2 LEAMON G. TINGLE, PITTSVILLE, MARYLAND 
The ground should be thoroughly harrowed and pulverized and settled as 
deep as it is plowed. It is not wise to plow deeper than the harrow will pul- 
verize and settle the soil. Otherwise there will be clods and air spaces below 
the harrowed soil, which will cause the land to dry out and the plants to suffer. 
It pays to harrow strawberry land and to roll and plank it until it is perfectly 
fine and settled down as deep as it is plowed. 
In plowing and harrowing the strawberry land it should be borne in mind 
that one is preparing soil for a crop that requires considerable expense in labor 
and one which is to yield large returns per acre. Proper plowing, harrowing 
and settling the land is the most economical way of making the remainder of 
the work easy and profitable. It facilitates easy cultivation as well aS easy 
setting of the plants; insures a larger proportion of the plants living; makes 
better plants and insures a larger yield. 
SETTING THE PLANTS 
When the ground has been properly prepared the rows should be marked 
out about three and one half to four feet apart and the plants put fifteen to 
twenty four inches apart down the row. Set the plants the same depth as they 
originally were; putting the roots straight down and pressing the soil firmly 
around the plant. This is one of the most important things in setting the plants 
as it keeps the soil around the plants from drying out which it would do if not 
firmly packed. 
CULTIVATING THE PLANTS 
As soon as possible after the plants are set begin cultivating, and keep it 
up every eight or ten days during the season. Remember Shallow and Fre- 
quent cultivation is the secret of a nice bed at the end of the season. Always 
cultivate after a rain as soon as the soil will permit. The soil should be broken 
up shallow around the plants often enough to prevent crust from forming. By 
cultivating and hoeing in this manner you will keep down all weeds and foul 
growth. It will keep a dust mulch around the plants which will hold moisture 
and which will keep the plants vigorously growing. 
OUR PACKING MOSS 
We use nothing but the very best sphagnum moss, thoroughly cured, so that 
it contains no heating qualities. It is the best and only packing material that 
should be used for packing strawberry plants. This moss will hold moisture a 
long time and when the roots of the plants are packed in this moss in the 
thorough manner in which we pack them they will carry to any part of the 
United States safely and in splendid condition. This moss is much more ex- 
pensive than the common swamp moss but it pays me to use it because when 
you get your plants they will be in such good condition you will think of me 
when you get ready to order again. 
