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THE RURAL NEW-YORKER 
March 6, 
STRAWBERRY CULTURE. 
Transplanting Kevitt Plants. 
A. D., Troy, N. Y —I have 15,000 straw¬ 
berry plants set according to Mr Kevitt’s 
plan, and as my lease expires the Spring 
after picking I am planning to move the 
plants immediately after the picking season 
Would the following plan be all right: 
Mow the tops and after digging the plants 
cut the roots very short and set the plants 
with crowns about an inch below the sur¬ 
face ; roll and harrow lightly a couple of 
times. 
Ans. —Our plan would be to mow off 
the plants after fruiting—cut close to 
the crowns. We do not know how 
far the plants are. to be carried, but 
if possible we should take a ball of 
dirt with each plant, and disturb the 
roots just as little as possible. Dig/ 
a hole in the new bed, put roots and 
dirt into it, and pack the soil around 
it. Cover the crowns about an inch. 
In case yoiu cannot carry so much 
earth around the plants do not clip 
the roots close at this time. That will 
do for Spring planting, but you would 
better leave more root in Summer. 
If possible to do so, shade the plants; 
with straw or swale hay for 10 daysl 
after transplanting. 
Picking Strawberry Blossoms. 
S. S. C., Hardwick, Vt .—What about Mr. 
Kovitt’s statement that a bed of plants set 
in September, 1908, and allowed to bear 
fruit in 1909 will in 1910 outyteld four to 
one a similar bed from which the blossoms 
are removed in 1909? Is this belief held 
by others? I)o you buy plants? If so, just 
how do you handle them? I have bad very 
poor success with -purchased plants, though 
I handle them carefully, and plants from 
my own beds grow nicely. 
Ans. —We think much depends on 
how the plants are fed and handled. 
As a general proposition it pays bet¬ 
ter to nip off the bloom buds the first 
year. That seems to be the general 
belief. We buy part of otr own plants. 
Some varieties—like Marshall—do not 
make plants freely with us. With 
others we give up a small patch to 
plant making We have best success 
with our own plants, since they can 
be taken up with a small ball of dirt 
and transplanted at once. Some-of the 
plants we buy are so well packed that 
they wilt but little. Others are more 
or less heated. As soon as they come 
we soak them with water and heel 
in, using moist soil. We find it better 
to cut open the bundles and spread 
the plants out. In planting we cut both 
root and top back. Many plants seem 
to be killed by pinching the soil 
around them when they are planted. 
Catch Crops for Strawberries. 
IF. it. R., Manchester , N. II .—I want a 
cover crop to put in after strawberries, to 
be plowed in the following Spring, and 
again planted to strawberries Would it be 
practicable to do that, and what do you 
think would be best? Flow would Crimson 
clover and Cow-horn turnips do? 
Ans. —We think you are too far 
north to be sure of Crimson clover and 
turnips. Your object is to fill the soil 
with vegetable matter. Unless you can 
learn that Crimson clover does well 
in your section we should sow Japan¬ 
ese millet after -the strawberry plants are 
plowed under—then plow the millet in 
September and sow rye to be plowed the 
following Spring. Neither the millet 
nor the rye will add anything to the 
soil except vegetable matter. You must 
depend on manure or fertilizer to sup¬ 
ply the plant food. 
Can Kevitt Make Good? 
J. TF. BHathom, Mass .—I was under 
the impression Mr. Kevitt had a strawberry 
field meeting at his place. Yields of any 
crop on small areas are comparable with 
the results of a flock of 20 hens and of 
one of several hundred and we expect great 
differences, but Mr. Kevitt does not even 
take advantage of this, but gives the yield 
on an actual acre. The possibilities of any 
crop are yet unknown, but it is a harm 
to lead beginners to hope for such an ex¬ 
traordinary yield as over 43,560 quarts of 
strawberries on an acre. I see you are feel¬ 
ing your way with the general method of 
cultivation given by him. You evidently 
have your doubts. If Mr. Kevitt can ac- 
eomplish such a result certainly there must 
be other men who can approach it at least. 
Why don’t we hear from them? A crop of 
6,000 quarts upon an actual acre of land 
is a fair one in New Hbgland, and 9,000 to 
10,000 quarts remarkable, and probably not 
far below the maximum. This is the work 
also of men who are “careful growers.” 
Ans. —There have been so manv 
(comments about Kevitt’s statements 
that an explanation will come in well. 
One thing we like about Kevitt is 
that he has nothing to hide. He in¬ 
vites all who doubt his statements to 
come to his place on Juhe 16 and see 
him win or lose. The Hope Farm 
man intends to take Kevitt right at 
his word and go there and tell the 
facts. We shall also buy 100 of these 
plants which Kevitt says will bear fruit 
(the year they are planted, set them 
put, give good care, and state exactly 
[what they do. In the meantime our 
people should use their judgment about 
starting plants this way. Our plants 
(bid fair to give a heavy yield, but we 
caution all that the labor of caring 
tfor such plants is enormous. A farmer 
,with other farm work to do would be 
iswamped in caring for half an acre 
[of these plants. 
“For the Land’s Sake use Bowker’s 
Fertilizers: thev enrich the earth and 
those who till it. Write Bowker Fer¬ 
tilizer Co., Boston, New York, or Buf¬ 
falo, who make attractive propositions 
to farmers who will act as agents. 
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