much to be gained and nothing lost. 
5 
Any good soil that will grow either corn or pota¬ 
toes will grow strawberries. We advise planting after 
two or three hoed crops have been grown on the same 
land. We advise draining thoroughly, as undrained 
land is unreliable, and wet induces fungous growth, 
the worst enemy of the strawberry. Grubs, the worst 
insect enemy, are largely eradicated by growing two 
or three crops of corn or potatoes, previous to setting 
the plants. We apply barn manure to the corn crop, 
thus getting the manure thoroughly incorporated with 
the soil before setting out the plants. We use only 
concentrated or commercial fertilizers on the land 
after the plants are set, because we believe barn 
manures tend to cause fungous growths to flourish, 
to the disadvantage of the plants. We prefer, in this 
locality, to set plants in the spring, at the time when 
most other crops are put into the ground. We set 
in rows from 3 to 5 feet apart and the plants from 
1 to 2 feet apart in the row. A favorite distance is 
1x4 feet. Set this distance, an acre will take 10,000 
plants. We set the plants with any tool that will get the 
roots down straight into the soil as deep as they for¬ 
merly grew. We aim to keep the ground free from 
weeds by horse cultivation and hand hoeing until 
growth stops in the fall. 
Tn applying fertilizer, our rule is to put one-third 
on the ground before plants are set, one-third while 
they are growing the first year, and one-third in 
the spring before the growth starts, the fruiting 
year. We use from 500 to 2,000 pounds, depending 
upon the previous richness of the soli. The fertilizer 
should analyze as near 4 per cent nitrogen, 10 per 
cent phos. acid and 10 per cent potash as is possible. 
We cover the field with straw or some other mulch 
about December 1st for winter protection. This also 
acts *as a carpet or mulch to keep the weeds down, 
the berries clean and from drying up in fruiting 
season, if carefully removed from over the plants 
and placed between the rows in early spring after 
severe freezing is over. We have heard of straw¬ 
berry fields that have yielded nearly 50,000 quarts 
to the acre under special treatment and when plants 
are set thickly. When set in ordinary rows they 
have been known to go nearly 25,000 to the acre. 
On our farm we have had Parker Earle go 15,000 
quarts to the acre and other varieties even more. 
Special varieties often yield from $500 to $1,000 to 
the acre in Oswego county. The man who takes 
hold of the strawberry business and sticks to it for 
a term of years, usually pays off his mortgage and 
becomes well-to-do. He gets more money from a 
few acres, has less to pay out, and no more to do 
than the big fellow who farms 200 acres in or- \ good plant. Plenty of 
dinary crops. fine, fibrous roots. 
Important 
We supply 6 plants at dozen rates, 50 at 100, and 500 at 1,000 rates, re¬ 
spectively. When the order amounts to $10.00 or more, we allow patrons to 
. '__ select 25 at 100 rates; 250 at 1,000 rates, 
Perfeet or Imperfect or 
Stamlimte Pistillate 
and also give free one copy of “Parmer 
on the Strawberry.” We have to pre¬ 
pay all postage, and guarantee that the 
charges will be paid at the other end, 
when plants are sent by express or 
freight. We furnish, free, all boxes, crates, 
baskets, oiled paper, sphagnum moss and 
other material used in putting up orders, 
which is a considerable item and for 
which an extra charge is often made by 
most nurserymen. 
