joe. Frank W. Carroll. 



That's Fine— You Shall Not 

 Regret It. 



Jefferson Co., Tenn., 

 March 21, 1923. 

 Plants at hand — am well 

 Full count. You will re- 

 ceive all of my future orders. 



R. A. Bacon. 



Florida Growers Read This. 



Osceola Co., Fla., March -20. 1923. 

 Received the plants I ordered from you and will say they were fine, all living and doing fine. We 

 compared plants with others from other parts of Maryland, and your plants are far superior. I am 

 sending for 1000 Missionary plants for one of our neighbors. Hoping this meets with your approval. 



E. R. Perfitt. 



