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R. M. KELLOaO'S GREAT CROPS OP 
mother plant and a new plant, which we call 
a crown, starts out on the side of the 
original one, building it up to mammoth 
proportions. 
Plants on rich land have often exceeded 
the size of a bushel basket, producing over 
four quarts of berries. 
They extend their roots a great distance 
through all the soil between the rows while 
light conies to all parts of the foliage giv- 
ing perfect assimilation and thus a contin- 
uous growth until the close of the season is 
maintained. 
Plant Grown Under Hill CuLruRE. 
The requireiiieut-s for hill culture 
are that the ground should be very rich and 
thorough cultivation given so that a large 
growth of additional crowns will be made. 
I would not try to grow in hills on poor 
ground. 
Then again the fruiting vigor of plants 
used must be high, so that every hill will do 
its full duty. 
Set such varieties as Wilson, Crescent. 
Beder-Wood, etc., 30x30 inches and culti- 
vate both ways, or rows 30 inches wide and 
18 inches in the row if weeding machine is 
used. For large varieties like Marshall, Dew, 
Haverland, Brandywine and Weston set 34 
or 36 inches each way or 18x34 inches for 
weeder, or a little hand hoeing with common 
cultivator run one way. 
The work of keei>ing- off the runners 
has been greatly overestimated. They can 
be drawn around with the corner of a sharp 
hoe and quickly chopped off, but the work 
can be greatly lessened by the use of the 
au/oiua/ic ruiiiur cii/ter. No matter how 
many runners there are around the hill, place 
it over the plant and pre.ss down on the 
handle, when the twisted shaft (E) passes 
through the slot, forcing the shaft around 
half way, so that the two opposite fingers 
(A) pass around and gather up the runners, 
drawing them into the slot (B) when the two 
The Eniianck. 
AuTO.MATic Runner Cutter. 
knives (C) are forced down by the cross bars 
(D) and cuts them off. The whole work is 
done in one motion and a second of time. 
You simply walk along the row. using the 
machine as a cane, placing it over the plant, 
give it a shove down and the work is done. 
By careful usage it will keep the runners 
from ten acres every year for half a life 
time. Price $6.00, or the perfection plant 
setter and automatic runner cutter both for 
$9.00. The cost of making the machine is so 
much that we cannot make any reduction in 
price, and must be sold direct to planters. 
Only large stones, very rough ground, or rub- 
bish, that would prevent the fingers from 
passing around the plant will interfere with 
its working. 
THK HEDGE ROW. 
Set the plants as for hill culture using the 
automatic runner cutter only once to allow 
the plants to get well established. Then 
