Plants required per acre at various planting distances: 
Rows Distance in Rows Plants Per Acre 
3% feet apart 15 inches 10,000 
3% feet apart 18 inches 8,325 
3% feet apart 24 inches 6,225 
34% feet apart 30 inches 5,000 
4 feet apart 15 inches 8,750 
4 feet apart 18 inches 7,300 
4 feet apart 24 inches 0,425 
4 feet apart 30 inches 4,375 
INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE MAKING OF 
A STRAWBERRY BARREL 
Soil 


Send and 
travelled route 
of tin form 
Indicating position 
of roots when setting 
the plants 
Tin form in first 
position filled with 
sand 
The Strawberry Barrel is becoming more popular in the 
east than it has been on the west coast, where it has been used 
in home gardens for years. It has two definite purposes. The 
first—it is a space saver; second—it is an ornamental novelty, 
which is very attractive in any formal garden, corner of a lawn, 
or terrace. Any type of barrel may be used, even a nail keg. 
For the purpose of explanation, we will deal with the con- 
struction of a Strawberry Barrel, making use of an ordinary 
nail keg. The whole secret in the successful operation of a 
Strawberry Barrel is in the irrigation core by which the barrel 
is kept watered. Contrary to many articles that have been 
written in magazines and U.S. D. A. bulletins, we find that a 
core of sand is much more preferable than the old idea of a 
perforated metal tube, even though the tube may be packed 
with spagnum moss to operate as a wick. The sand core can be 
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