Stahelin's Plants Grow and Bear Fruit 
3 
A Few Remarks on 
Berry Growing 
A FEW remarks on berry growing may be of value to many of our friends and 
patrons who receive this catalogue. The first thing necessary is the selec- 
tion of a suitable piece of soil, most any will do that will produce a good 
crop of corn or potatoes, sandy or gravelly loam preferred. 
It is always best to set on ground that has been worked to hoed crops the sea- 
son previous. Plow well, pulverize thoroughly, and smooth with roller or float. 
Never break the surface of the ground with a furrow or hole until you are ready to 
put in the plant and return the fresh earth to it; press the ground well against 
the roots of the plants in setting. The roots of the plants should never get dry. 
Set in rows 3 >4 or 4 feet apart and i to i K feet apart in the row. Be sure and get 
the plants in ground about the same depth as when standing in nursery row with 
roots well spread in the hole. There is as much danger in setting too deep as too 
shallow. To be successful and have the plants live and do best much depends on 
setting and handling of patch. 
Cultivate frequently and shallow. It is well to hoe the plant within a day or 
two after setting, as loosening the earth on the surface and keeping it well pulver- 
ized prevents evaporation of moisture in the ground, thereby saving many of your 
plants and producing a fine luxuriant growth. An ordinary man will hoe from 
to ^ of an acre per day and do it well. Never let the weeds get a start but culti- 
vate before they can be seen peeping through the ground as weeds are much 
easier, quicker and cheaper killed at this time than when they are from 2 to 10 
inches high. It is also much better for the plants. 
It is not so much of a task to take care of a berry patch as many think. By 
all means try a patch this year and you will never regret it if properly taken care 
of, but on the contrary you will enjoy and find it a great pleasure and comfort. 
Can you think of a nice fresh dish of berries without wishing you had some this 
very minute? I get the best results and the finest fruit the first year after setting. 
After the first crop both berries and yield are smaller. Old beds are breeding 
places for insects and plant diseases. My plants are always taken from beds set 
the year previous and are good, strong, well-rooted plants which have never borne 
fruit, as plants taken from beds that have borne fruit are weak and exhausted and' 
will never make a first-class patch and should not be used under any circum- 
stances. 
I would advise for bulk of crop, setting varieties which have proven them- 
selves of excellent merit. 
It is also well to try some of the newer varieties, as vou will find manv that 
will give you good results. While some varieties do well in some localities and 
not 111 others it is hard to advise anybody what to set, and each will have to use 
their own judgment in making .selections. 
I endeavor to olTer to the public only such varieties as I think will give satis- 
faction and good results. I discard many worthless varieties every season 
I would advise setting three rows of pistillates to one row of staminates, alter- 
nately, as the pistillates must always have staminates near by to fertilize them 
The pistillates are more prolific and the blossoms are less liable to be injured 
by spring frosts. Get good strong plants grown on .sandy loam if po.ssible 
because those grown 011 clay arc apt to have their roots broken in taking up. 
My plants are all well grown on sandy loam, as I have described and well 
rooted. ' 
If these remarks are observed there will be no doubt of your success which I 
heartily wish you. ' 
