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The KEY TO STRAWBERRY PROFITS 
to plant the right depth. If you find that you 
have set a plant a little too shallow, draw 
the earth up around the roots until they are 
covered. If you find that you have set a plant 
too deep, the best thing to do is to take it up 
and set it over. 
Cultivation 
Cultivation should begin as soon as the 
plants are set and when soil conditions will 
permit, and should be continued every week 
or ten days throughout the entire growing 
season. Never cultivate when the soil is wet, 
but cultivate as soon as the ground can be 
worked after each rain. Stir the soil to a 
depth of about two or three inches, going 
as close to the rows as possible, and complete 
the cultivation by hoeing shallow directly 
around the plants and in the rows where the 
cultivator teeth do not reach. 

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The picture above indicates the results secur- 
ed by cultivation and hoeing. On top of the 
ground is a layer of soil loosened by hoeing 
and cultivation. Moisture cannot easily pene- 
trate upward through this loose soil, hence is 
retained in the soil surrounding the roots be- 
low where it is available for the use of the 
plants. 
R. M. Kellogg referred to cultivation as 
“Horse-leg irrigation” because it serves so 
well in bringing plants through dry seasons. 
You will experience very little loss from 
drought if you put these instructions into 
practice. 
In addition to conserving moisture, thor- 
ough cultivation prevents the formation of 
crust, keeping the ground free from weeds 
and makes conditions favorable for friendly 
bacteria which promote growth in the plants. 
An Interesting Experiment 
Place a piece of cube sugar in a saucer, next 
cover this with a layer of powdered or finely 
pulverized (not granulated) sugar. Now pour 
a little coffee into the saucer. The coffee will 
rise up through the compact cube sugar as far 
as the loose powdered sugar, but no farther— 
finely pulverized soil stops the rise and es- 
cape of moisture just the same as finely pul- 
verized sugar—see explanation above. 

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Asparagus 
Smart growers plant a series of crops which will bring money from 
early to late. This not only spreads their income, but spreads the 
work, too, making a large income easy to manage. 
For the earliest of spring money-makers, grow Asparagus. People 
will pay high prices for it. Easy to harvest. Requires very little care 
after it is set. Produces year after year. 
New Paradise Asparagus 
Only 6 or 8 stalks to a pound; thus Paradise makes big money 
earlier than other varieties, and continues for years. Some say it 
produces twice the ordinary crop. 
PRICES 
1-Yr.) 2-Yr: 
12 for $0.60 $0.75 
DI OLD ie D 1.00 
50 for 1.15 1.50 
100 for 1.95 2.50 
200 for 3.45 4.50 
300 for 4.95 6.50 
500 for 7.95 10.50 





















1000 for 15.00 20.00 
Martha 
Washington 
Large crop one 
year from plant- 
ing. Stalks unusu- 
ally tender, plump 
and juicy. Con- 
tinues for about 
20 seasons. 
Prices 
Same as for 
New 
Paradise. 
See above. 


