Then before setting the plants, level the 
ground with a harrow, or if a small garden, 
with the garden rake. In large areas it is a 
good thing to roll the ground before setting 
the plants in order to make the soil firm. 
Fertilizing 
In years gone by the fertilizer always rec- 
ominended for Strawberries was stable man- 
ure. Now, however, since stable manure has 
become so hard to obtain, many good sub- 
stitutes have been developed which are just 
as good or even better if applied according 
to ine manutacturer’s instructions. ‘The he 
of these are animal fertilizers, such as pul- 
verized cow manure, sheep manure, and 
specially prepared chicken manure. 
Most of these specially prepared fertilizers 
can be secured through some local dealer. 
The pulverized sheep manures and cow 
manures may be applied immediately after 
the plants are set, close around the plants. 
This saves waste as the fertilizer is applied 
only where it will be of most use and it will 
be worked into the soil as you hoe and culti- 
vate. 
The same is true of the specially prepared 
chicken manure. The best of these are mixed 
well with Peat Moss which has been used 
under the roosting places of the fowls. 
In no case should 
WARNING : you use pure chick- 
en manure for fertilizing your Strawberry 
plants unless you yourself prepare it care- 
fully in advance by the following method: 
Chicken manure should be mixed with three 
or four parts of dry earth before being appli- 
ed to the plants. The best way to do this is to 
lay down a layer of dry earth, then a layer of 
chicken manure and follow this with another 
layer of dry earth three or four times as deep 
as the layer of chicken manure, then another 
layer of chicken manure and so on. Then 
fork this over thoroughly in order to mix it 
well. 
The chicken manure should be oid and well 
rotted before being used. Fresh chicken ma- 
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nure is dangerous even when mixed as above. 

Of course, if you can obtain stable manure, 
then you are lucky and we would advise you 
to use it. It should be applied on top of the 
eround during the winter and it will go into 
the soil in the spring when you re-plow pre- 
vious to planting. This same method can be 
used for cow manure obtained from dairy 
farms. 
Time to Set Plants 
The proper time to set Strawberry plants 
is during the early spring months from the 
latter part of March until the middle of May, 
at which time the plants are in excellent con- 
dition for shipping and planting. 
Later in the season they will not stand 
shipping as well, nor respond as readily after 
setting. Therefore, it is to the grower’s in- 
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Minnesota ..... 
Everbearing 
Produced at the Minnesota Agricultural Experimental Station, 
Minnesota 1166 has hardiness, and fruitfulness under adverse con- 
ditions that most varieties do not have. Many believe it will soon re- 
place the ordinary varieties, because it really is superior. Berries are 
large, well shaped, dark red clear through, and have marvelous keep- 
ing and shipping qualities. Do not rot in the box or dry up. 
Flavor, an important quality, is exceedingly fine. Customers want 
flavor or they will not buy. Given flavor, they come back for more, 
and your profits from Minnesota 1166 will pyramid year after year. 
25 for $1.75 | 100 for $4.15 | 300 for $ 9.00 | 500 for $12.25 
50 for 2.55 200 for 6.60 400 for 10.95 1000 for 22.50 
“In appreciation of the excellent Strawberry 
plants I received from you the spring of °46, I 
wish to tell you of my success. We have just 
about 14 acre and our yield was 1750 quarts of 
nice large, sweet, bright berries which sold for 50 
and 60c a quart; most of the time we never got 
out of the patch with them. People were afraid 
they would be too late to get them.” 
R. Ey Sroufe, Ohio. 
1% Acre 
$900 
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