GREAT CROPS OF STRAWBERRIES AND HOW TO GROW THEM 
Copyright 1915 by R. M. Kellogg Co., Three Rivers, Mich. 
JOE JOHNSON, NEW BUT VERY POPULAR 
AMONG the originations of the past few years that have commanded immediate attention and universal approval is Joe 
Johnson, an extremely late berry. The fruit is very larg:e and moat beautifully formed: its color is brilliant red, and as the 
calyx is brif^ht green the contrast is strikingly beautiful. Of delicious ilavor it is equally desirable as a table and canning 
berry. It is an exceptionally strong bisexual and therefore an excellent fertilizer of pistillate varieties. As a shipper it is ex- 
celled by no other variety. Unlike the Chesapeake, for instance, it is a very generous plant maker. Joe Johnson is one of the 
universal types of berries that succeeds practically everywhere, and wins permanent friends. Grown on our Three Rivers farm. 
plant, forming the center of the X, two of the 
runners to be layered directly in line with the 
original rows. Now, after you have formed the 
desired row all other runners should be cut off as 
fast as they appear, so that all of the plant's 
power for development will be concentrated in its 
own growth and the development of the six run- 
ner plants as described. 
Spraying Strawberry Plants 
OOMETIMES it becomes necessary for growers 
to spray their plants, and we give here form- 
ulae for the control both of insects and plant dis- 
eases. Should any leaf -eating insects attack your 
f)lants the remedy will be found in arsenate of 
ead. Put three pounds of arsenate of lead in a 
two or three-gallon bucket and moisten the lead 
with hot water, pulverizing the lead with a mallet 
until you have dissolved the white lead into a 
creamy solution and all of the lead is dissolved 
and taken up by the water. Add water and stir 
until the bucket is full. When cool pour this mix- 
ture into fifty gallons of cold water, assuming 
that you have an extensive plantation. Should 
you have only a small patch to spray, you will 
reduce the quantity to suit the size of your plot. 
Spray the mixture over the plants, keeping the 
solution well stii-red so that the poison will be 
thoroughly incorporated with the water. See that 
every leaf is covered. 
For the prevention of plant diseases such as 
mildew and rust we advise spraying the plants 
with a lime-sulphur solution. Use three gallons 
of prepared lime-sulphur solution to fifty gallons 
of water. The standard preparations made by re- 
liable chemists are sure to give you much better 
service than when the mixture is made by one un- 
familiar with the work. Leaf spot, or rust, is a 
fungous growth which spreads by spores. The 
rust spot looks hke iron rust with a white dot in 
the center. Mildew causes the leaves to curl. 
Under no circumstances should you spray plants 
after the fruit is fully grown. The rough surface 
of the strawberry makes it dangerous to do so, as 
the poisonous materials may adhere to the fruit 
and render it dangerous to health and even to life. 
Systems for Growing Plants 
r\F the different systems for growing straw- 
^ berries the most popular and also the most 
profitable are herewith given — hill system, twin- 
hill system, single-hedge row and triple-hedge 
row. A fifth method of growing plants is known 
as the matted-row system. We do not favor the 
last named except in the case of growers who 
raise strawberries for the cannery, as the mat- 
ted-row system results in producing very few 
large and finely formed berries, but grows large 
quantities of small berries. 
The Hill System. — Under this system the rows 
of plants should be 30 inches apart and the plants 
set 15 inches apart in the row. All runners are to 
be kept off except in cases where some of the 
plants should fail to grow. If this occurs allow 
nearby plants to grow a sufficient number of run- 
ners to fill in the vacant spaces. Runners may 
be either pinched off with the thumb nail, or cut 
off with a knife, or shears, or with the hoe. When 
rows are made 30 inches apart and plants are set 
15 inches apart in the row it requires 14,000 plants 
to set one acre, and under the hill system the 
Planet Jr. cultivator will do the work so perfect- 
ly as to make very little hoeing necessary. 
In preparing for a second crop of berries grown 
under the hill system mow off the foliage close 
to the crown and remove the coarsest of the 
mulching material, leaving the finest to be worked 
into the soil. Then cultivate between the rows 
with the five-tooth cultivator, or with the two- 
horse corn cultivator. Follow the cultivations 
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