GREAT CROPS OF STRAWBERRIES AND HOW TO GROW THEM 
Copyright 1913 by R. M. KeUogg Co.. Three Rivers. Mich. 
KELLOGG THOROUGHBREDS AMONG THE HILLS AND VALLEYS OF THE EMPIRE STATE 
CENATOR pUNLAP and Warfield plants are more popular today than ever before, and the splendid rows of these two varie- 
XI *'^^r^' in this scene suggest the reason why. The scene represents a portion of the strawberry fields on the farm of 
a. A. Duncan at Smyrna, N. Y., and we need not say that Mr. Duncan is very proud of his success with these splendid plants. 
son, after which cultivation may be resumed and 
practiced every week until the berries are ripe. 
Cultivation may be practiced even during the pick- 
ing season. In our own experience we have found 
that under this method of cultivating the fruiting 
bed we have increased the yield of berries by 
fully 20 per cent. 
Spraying the Plants 
HPHE strawberry has comparatively few insect 
enemies and not many diseases to contend 
with. But it is important that these insect pests 
and fungous diseases should be promptly dealt 
with when necessity requires. As a matter of 
prevention on our own farms we spray, as we 
have said in another place in this book, very fre- 
quently. In the case of the strawberry grower 
we do not advise spraying until there are indica- 
tions of attack. However, we advise all straw- 
berry growers to keep careful watch of their 
fields or plots and at the first indication of the 
presence of insects, or of any form of disease, to 
begin spraying. Therefore, strawberry growers 
should always be equipped with a sprayer that 
will meet their particular necessities and to have 
in hand the proper spraying materials. 
Two Effective Remedies 
TN our own experience we have found that for 
leaf-eating insects arsenate of lead, and for 
fungous diseases lime-sulphur solution, are the 
most effective remedies, and as it is a very sim- 
ple matter to handle them we recommend their 
use to our patrons. Arsenate of lead may be 
purchased in small or large quantities in the form 
of a paste, and we use three pounds of this lead 
paste to fifty gallons of water. Put the lead into 
a three-gallon bucket, pour over it enough water 
merely to moisten, then pulverize the lead, add- 
ing water until the lead becomes a creamy paste. 
To this paste add fifty gallons of water and mix 
thoroughly. Be sure and keep this mixture w'ell 
stirred while applying. As a rule, one spraying 
of arsenate of lead will destroy any leaf -eating 
insect. 
The Leaf Roller 
TN the case of the leaf-roller, which may be de- 
■»• scribed as a universal pest of the strawberry, 
arsenic should be added to the mixture of arse- 
nate of lead as above described. In preparing the 
arsenic, take one pound of the poison, two pounds 
of sal soda and one gallon of water; boil until all 
are completely dissolved. When cool use 1^ 
pounds of this solution, 2^4 pounds of arsenate of 
lead (the latter being prepared as described in 
the paragraph above), and two pounds of lump- 
lime, slaking the lime before using, of course. 
This combination is a very rank poison and must 
be handled with great care. As a rule, there are 
two broods of the leaf-roller each season in sec- 
tions north of the Ohio River. The first hatches 
from June 1 to 10, the second brood in the latter 
part of July or early August. At the first sign 
of the rolling of the leaf get out your spraying 
material and see that every plant is thoroughly 
covered with the above mixture. Immediately 
after hatching it weaves a web in the leaf which 
folds the leaf together. No poison will affect the 
roller after the leaf is folded. 
Some Other Insect Enemies 
'T'HE earliest insect to attack the strawberry 
plant is the saw-fly. Just why it should be 
called a fly we cannot say, for really it is a little 
gray worm that rolls up like a snail on the under 
side of the leaves, through which it eats, leaving 
many small holes. It does not remain long and 
seldom does serious injury. As in the case of 
other leaf-eating insects, arsenate of lead is the 
remedy for the saw-fly. The beetle, of which 
there are several families, are hard-shelled bugs, 
very small in size. The larvae look like grubs. 
The beetles work upon the foliage while their 
larvae feed upon the roots of the plants. Spray- 
ing with arsenate of lead will destroy the beetles. 
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