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BULLETIN .11.81, U. g. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE 
FIRST-YEAR STRAWBERRIES. 
First-year strawberries require more than double the work of 
first-year blackberries. (Fig. 43.) The plants are set out in March 
and then, as soon as grass and weeds begin to grow, they are culti- 
vated continuously and hoed intermittently until early September. 
The amount of hoeing depends upon the season, being greater in 
rainy seasons. It is a common thing to plant the crop on new land 
among stumps. This involves the work of keeping the sprouts 
down, but practically no crab grass grows the first year. 
NUMBER 
OF 
DAYS 
^/ 
MONTHS 
JAN. FEB. MAR. APR MAY JUNE JULY AUG SEPT OCT NOV DEC 
MAN LABOR 
160 DAYS 
jiihi. 
HORSE LABOR 
90 DAYS 
NUMBER 
OF 
DAYS 
Fig. 43.— Labor on 10 acres of 
first-year strawberries, Wash- 
ington County. 
Conditions.— Sandy loam to 
silt loam soils; northwest Arkan- 
sas; white farmers; small farms; 
preparation mostly with two- 
horse implements; "cultivated at 
least 12 times, partly with one 
horse and partly with two 
horses; hoed five times; fertilized 
with 200 pounds of fertilizer per 
acre; laid by in August or early 
September; a crop on new land 
among stumps requires some- 
what less hoeing than old land, 
because it is not infested with 
crab grass; rows, 3 k feet apart 
each way or 4 feet" by 3 feet; 
plants are set out in M arch. 
Prepare 
and 
fertilize. 
Set. 
Culti- 
vate. 
Hoe. 
Total. 
15 
28 
25 

35 
62 
85 

160 
90 
