This shows the vigorous growth of Aliens' CHESAPEAKE plants. Photographed September 15, 1915 



Suggestions for Planting Strawberries 



PROBABLY the Strawberry is of the greatest commercial importance of all the small fruits in this 

 country. There are varieties adapted to all types of soil, — loam, sandy and clay. Good drainage is 

 necessary, but probably the most important factor is plenty of moisture at fruiting time; therefore 

 springy soil is best. Sod land should be avoided the first year after plowing, as it harbors the white 

 grubs, which are very destructive to young plants. Fall plowing will help rid the soil of these insects. The 

 richer the soil, the better for Strawberries, and stable manure is the best fertilizer that can be used. Com- 

 mercial fertilizer should not be put under the plants when set, but if used should be sowed broadcast before 

 planting, or applied as a top-dressing after the plants have started to grow. The proper kind of fertilizer 

 to use is from 2 to 3 per cent nitrogen, from 8 to 12 per cent phosphoric acid, and 6 to 8 per cent potash, 

 when available. In the middle and northern states, Strawberry plants should be set in early spring, as 

 early as the land can be worked. In the South, either fall or early spring is practicable; whether North or 

 South, the earlier they are set the better. The ground should be prepared, and furrows run 3^2 

 or 4 feet apart for the rows; throw another furrow from each side, making a small ridge, which 

 should be raked off level with the ground; this gives a mellow bed for planting. For field culture, 

 plants should be set 18 to 24 inches apart, the stronger-growing varieties the greater distance. 

 Matted rows are preferred for » A field culture, letting all the runners grow; ^^~ 

 for gardens, 15 inches by 3 feet, k ^a< with all the runners kept off, is often used. ^^^!&8@ 



In planting, be sure to get the 

 crowns even with the surface 

 of the soil, and the earth * 

 pressed firmly around the roots. 

 If pistillate varieties are planted, 

 every fourth or fifth row should be 

 set with some perfect-flowering 

 variety, which will produce pollen 

 to fertilize the blossoms of the 

 pistillate varieties. In the middle 

 and northern states, a light mulch 

 of wheat straw should be used 

 during the winter. It should be 

 taken off very early in the spring. ABINGTON (see p 





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