POINTERS ON CULTIVATION 
Select a well drained plot that is fertile. If the land to be 
set is not fertile, it should be made so by soil improving crops, 
such as cowpeas, or soybeans turned under, or by applications of 
stable manure, or commercial fertilizer. 
Prepare the soil as for other crops by plowing in the fall or 
early winter. Harrow or disc the ground well as early in the 
spring as the ground will work, or as soon as hard freezing weath¬ 
er is over. It will take about 4,000 plants to set one acre. 
The rows should be spaced about four feet apart. The 
Majestic should be set thirty inches apart in the row. Plant roots 
should be spread fan shaped and set the same depth as they origin¬ 
ally stood. 
The most important factor in successful production of straw¬ 
berries is to secure healthy, sound and disease-free plants. Selec¬ 
tion of plants on price alone is false economy 
Cultivation should start soon after plants are set and be con¬ 
tinued at intervals of ten days to two weeks until the end of the 
growing season. Cultivate with plow and hoe; keep free from 
weeds and grass. After the new runner plants set, it may be 
necessary to do some hand weeding. 
Do not let plants bear fruit first year, pick the bloom off. 
Plants should not be allowed to set between rows. After 
the growing season is over, the ground between the rows should 
be covered with straw. 
E. L. RUSSELL, OWNER 
JONEsviLLE, Virginia 
