The RURAL NEW-YORKER 
Planting Strawberries 
I have been much interested in D. L. 
Hartman's articles on planting straw¬ 
berries. and am sending you my prevent¬ 
ive for blistered bands when using the 
planting trowel. The accompanying 
rough sketch telle the story. A simple 
tenon is made at the top of the handle, 
and a mortised crosspiece firmly fitted on. 
Massachusetts. louis gratox. 
Management of Garden 
I have purchased place of one acre; 
ground has not been used for garden for 
two years. I find lots of clover growing 
among the weeds. I intend to burn these 
weeds. There is an asparagus bed also 
among weeds. Have you any suggestion 
as to what to give the ground ; also what 
to plant? When ground has good drain¬ 
age and faces east, how should rows be 
run ? tv. ii. R. 
Pennsylvania. 
I can only say what I would do with a 
piece of land similar to the one described 
were it in Lancaster Co.. Pa. If there is 
a good stand of clover on it, the pros 
Trowel with I hi/ n o red Handle 
pects of good crops are pretty sure, as any 
soil that will grow good clover will grow 
almost any other crop, too. The first 
thing would be to haul as much manure 
on it this Winter as it would be possible 
to get. Do not be afraid of getting too 
much, even if you can get 25 or 30 large 
loads. The asparagus bed should be ex¬ 
amined to see how deeply the plants are 
set in the ground, and if deep enough to 
allow cultivation without disturbing the 
roots, cultivate the entire surface thor¬ 
oughly, but do it very early in the Spring 
before growth starts. A heavy applica¬ 
tion of salt on the asparagus will assist 
somewhat in keeping the weeds under con¬ 
trol : a ton to the acre will not be too 
much. Well-rotted manure and chemical 
fertilizer will increase the yield. 
If help is not too difficult to obtain dur¬ 
ing the picking season, strawberries may 
prove profitable on a portion of the plot, 
and several rows of raspberries may pay 
pretty well. The best varieties to plant 
would be the ones that you find success¬ 
ful in that section. The Hope Farm man 
would say Marshall for his soil, and 1 
would say Joe for mine, but either or both 
of us may be wrong for your locality. 
I could only guess what other crops 
may prove profitable, though the first 
choice would be very early tomatoes. I 
would arrange with some florist to grow 
three or four-inch pot plants of the va¬ 
riety Bonny Best, ready for planting in 
the field May 15 to 20. These plants 
should be planted in rows about 3 ft. 
apart and 15 in. in the row. each plant 
tied to a stake, and all suckers kept off. 
The fertilizer used should not contain 
very much nitrogen, or the growth will 
be too rapid and fruiting retarded. Some 
growers wishing a very early crop, top 
the plants after the third or fourth clus¬ 
ter has set. 
Sweet corn and peas, followed with cel¬ 
ery. may pay. depending somewhat upon 
the season. Beans and cabbage may add 
variety if the sales are to be local. If 
the produce is to be sold to some large 
dealer it is just possible that it may pay 
better to grow one or two crops and try 
to grow them well, but if sales are to be 
at retail, quite a variety will be the better 
plan. One very important thing would 
lie to get a first-class book on vegetable 
gardening and study it thoroughly. The 
best one I know is by Prof. Watts. 
E. j. w. 
Mail-box Trolley System 
Can you give me some plan to bring 
my mail across the farm, one mile down 
grade, and not quite level, by poles and 
wire? Some of my neighbors draw their 
mail 400 or 500 ft A system with two 
boxes seems to me would be best, one box 
going while one is coming. Is such a sys¬ 
tem practical? C. P. B. 
Mohawk, N. Y. 
R. N.-Y.—We have no doubt some of 
our readers have worked out such a plan. 
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