STRAWBERRY SPECIALIST — ) 9 
HOW WE PREPARE THE LAND FOR 
STRAWBERRIES 
We plant one quarter of our land to strawberry 
plants every year. Every Fall the land that is not in 
strawberries is planted to winter rye. This is plowed 
under in the Spring, about the middle of June. Then 
we plant buckwheat and this is plowed under when 
it starts to form seed. For every crop of strawberry 
plants that we take off the land we plow under three 
crops of rye and three crops of buckwheat. This 
keeps the land well filled with humus and holds 
the moisture. When a dry time comes the plants 
never show it. 

We fertilize with hen manure mostly and horse 
manure when we can get it. This is plowed under 
in the Fall. The land is plowed again in the Spring. 
Then harrowed until it is nice and mellow and ready 
for planting. We always get our plants set out be- 
tween the first and the twentieth of April. About 
two weeks after planting we use a 5-8-7 fertilizer to 
start the plants, a handful to every three or four 
plants, then hoe it in. 
CATSKILL (Per.) Midseason 
The Catskill is a midseason berry; ripens about 
a week after the Howard 17. A cross of the Mar- 
shall and Howard 17. The plants are large, very 
vigorous and yield very heavy crops. The berries 
are very large, firm, bright red in color, glossy and 
attractive, and good quality. The bright, shiny red 
Order your plants early. A small remittance is 
all that is required with your order. Send balance 
when you want plants shipped. 
