LINING UP THE BERRY PICKERS. 
THIS picture represents F. E. Beatty and iiis foreman lining up the pickers on his famous fruit farm at Coving- 
ton, Ind. Mr. Beatty stands at the left, instructing his pickers that his foreman fully understands how the 
berries are to be picked; that they must do the work according to the foreman's orders. The foreman stands at 
the right ready to take full charge. With such a perfect system as this all confusion is avoided and the work 
made easy for foreman, employes and proprietor. 
ries can be marketed at a big profit, and each 
grower should adopt the methods best suited 
to his own particular location. One of the 
most successful ways is to make arrangoments 
with the most reliable, up-to-date grocer in 
each town, giving him the exclusive sale on 
your berries and having it understood that you 
are to grade them and that they will be put up 
THE SINGLE HEDGE SYSTEM OF PLANT SETTING. 
THE single hedge is made by layering the runners in a straight line. The three large hills are mother plants, 
each one .sending out two runners, as shown in picture. The distance for setting will depend on the variety. 
Carefully read the descriptions given under the berries, where we give full directions for setting each particular 
variety. In the hill system set the plants about fifteen to twenty inches apart in the row and have the rows about 
thirty inches apart. Keep all runners off, allowing nothing to grow except the mother plant. Hill culture will i ot 
pay unless the soil is made extra rich; when this is done the plants will stool up until they will toTich each other. 
THE DOUBLE HEDGE SYSTEM OF PLANT SETTING. 
IN forming a double hedge row, allow each mother plant to make four runners, layering them zig-zag or X 
fashion, as shown in picture. Keep the vacant spaces between young plants well hoed to prevent the form- 
ing of crust. Varieties making long runners can be set farther part in the row than short runner makers, allow- 
ing them to make eight plants instead of four. A few varieties will do heavier work in narrow matted rows than 
in any other way. Let the plants run until the row is about fifteen inches wide; after this all other runners should 
be cutoff. In the fall before mulching draw a garden rake lightly through the plants; this will pull out 
those which are weak and poorly rooted. 
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