OAK DALE BERRY FARM 
vator twisters, drag down to about level. Set 
plants 24 inches apart in rows. Always set 
plants with roots straight down to depth they 
were before dug. Never allow the crown or 
bud to get covered with dirt. When through 
setting, run six or eight inch shovel through 
the middles to drain from heavy rains. Plow 
every two weeks, and always after each rain, 
during the growing season. If you wish plants 
to start growing early in season, cut or pinch 
out all blooms, or bloom buds. During extreme 
hot weather, do not cultivate plants in heat of 
day. Just mornings while the earth is cool. 
About ten o’clock is when we quit in the 
mornings, during hot dry weather. Hot dry 
dirt worked in among the plants will kill some 
of them. We have always followed this plan 
and never made a failure. 
All varieties that we grow are perfect 
bloom; they do not have to be pollenized with 
other varieties. 

