Should You Plant Everbearers? 



There are many places where the everbearers are more vahiul»le than any of the standard 

 varieties. There is a real need for them in everj' home garden, especially where space is limit- 

 ed, then too, even when one has plenty of room, it is a great treat to have berries for the table 

 all throngh the snmmer and fall. It's real fun, too, to be able to go out in the garden in Sep- 

 tember or October and pick two or three quarts of berries for dinner and besides the fun, there 

 will be a good slice taken off the weekly grocery bill. 



The everbearers usually begin ripening about August 1st and continue to fruit until hard 

 freezing weal^her in late fall. The berries ripen steadily all during this time and although 

 each picking will seem light, the total berries picked over this long period is really surprising. 

 "NVo know many growers who have been growing everbearers since the introduction of Mastodon 

 on a pretty large scale with very good success, however, these growers have some natural ad- 

 vantages, nearby markets where the fruit could bo sold at good prices and rich moist soil that 

 contains plenty of humus, thus they have good yields of large, higli quality fruit. 



By growing Mastodon or Gem these growers are assured of a heavy spring crop that will 

 return as much profit as most any of the standard mid-season varieties. This really takes a- 

 bout all tlie risk out of growing everbearers in a commercial way. If for any reason the summer 

 and fall crop should fail, you still have the spring crop and when both are good, you realize a 

 double profit that may run up to $1,000.00 per acre. If you do not have a good nearby market or 

 if your soil is not suitable for them we would not advise you to grow everbearers except for 

 home garden, but if you have these two essentials we believe they will return more profit than 

 any variety you can grow. 



There are three methods for growing everbearers, namely the hill system, the matted row 

 and the limited bed system. For the heaviest yield during the summer and fall the hill system 

 is the best. In this method all the runners are uept cut off, making large individual plants, thus 

 all the energy of the plant goes into the production of the fruit instead of making runners. By 

 this system the blossoms are more easily polleuated and tJie berries large and perfect. A 

 yield of one quart per plant during the summer and fall is sometimes produced by this system, 

 however, this is far above the average. Set plants 15 inches in the rows 2 to 2]^ feet apart. 



The Matted Row — For this system the first runners arc encouraged to take root and the 

 plants permitted to bed until a matted row 12 tol5 inches wide is set. Under this system the 

 fall crop will be light if there is not an abundance of rain. Set plants every 15 inches in rows 

 3H to 4 feet apart. 



Limited Bed — For this method plants are set 15 inches apart in rows 23^2 to 3^/^ feet apart. 

 Each plant is permitted to set two or three runner plants after which all runners are kept off 

 as in the hill system. AVe have found this method most satisfactory for both fall and spring 

 production. 



BERRIES FR03I JUNE UNTIL FROST UOW THEY STACK UP IN WASHINGTON 



Potter Co., I'onna., .luly 28. 103u-.Tiist a word to Chelan Co., Wash., July 7, 1935.-Dorsett and 



let yuii know thnt 1 marketed 5,liOU quarts of ber- Fairfax promise to be one of the l)est if not tlie 



ries olV an acre of .loyee. I be.ie\e we lost upwards best for us here in the early varieties and I will 



of 1.000 (juarts l)ecause of continued rain wliieh be in the market for idants of i)oth varieties this 



made pickin;;- impossible. I liave never seen vines cominj^ season. 1 also have Premier and while 



hold ui) so well nt.i- so free of leaf spot and otluT they yield fairly heavy tiie berries are very small 



foliage ailments. Wo sold llie last .loyce on .1 uly 'J'J Avhich affects our market. The Chesapeake made 



nud sold seven (|U:irts of ilastodon the 27th thereby a very good j?rowth and though climatic condi- 



realizing my wish (o have berries for sale from tions were very mucli against us they did as well 



.luue to killing frosts, which I have been striving as any berries we had. William Kelt also did ex- 



for for the last 5 years. Tlie two acres of Mastodon coed! ugly well aud promises to be one of the best 



set tliis spring are doing exceptionally well and we have ever tried as a late berry. Big .loe was 



sliould be in full bearing by the lOtli of August. very disai)pointing as the fruit was very small and 



The berries are very large and find a ready s.-ile at very rougli. Lupton berries had the best appear- 



25c a quart. 1 have been buying my plants from ance luit would not sell because of the lack of 



you since 1!)."0 and li.ave always received good plants juice and flavor, the yield however, was not heavy, 



and prompt and efficient s(!r\ice.-]\Ir. O.il. Ceer Mr. Ivau Moretz 



1R03I WEST VIRGINIA DORSETT IN VIRGINIA 



Harrison Co., W. Va., July 14, 10?.^. — I regard Northampton Co., Vn., July 4, 1035-1 am writing 



Premier as <]ie b.'st all rouiid berry 1 have had to say that the Dorsett berry plants which I bought 



any exiterience with so f:ir. F.airfax and Dorsett of you in the spring of l'Jo4 arrived in splen<lid 



arc in a class by themselves as far :is (luallty and condition and were very satisfactory. I picked 



rninness are concerned Imii they did not yield as from them in the spring of ]0:{."j at the r.ale of 



lieavily for me .-is <lid Premier. I set more plants 0,1i;2 (|U:irts per acre. 1 beg;in jdcking on May 7, 



this season and am going to give them further jiiid finished .hine 3, having picked them 12 times, 



trial.— Mr. Carl G. Adams. Mr. E.G. Tankard 



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