4 SHELBY PLANT FARMS 

STRAWBERRIES 
Darrow of U. S. Department of Agriculture. Both 
very fine quality. 
Price on these three varieties: 
Collect for Express or Postage: 
100 250 500 1,000 5,000 
$ .90 $1.75 $2.75 $5.00 $20.00 
Prices Prepaid: 
100 250 500 1,000 5,000 
$1.00 $2.25 $3.50 $6.00 
HOW TO GROW STRAWBERRIES 
Strawberries may be set any month during the year, but the 
best time is fall, winter, or early spring. In the South most of 
them are usually set between October and early April. ‘However, 
there is much to be gained by setting during October, November 
and December. 
The strawberry will grow well on almost any type of soil, 
provided it is well drained and fertile. In preparation for set- 
ting the plants the ground should be broken deep and thoroughly 
pulverized by harrowing. Lay off rows 3% feet wide with a 
rather deep furrow or trench. Put in the bottom of this furrow 
a good commercial fertilizer such as a 6-8-6, 4-8-4 or 4-8-6 at:the 
rate of 500 to 1000 pounds per acre, or two to four pounds for each 
100 feet of row space. Then bed back with two furrows. Get 
the fertilizer deep enough so that when the strawberry plants 
are set the roots will be at least two inches above the fertilizer. 
Set strawberry plants from 18 to 24 inches apart in rows 
3% feet wide. Blakemores should be set 30 inches apart. Plants 
set during late winter or early spring will produce a few berries 
that season, but to get the best plants for producing a heavy 
crop the following season pinch off the few blooms that appear 
the first seaSon. When set 18 inches apart in rows 3% feet wide 
7,800 plants will set an acre, and 6,300 if 24 inches apart. When 
set 30 inches apart 5,000 will set an acre. 
Cultivate throughout spring, summer and into fall. Do not 
disturb the runners as they develop. Allow them to run over 
the row and take roct wherever they will. 
In late August or early September give an application of the 
same fertilizer recommended for use before setting. Scatter 
broadcast on top of the plants, covering the whole row and 
middle, and follow immediately with a broom or brush and 
sweep the fertilizer off the leaves. Apply when leaves are dry. 
Use 500 to 1,000 pounds per acre, or two to four pounds for 
each 100 feet of row space. Give another application of the 
same kind and amount of fertilizer in fall, October to early 
December, because it is during fall that buds are forming to 
produce berries the following season. 
BLACKBERRIES, DEWBERRIES, AND 
STANDARD (Thorny) YOUNGBERRIES 
Blackberry Varieties— McDonald, Dallas, Early 
Harvest, El Dorado, Ozark Beauty. 
Dewberry Varieties—Austin, Lucretia. 
Youngberry Varieties—Standard (thorny) Young- 
berry. 
Collect for Express or Postage: 
50 100 500 1,000 
$1.75 $2.50 $9.00 $18.00 
Prices Prepaid: 
6 10 25 50 
$ .50 $ .75 $1.25 $2.00 
