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business and never received a second grade 
article. They are the largest manufacturers 
in the West, and are perfectly reliable. 
They make a specialty of Climax grape and 
peach baskets. It pays to make up berry 
boxes during the winter before the busy 
season opens. 
The perfection plant setter and auto- 
matic runner cutter can be had only of R. M. 
Kellogg, Three Rivers, Mich. 
Among the greatest inventions of modern 
times is the weeding- machine. We do 
very little or no hand weeding in our straw- 
berry beds. No matter how many little 
weeds there are, we take two rows, as seen 
in the engraving, and clean them out entirely 
at the rate of from fifteen to twenty acres 
per day, making a fine dust mulch all around 
each plant. If plants have been carefully set, 
it will not injure or disturb one in a whole 
day's work. There are several makes of 
The Z. Breed Weeder. 
these tools, most of which I have tested, but 
that with crooked teeth, as shown in the 
engraving, is decidedly the best. Manufac- 
tured by the Z. Breed Weeder Co., 26 Mer- 
chants' Row, Boston, Mass. 
Snhsoil Plows which will do first-class 
work can be ordered through any local 
dealer in agricultural implements. 
Acme Harrow. 
We use the "Acme" Harrow, clod 
crusher and leveler almost exclusively in 
fitting our ground. If is a great too!. It is 
substantially made and durable. It rolls 
and cuts the soil, pulverizing the entire sur- 
face, mashes all small lumps and brings all 
in contact with the atmosphere and leaves 
the surface perfectly level for rolling. If 
manure or sod has been plowed under, it 
does not bring it to the surface. Manufac- 
tured by Duane H. Nash, Millington, New 
Jersey. 
Planet Jr. Horse Hoe. 
In cultivators I have never seen any- 
thing which would approach the twelve 
tooth cultivator with its pulverizing attach- 
ment. It leaves the ground level and loose 
and the runner cutting attachment is put on 
and removed with ease. All parts are 
instantly adjusted to any depth or width. 
Their horse hoe is made of steel and has a 
"hang" and ease of working not found in 
other tools. They also make a complete 
line of garden tools. Send a card to S. L,. 
Allen & Co., No. 1107 Market St., Philadel- 
phia, Pa., and they will give prices and ad- 
vise you where the tools can be had. 
TIME TO SET PLANTS. 
The time to set plants is in the spring. I 
never got a great paying crop of berries 
until I had grown big plants with large roots 
and a great many of them. I know there 
are many people who say they can set plants 
in August and September and get a good 
crop next season. If you mean you can get 
a few berries for your own table and could 
not have them unless you set a few in the 
garden in the fall it's all right, set them 
whenever you can, but when you are talk- 
ing of setting plants in the fall for market 
as money makers it's " off." If you can do 
it you know more about the business than 
I do. I admit that in the South where 
plants grow pretty much all winter the 
chances are good for a paying crop, but not 
in the North. You can set plants in October 
and November and shade them with a 
little straw or mulch and pick the blos- 
soms next spring and by fall they will be 
monstrous plants, and next season look for 
an immense crop. 
There are four methods of growing 
strawberries, hill culture, the hedge row, 
half matted row and full matted row, each 
having advantages and disadvantages. We 
will first consider 
HILL CULTURE. 
By this method all runners are cut ofi^ as 
soon as they appear throughout the season. 
It might be designated as the process of 
consolidating many small plants into one 
large plant and turning many small berries 
into large berries. Every time you cut off 
a runner it throws the growth back to the 
