SHOWERS OF BLESSINGS EIGHT THOROUGH SPRAYINGS EACH SEASON 
soil to a depth of about six inches, pres-iing it 
from him to malie an opening and holding • 
it in that position so 
that the dirt may not 
fail back into the open- 
ing. As he does this 
he quickly seizes a 
plant, gives a quick 
shake in order to 
spread the roots, and 
sets it down into the 
soil, holding the crown 
so that it will be on a 
level with the surface 
when the setting is 
complete. Then the 
dibble is withdrawn 
and plunged into the soil about two inches 
from the opening to force the soil against the 
plants, while with the left hand he presses 
the soil against the plant from the other side. 
This is all done witJi clock-like regularity, and 
in this way a good setter will put 2,000 plants 
into the ground in a day — a feat often accom- 
plished on the Kellogg Farms. The plants are 
carried in a basket, which is pushed along on 
the ground as the setter moves forward. 
I5EMEMBER that the first step toward a 
big crop of berries is a well-selected and per- 
fectly developed plant. The way to insure 
such a plant is by a system of care that tends to 
Sotting the Plant 
Fruit Buds 
and Bloom 
bring up to its highest development its fruit- 
producing organism and preserve a perfect bal- 
ance bet\^'een fruit and fo- 
Removing essential 
things to this end is the 
removal of all buds and 
blossoms from the plant during the first season. 
This is sometimes hard for the beginner to do, 
as the thought of fruit is uppermost in his mind, 
and it seems too bad to wait an entire year for 
the realization of his hopes. But the postpone- 
ment is compensated 
for a tliousand fold, 
while if he yields to 
his haste only con- 
tinued disappoint- 
ment will result. No 
plant should be per- 
mitted to grow a 
berry the season it 
is set out. The way 
to check the plant's 
tendency to fruit 
while yet too young 
is to pinch off each 
bud as it appears, 
thus permitting the 
full strength of the 
plant to go to the 
building up of a pow- 
erful fruiting system, 
observance of this rule invariably are a strong 
Plant Properly Sot 
The results of the faithful 
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