TIPS on Distance to Plant - - 
Small and Large Fruits, 
Distance for Planting—Square Method 
Distances for planting different kinds of fruit trees, etc., square method: 
Peach. 20 feet apart each way. 
Standard Apple. 35 feet apart each way. 
Cherry, Sour. 18 feet apart each way. 
Cherry, Sweet. 20 feet apart each way. 
Standard Pear. 20 feet apart each way. 
Plum. 20 feet apart each way. 
Grape Vines. Rows 8 feet apart, 8 feet apart in row. 
Currants and Gooseberries. Rows 4 feet apart, 4 feet apart in row. 
Blackberries. Rows 6 feet apart, 6 feet apart in row. 
Black Raspberries. Rows 7 feet apart, 4 feet apart in row. 
Red Raspberries. Rows 7 feet apart, 3 feet apart in row. 
Dewberries. Rows 4 feet apart, 5 feet apart in row. 
Strawberries, Field Culture. Rows 4 feet apart, 1 Vi feet apart in row. 
Strawberries, Garden Culture. Rows 2 feet aaprt, 1 foot apart in row. 
Asparagus, in Field. Rows 5 feet apart, 2 feet apart in row. 
Asparagus, in Beds. Rows lVz feet apart, 1 foot apart in row. 
Rules for Other Distances 
Multiply the distance in feet between the rows by the distance the 
plants are apart in the rows, and the product will be the number of 
square feet for each plant or hill, which, divided into the number of 
square feet in an acre (43,560), will give the number of plants or trees 
to an acre. 
Number per Acre for 
Asparagus, Etc. 
Number of Trees Required to Set an Acre at 
Various Distances 
Trees per Acre 
Trees planted 35 feet apart each way . 35 
Trees planted 30 feet apart each way . 49 
Trees planted 25 feet apart each way . 69 
Trees planted 20 feet apart each way . 109 
Trees planted 18 feet apart each way . 137 
Trees planted 16 feet apart each way . 170 
Trees planted 14 feet apart each way . 222 
Trees planted 12 feet apart each way . 302 
Trees planted 10 feet apart each way . 435 
Trees planted 8 feet apart each way . 680 
Trees planted 6 feet apart each way .1,210 
Trees planted 4 feet apart each way .2,722 
Number of Plant's Required to Set an Acre at 
Various Distances 
1 
X 
1 
ft. 
.43,560 
4 
X 
2 
ft. 
.5,445 
2 
X 
2 
ft. 
.10,890 
5 
X 
1 
ft. 
.8,712 
3 
X 
1 
ft. 
.14,520 
5 
X 
2 
ft. 
.4,356 
3 
X 
1 V 2 
ft. 
. 9,900 
6 
X 
1 
ft. 
.7,260 
3 
X 
2 
ft. 
. 7,260 
6 
X 
2 
ft. 
.3,630 
4 
X 
1 
ft. 
.10,890 
7 
X 
1 
ft. 
.6,222 
4 
X 
1 V 2 
ft. 
. 7,260 
7 
X 
2 
ft. 
.3,111 
Growing Strawberries Profitably 
Planting Time 
Northern States—April and early May. 
Central States—March and April. 
Southern States—February and March. 
Each year we are surprised that so many people think you can post¬ 
pone setting Strawberry plants during spring months, expecting to make 
up lost time by setting them in summer or early fall; it cannot be done 
successfully. Early spring is the ideal time to set Strawberry plants, as 
soon as the weather permits preparing the ground. In the southern states, 
we recommend February and March; in the central states, March and 
April; in the northern states, April, or as early in May as possible. Place 
your order early so as to allow ample time for material to reach you at 
the time you wish to plant. You realize it requires time for your order 
to reach the nursery after it has been placed in the mails, and while we 
are thoroughly organized to handle all business promptly, we have ad¬ 
verse weather conditions, etc., which hold up digging and packing of 
plants. Under ordinary conditions, however, plants are shipped in two 
or three days after your order is received. 
Type of Soil 
For best results, select a plot springy in nature but well drained and 
free of vegetation. Strawberry plants are not like trees. They are small 
and do not root deeply in the soil. Moisture is essential. Should you 
have a plot of land which you contemplate setting to Strawberries, keep 
the crop as free from vegetation as possible during the previous year. 
If the land has been lying idle, plow late in the summer before the weeds 
and grass develop seed to maturity. This will eliminate crop of weeds 
and grass the next season. Heavy crops of Cow Peas, Soy Beans, or any 
other, if plowed under in late summer while green, increases the humus 
and fertility of the soil, making it loose and porous; therefore, the more 
retentive of moisture. 
Soil Preparation and Fertilization 
Prepare soil same as for truck or garden crops. Lay out rows, usually 
3 feet 6 inches to 4 feet apart; set plants about 15 to 18 inches apart in 
the rows. Do not use commercial fertilizer at the roots. Ground animal 
bone, thoroughly mixed with the soil, is fine to use at the roots. It should 
be placed in bottom of furrow before row is made up. Spreading good 
barnyard manure on the land before plowing is preferable to ground 
animal bone. If soil is fertile, we do not recommend using any type of 
fertilizer when planting. 
During January, February or very early March (January or February 
preferred), apply a good grade of commercial fertilizer carrying an an¬ 
alysis of 5 per cent ammonia, 6 to 8 per cent phosphoric acid and 10 per 
cent potash, broadcast on the row of plants at the rate of 15 to 20 pounds 
per hundred yards of row space. This is all the plant food necessary to 
r&ap a bumper crop of good quality fruit. 
Setting Plants 
Clip the roots if they can't be planted without doubling. Some varieties 
naturally grow larger than others, and require slight clipping before 
being transplanted. The plant should be set with the crown about even 
with the soil after it has been thoroughly firmed around the plant. 
Cultivation 
Keep Rows Free of Vegetation 
As soon as the plants are set in the spring, cultivation should begin 
and should be continued whenever weeds start or a crust forms. Frequent 
shallow cultivation will make it unnecessary to do much hand hoeing or 
hand weeding. The cultivator, which merely loosens the top soil without 
breaking the roots, is to be preferred. Any weeds which interfere wfth 
the development of plants or fruit during the picking season are pulled 
by hand or cut off with sharp hoes. Tests have shewn that Strawberry 
fields which receive frequent hoeing and cultivation made larger, stronger 
fruiting beds and produced a better crop of berries. 
There is much that could be safd about the culture of Strawberries. 
Different types of soil in different locations make it almost impossible to 
give any definite set rule. 
Mulching 
After the first freeze during fall months, wheat or rye straw, or marsh 
grass, may be applied over the rows of plants for winter protection. 
Early in the spring, before growth starts, it should be removed from the 
plants and placed between the rows. By this time it has served its first 
purpose, protection of the plants during the cold winter weather. When 
placed between the rows, it retains moisture, and prevents particles of 
sand or earth from spattering the berries, insuring the berries being clean 
when placed on the market. 
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