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GROWING STRAWBERRIES 



piece with holes bored at proper distances to take the legs or 

 markers, a pair of shafts for the horse or mule, and some 

 handles extending behind so that the operator may keep the 

 implement steady. Extra holes may be bored in the bed piece 

 and the legs made removable to permit changing the distances. 

 The persons who do the planting gage distances between plants 



{V. s. D. A.) 



Fig. 185. If the plants must be held before set- 

 ting open the bundle, spread the plants singly 

 along the side of the trench, and throw the 

 soil back, pressing it firmly against the roots. 



in the row accurately, and usually cross-marking is not 

 necessary. 



Set the plants firmly, at the proper depth and when the 

 soil is moist. Any planting method that takes account of 

 these factors will give good results. It follows, therefore, that 

 the plan which safeguards the situation in these respects and 

 which is most economical under the conditions that must be 

 met is the plan to adopt. 



Set the crown at ground level. Below ground level it is 

 likely to smother and growth will certainly be retarded; above 



