4 GEORGE RENNIE, ANDOVER, MASS. 

Picking Blossoms from New Set Plants. The 
standard or June bearing varieties are not expected 
to produce a crop the year they are planted. The 
blossom stems should be pinched from all plants as 
soon as they appear. This throws the strength into 
the plant and makes strong, healthy plants that will 
grow a big crop of fruit the following season. Ever- 
bearing varieties should have all blossoms picked 
off until July 1st of the first year. This will give you 
berries during late Summer and Fall the year they 
are planted. 
Cultivation. We recommend shallow cultiva- 
tion as soon as the plants are set. This levels the 
ground and holds the moisture. Cultivation should 
be kept up right through the growing season. About 
the last of November plants should be covered with 
two inches of meadow hay, rye, straw or pine 
needles, or any covering you have handy provided 
it is free from weed seeds. 
Profit and Pleasure in Growing Strawberries 
Strawberries yield quicker returns than any 
other fruit crop. With no other fruit crop can you 
set plants or trees one Spring and harvest a full crop 
of fine fruit the next Spring. ‘Strawberries bring in 
early money.” They are one of the first crops to be 
harvested in the Spring. They bring in money when 
most needed just after a hard Winter. No other crop 
has brought the farmer as much profit during the 
past few years as the strawberry crop. 
If you should order your plants over the phone 
be sure you get the right number. Andover 706. 
Ask for George Rennie. 
