WORLD'S FINEST STRAWBERRY SELECTIONS 



EVERBEARING VARIETIES 



GEM (Superfection) 



— Old favorite 



Plants: Hardy. Good producer. Drought 

 susceptible. 



Berries: Light red. Irregular. Tart. Me- 

 dium firm. 



Something Special: Attractive berries 

 for table use or local market. 

 See COLOR Page 49. 



OZARK BEAUTY 



— Good eating 



Plants: Fair runner production. Good 



yielder. 

 Berries: Large. Sweet. Good flavor. 



Firm. 

 Something Special: Pretty plants and 



good yields from June until first 



frost. Good freezer. 



See COLOR Page 49. 



A Good Way to Grow 

 Everbearers 



Everbearing strawberry production in 

 Ohio shows that largest yields and highest 

 profits with greatest ease and economy of 

 operation are secured by following a four- 

 row bed type planting system. (See diagram 

 and picture.) 



In this system the plants are set one foot 

 apart. A two-foot alley or middle is left 

 between each 4-row bed. The 4-row system 

 produces high yields in August which are 

 maintained during the remainder of the 

 season. 



The plants should be set as early in the 

 spring as the land can be prepared — late 

 March or early April. The first crop of 



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weeds will usually appear within two or 

 three weeks after planting. These should be 

 controlled by hoeing. After this first hoeing 

 the entire area should be covered with a 

 layer of sawdust one inch thick. This mulch 

 is very important for conserving soil mois- 

 ture and suppressing weed growth. Later 

 weedy,- if any must be removed by pulling 

 because hoeing would mix the sawdust with 

 the soil and eliminate its mulch effect. 



Sawdust mulch helps to conserve soil 

 moisture during late summer and appears 

 to give adequate protection over the winter 

 period. A thin renewal layer may be needed 

 in the fall if the spring application was too 

 light. It is best to maintain a full inch of 

 mulch. 



All blossoms which develop on the newly 

 set plants should be removed until early 

 June, or later if plant growth has not been 

 vigorous. After fruit production starts ber- 

 ries may be harvested about twice each 

 week until frost stops growth. If dry weather 

 occurs the crop can be greatly increased 

 in size and quality by irrigation. All runners 

 should be removed from the plants as fast 

 as they develop to insure highest yields. 



The Ohio system and variations have been 

 used in many areas for best results with 

 everbearers. The cost comes high per acre 

 with more plants and much hand labor re- 

 quired. All reports indicate a carefully man- 

 aged small or medium size patch will give 

 high profits. 



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