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to put out from one plant. Each runner should be allowed to set 
two, or at most three, plants, all others being' cut off. In humid 
climates, these runners will take root and start new plants which 
will bear the following year, but in Colorado it is usually necessary 
to cover the runners at intervals with a small amount of earth. 
When winter comes on, the plants are mulched with straw to a 
depth of about six inches. The cleanest straw obtainable should be 
used in order to avoid weeds the following spring. This mulch 
protects the plants during the winter and spring, and may retard 
the blooming period a few days. In the spring, the straw is either 
removed from the field or worked around the crowns to form a bed 
A promising field of strawberries—first season. 
for the berries, keeping them out of the dirt, and helping to keep 
down weeds and retain moisture. The remainder is removed to 
allow irrigation and cultivation. 
After the first crop of berries is harvested, the vines should 
be mowed down and the old plants hoed out, leaving only the young¬ 
er ones. A top dressing of fine well rotted stable manure may be 
applied to advantage, and cultivation should be continued through¬ 
out the summer. The plants are mulched again in the early win¬ 
ter. After the second crop has been harvested the following spring, 
