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RAYNER BROTHERS, SALISBURY, MD. 



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CULTURE OF STRAWBERRIES 



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..^I'BiPREPAEATION OF SOIL— Strawberries need a well drained 

 stiii, but soil that will retain a great deal of moisture for they require 

 a great deal of moisture at fruiting time, but will thrive in almost 

 any soil that is not too dry or water soaked. No crop will respond 

 more to proper care and cultivation than the strawberry We advise 

 planting strawberries after some truck crop that has been well man- 

 ured or after some legume, if possible. We do not advise planting 

 stravv berries after an old sod as it is likely to be infested with grubs 

 which will destroy the plants. Such land should be plowed at least 

 a year in advance and planted to some vine crop. 



TIME TO PLANT — In the northern states strawberries should be 

 planted as soon as the ground can be worked in the spring. In the 



