Showell, Maryland. 
HOW I GROW STRAWBERRIES 
I plow the land as early as weather con- 
ditions will permit after the first of March 
and mark out the rows 3% feet apart with 
a potato planter which makes a list slight- 
ly above the level of the land; the plants 
are set out in rows’ about 12 to 15 in- 
ches apart. The important thing is to get 
your plants set with all the roots straight 
in the ground and soil packed firmly around 
the plant. I begin cultivation at once and 
keep plants clean of weeds and grass until 
late fall when I usually have a fine stand 
of plants. Do not use any commercial fer- 
tilizer on them until a few weeks after they 
are set out; I then make 2 or 3 applications 
at different times when plants are not wet 
from rain or dew by broadcasting about 500 
pounds per acre of raw bone meal or any 
cther good brand that does not contain any 
potash as it might injure the plants. Of 
course, I always grow cow peas on the land 
previous to planting strawberries as straw- 
berries need a soil full of humus. Barn- 
yard manure-will also furnish the humus 
for them where cow peas are not grown. 
Most all strawberries are grown by the | 
matted row system, that is to leave about 
all the runners on the parent plant to take 
root and make a wide row, leaving enough 
room in the alley between the rows for the 
convenience of the pickers. 
Lehigh Co., Pa., May 3, 1922 
Dear Sir:— 
Received your strawberry plants in fine 
condition and am well pleased with them. 
Four years ago we sent for 5,000 plants and 
the berries were fine. We picked 115 crates. 
Thanking you for the extras and also for 
the nice plants. Wilson F. Dietz. 
