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of remuneration for his labor. The seemingly ex- 
aggerated yields of expert growers might he quoted 
without number; but their practical use is doubted 
until experience has made their accomplishment 
possible. Seventy-five bushels per acre can he 
grown on any suitable land without expert cul- 
ture. One half that income could scarcely be ex- 
pected from anything else for the same labor and 
expense. No person with a taste for its culture 
and a disposition for thorough work need fear suc- 
cess or profit. Piactical hints may be obtained 
from the suggestions under the following divis- 
ions; 
SOIL. 
It may be sand, gravel, muck, clay or loam. 
No dilference which is chosen; it must be drained, 
either naturally or artificially, so that no stagnant 
water remains on the surface or in the ground in 
contact with the roots, as the strawberry cannot 
thrive with its roots in standing water. Sandy or 
gravelly soil will mature the earlist berries. 
SLOPE. 
An eastern or southern slope will mature the 
earlist berries, other things being equal, but a 
northern slope will equal either in amount of later 
berries. Western slope least desirable. 
LOCATION. 
A shelter from the west wind is very desirable 
and from the north advantageous. 
