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NEW YORK. SEPT EM I! El 
Vui.. I,XXXI. 
Records of Another Florida Strawberry Crop 
O E the tourists who visit my strawberry field, it 
is surprising how many state that they have 
read about it in The It. X -Y. They always seem to 
i e deeply interested, so it is logical to suppose that 
li t* subject is interesting fo many more. 
imorOTIT.—Owing to unfavorable weather con¬ 
ditions. both the acreage and yield per acre were 
much reduced from that of the previous year. Also 
the fact that the moisture from the Fall rains was 
sufficient on my low ground, for several months, re¬ 
sulted in a magnificent crop of comparatively short 
duration. The patch consisted of only one and 
nine-tenth acres, yet the yield for the week ending 
February 11 was .‘1.079 quarts, and for a five-week 
period from January 2.” to February 25, inclusive, 
the yield was 11,097 quarts. That was the heaviest 
summary of the three crops since I began to special¬ 
ize in strawberries: 
1920 1921 1922 
Area, acres. 21/7 4/10 19/10 
Yield per acre, qts. s.471 10.014 s.199 
Total yield, qts.. . IS. 155 41.059 15.515 
Average price. $0 514- $0,454- $0.474- 
Gross sales. $9,805.90 $18,530.92 $7,519.37 
We may note that, for the three seasons, that is a 
Scene in a grape rineyard in Southern Xew Jersey. There has been a 
heavy planting of vines during the past feir gears, ami the grapes sell quite readily 
the fruiting period was much shorter. The Summer 
of 1921 was the driest we have had in many years, 
and consequently I succeeded in growing only about 
one-fourth as many plants as intended. Then, after 
just enough rain in October for a good planting sea¬ 
son. and to give the plants a fine start, the ordinarily 
dr\ Winter season set in. drier than usual, and con¬ 
tinued so until late in May. 
SHOUT HEARING SEASON. The plants were 
exceptionally large and stocky, as they had plenty 
of room in the plant beds: ami this, together with 
yield I have ever had on a given area in a given 
period, and it shows that when conditions are 
favorable Florida can turn out a rushing crop of 
strawberries, as well as a long continued one. How¬ 
ever. ns stated, owing to lack of rain, together per¬ 
haps with the heavy drain of the huge crop on the 
vitality of the plants, the hearing season was com¬ 
paratively short, the last berries being sold during 
the last week in April, as against July 15 for the 
previous season. 
THREE YEARS’ CROPS.—The following is a 
total of 8 1/7 acres, with an average yield of 9.968 
quarts, and cash value of $4,375.32 per acre. The 
value of these figures, if they are to have any great 
value for the average reader, lies in the fact that 
as I thought such results scarcely possible three 
> cars ago, just so many a reader has unexplored 
opportunities right at hand. 
THE USE OF FLOWERS OF SFLPIH K, is dis¬ 
cussed in article last Summer.Was contiim dwItli the 
same highly satisfactory results. In the Spring, 
during March uud April, the proper time to set out 
