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HART’S NURSERY, SPENCERVILLE, INDIANA 
STRAWBERRIES 
We list only Perfect Flowering Varieties. That is, you can plant all of our Straw¬ 
berries alone and they will hear. 
P ERFECTION lias not been reached in anything. No strawberry is perfect, but 
like people, some come closer to it than others. We have attempted, with our 
experience, to tell you the virtues of each variety, as well as their faults. 
Many people seem to think because varieties are new that they must be superior 
to the old. This is not always true. Certain kinds of wheat, for instance Pool, has 
been raised for years, and is still a standard variety, ranking far above some of the 
newer varieties. Reed’s yellow dent corn is another variety that still ranks high 
among corn raisers, though many new varieties are on the market. 
Nevertheless, we should always be on the lookout for newer and better varieties. 
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HOW TO RAISE STRAWBERRIES 
In planting strawberries, care should be taken to avoid frosty locations. Any 
soil that will produce good field crops is suitable for strawberries. The land should 
be well drained and fairly rich. We prefer late fall plowing, six to eight inches deep, 
before the ground freezes. Early in the spring, the ground should be thoroughly 
harrowed, followed immediately with a heavy roller, thereby firming the soil, which is 
very important. 
Plants should be set 18 inches apart in the row, with the rows 4 feet apart. Ap¬ 
proximately 6000 plants are required to the acre. 
Plant with a common garden spade. Openings should be nearly the depth of the 
spade. If conditions are right, you will have a V-shaped opening, which will readily 
receive the roots of the plants. Plants should be held by the upper part of the crown 
and placed in the spade opening at about the same depth they grew, which will bring 
the crown even with the surface. 
Soon after planting, cultivation should begin and be continued throughout the 
season, never allowing the surface to crust. However, it is necessary to do some hard 
work with the hoe, in order to loosen all surface and keep down weeds. The latter 
is very important. 
The blossoms should be picked out of all spring set plants the first summer. 
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Premier 
THE MOST POPULAR BERRY —No strawberry in recent years has gained the pop¬ 
ularity that has come to Premier. It has given more general satisfaction than any 
variety ever introduced—as a market berry it has outclassed all others, though not 
so well suited for long distance shipping as some other varieties. 
When you come to earliness, size, shape, attractiveness, and quality it is hard to 
beat. 
One essential in having a big crop of berries is to have good healthy foliage, 
without this no variety can produce a good crop. You will find the foliage on Premier 
just as green at the end of the picking season as at the beginning. 
If Premier has any fault it is this: Many have difficulty in getting sufficient 
plants to make a wide row. They should be planted very early to overcome this dif¬ 
ficulty. 
We have a large acreage of Premier plants and you will make no mistake in 
planting liberally of this variety. 
PRICE—25 for 25c; 100 for 75c; 500 for $2.25; 1000 for $4.00. 
