A HAT FULL OF GANDYS AND PRIDES OF MICHIGAN. 
YWE admit that this is a careless way to use a $2.00 straw hat, but we would rather ruin the hat than come 
home without the berries. This picture will make everybody hungry, and that is just what it is intended to do. 
How to Set Plants. 
THE picture herewith shows our foreman 
in proper position for setting plants. The 
dibble, which is the best tool on earth for 
this purpose, is in the right hand; the plant is 
held at the crown by the forefinger and thumb 
of left hand; the body is principally supported 
by the right knee, while the left arm rests on 
left knee. You will notice that the top of the 
dibble leans a little toward him; it is now ready 
to be forced into the soil at a depth of about 
six inches, then he presses it from him until a 
wedge shaped opening is made, holding the 
dibble against the opposite side to prevent the 
dirt from falling back into the opening. Now 
the plant is given a quick motion so as to spread 
the roots and throw them straight down into 
the opening, holding the plant so the crown 
will come on a level with the surface; he now 
withdraws the dibble and plunges it down two 
inches from the opening and forces the soil 
back, hard, against the plant, at the same time 
pressing the dirt around the crown with the left 
hand. While the next opening is being made 
with the right hand the left hand is getting an- 
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