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GREAT CROPS OF STRAWBERRIES AND HOW TO GROW THEM 
R. M. Kellogg Co., Three Rivers, Mich. 
HAULING THE MULCHING ON THE FARM 
PROM eight to sixteen teams are used to bring the straw from the country to the Kellogg Farms. The horses and wagons go 
astride the rows and the straw is thrown oft in piles ready for the men with forks, who scatter it evenly over the plants to a 
depth of three to four inches, as shown in picture on opposite page. Great as is the cost of this work it more than pays for itself. 
here again the task, though important, is 
simple; indeed, in the case of the strawberry 
it is particularly an easy one, because the 
strawberry is the most ubiquitous of all plants 
and finds it easy to accommodate itself to a 
larger variety of soils than any other. To 
state the case in its simplest form, the straw- 
berry will thrive in any soil that will produce 
a good crop of corn or potatoes or any gar- 
den crop. And in regions where the sub- 
tropical corn will not mature an ear of corn, 
and where many other crops yield but indif- 
ferent results, the strawberry matures its 
most tempting and delicious berries. The 
soil may be compared to a dish containing 
food for plants. It may be clay or sand, or 
a mixture of both, with either element dom- 
inating, and designated as clay-loam or sand- 
loam — the essential thing is to keep the dish 
so filled with plant food that the demands of 
the plant are fully satisfied. Then if the land 
be well drained, success with good plants is 
certain. 
Manuring the Land 
THIS brings us to the question of fertility, 
one to which the successful grower must 
give thought and attention. In our judg- 
ment, based upon extensive experiments, cov- 
ering many kinds of soil and varied condi- 
tions, no other fertilizer for the strawberry 
is to be considered in the same class with 
barnyard fertilizer. For every reason the 
grower should spread the manure as fast as 
it is made where this is possible.' The eco- 
nomic waste is least where this is done, and 
it must not be forgotten that the white grub 
multiplies and thrives in manure that remains 
piled up. As to quantity required, a light 
dressing spread evenly over the surface of 
the ground will in the case of most soils be 
ample — say from ten to fifteen two-horse- 
wagon loads to the acre. Distribute with a 
manure spreader if possible. It will pay you 
to hire one if you do not own one. On the 
Kellogg farms four Great Western spreaders 
do the work to perfection. 
Plowing and Harrowing 
EARLY in the spring the manure should be 
plowed under, great care being taken to 
secure a uniform depth throughout. The 
depth depends somewhat upon the nature 
of the soil and its formation. In very deep 
soil one may go as deeply as eight inches, but 
in shallower soils the depth should not exceed 
six inches, and in very shallow soils four inch- 
es will best serve the purpose. After the soil 
