GREAT CROPS OF STRAWBERRIES AND HOW TO GROW THEM 
Copyright 1914, by B. M. KeUoger Co., Three Rivers, »Uch. 
" THE GREATEST STRAWBERRY I EVER SAW " 
'pHIS Is what Professor Van Deman, one of the greatest horticulturists in the world savs of Goodell the 
•» famous Pacific-coast origination. We have tested this variety at Canby, Oregon, at Twin Falls Idaho 
ana at Three Rivers. Mich., and it gave us a pleasant surprise, both In the quality and quantity of fruit 
It produced. In all three divisions of this country. On the Pacific coast it is simply wonderful. It is a heavy 
producer of large, dark-colored and richly flavored berries. Pacific coast growers should set this variety heavily 
through a magnifying glass and you will note 
that a delicate web has been woven over the 
tissue of the affected leaf. This has a tendency 
to curl the leaf as though it were badly affected 
by drouth. 
A Word of Warning. — Never spray your 
plants after fruit has formed. The corrugated 
surface of the strawberry makes it dangerous 
to do so, as particles of the poisonous materials 
may adhere to the fruit, thus rendering it dan- 
gerous to health and even life to apply the 
spray after that time. Do not take the risk 
such action involves. 
Systems for Growing Plants 
THERE are several different systems for 
growing berries, but the most popular and 
most profitable systems are hills, twin hills, 
single-hedge and triple-hedge. Some growers 
practice the matted-row system, but we do not 
favor this method because fancy berries cannot 
be grown where plants mat thickly together. 
Fancy berries always will bring a fancy price, 
and for this reason we recommend the systems 
that will allow the plants to produce that kind 
of fruit. 
Hills. — When berries are to be grown in the 
hill system, the rows should be 30 inches apart 
and the plants set 15 inches apart in the rows. 
Keep off all runners, unless there should be 
some plants which fail to grow. In this event, 
allow a sufficient number of runner plants to 
grow and take root to fill in the vacant places. 
The runner may be either pinched off with the 
thumb nail or cut off with a knife, shears or 
with the hoe when hoeing. 
To set an acre for the hill system requires 
14,000 plants. The plants should be set in 
check rows so they may be cultivated both 
ways. The 30-inch space may be cultivated 
with horse tools, while the 15-inch space may 
be cultivated with the Planet Jr. hand cultiva- 
tor, which makes hoeing unnecessary except 
for one or two hoeings during the first month 
after the plants are set. With this system the 
yield should be about one quart per plant. 
After the first crop of berries has been 
picked mow off the foliage close to the crown 
with a two-horse mowing machine, scythe or 
sickle, and remove the coarsest of the mulching 
material, leaving the finest of it to be worked 
into the soil, which will add high quality 
humus to the soil. Cultivate between the rows 
with five-tooth cultivator or with two-horse 
corn-cultivator. Follow the cultivators with 
hoe or garden rake and thoroughly loosen the 
soil in the row between the plants. When 
doing this work draw finely pulverized soil over 
each hill, barely covering the crowns. The 
new growth will come up throueh this fine 
soil and a new system of roots will form just 
above the old root system. Follow the same 
cultural methods as were practiced the first 
year the plants were set. 
Twin Hills. — The twin-hill system Is very 
popular in many sections where fancy berries 
are extensively grown. 
When marking out for the rows, make two 
marks 16 inches apart, then leave a space of 
30 inches and make two more marks 16 Inches 
apart, and so on. With this system, you will 
have twin rows 16 inches apart with a 30-inch 
Page Thirty-four 
