GREAT CROPS OF STRAWBERRIES AND HOW TO GROW THEM 
R. M. Kellogg Co., Three Rivers, Mich. 
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SPREADING THE MULCHING OVER THE PLANTS 
pLEASE note in the foreground how evenly the mulchine is spread over the plants. This protects the plants from freezing 
and thawinsr during the winter and early spring months, and keeps the plants strong and vigorous so that they start grow- 
mg immediately after they reach the purchaser. The mulching plays a very important part in making the Kellogg plants the 
most vigorous and productive grown. The strawberry grower will find mulching to be equally important to his success 
has been evenly broken and every furrow 
turned "flat on its back," the soil should be 
harrowed thoroughly, so that the manure 
shall be thoroughly incorporated with the soil 
particles. The vegetable matter of the ma- 
nure should be so distributed in the soil that 
every part of the fertilizer shall be utilized 
by coming into contact with the soil grains. 
This tends to make a spongy soil, light, fria- 
ble and full of humus, and capable of retain- 
ing quantities of water which will be given 
off as the demands of the plants require 
moisture. This condition of the soil tends to 
preserve an even temperature, which encour- 
ages great activity on the part of soil bacteria. 
Rolling the Ground 
TTHE roller is one of the most important 
implements in the strawberry field, but 
must be employed with discretion. First 
must be considered the nature of the soil. A 
loose, sandy, soil or one composed of coarse 
particles, requires to be very firmly rolled. 
Roots of plants must have air, but not too 
much air; coarse soil will admit too much air 
to the roots if it be not properly firmed. An- 
other point to be considered is that the soil 
bacteria is stimulated to too great activity 
by a surplus of air, and where this occurs the 
soil is too rapidly depleted of its fertility. 
Clay and heavy black soils require little firm- 
ing; just enough to break the clods will do. 
Marking Out the Rows 
"I I HTH the ground properly rolled the next 
Y Y step is the marking out of the rows for 
the strawberry plants. This is a work 
that requires nice care if you would have 
evenly spaced, straight rows. We illustrate 
herewith a device which is made by nailing 
