4 GEORGE RENNIE FARM, ANDOVER, MASS. 
More plants die every year from being set too loose 
in the ground than all other causes combined. Great 
care should be taken to set the plant at the right 
depth, with the crown of the plant even with the 
surface of the ground. 
Picking Blossoms from New Set Plants. The 
standard or June bearing varieties are not expected 
to produce a crop the year they are planted. The 
blossom stems should be pinched from all plants as 
soon as they appear. This throws the strength into 
the plant and makes strong, healthy plants that 
will grow a big crop of fruit the following season. 
Everbearing varieties should have all blossoms pick- 
ed off until July ist of the first year. This will give 
you berries during late Summer and Fall the year 
they are planted. 
Cultivation. We recommend shallow cultivation 
as soon as the plants are set. This levels the ground 
and holds the moisture. Cultivation should be kept 
up right through the growing season. About the 
last of November plants should be covered with two 
inches of meadow hay, rye straw or pine needles,- 
or any covering you may have handy provided it is 
free from weed seeds. 
Profit and Pleasure in Growing Strawberries. 
Strawberries yield quicker returns than any other 
fruit crop. With no other fruit crop can you set. 
plants or trees one Spring and harvest a full crop 
of fine fruit the next Spring. ‘“‘Strawberries bring in 
early money.” They are one of the first crops to be 
harvested in the Spring. They bring in money when 
most needed just after a hard Winter. No other 
crop has brought the farmer as much profit during 
the past few years as the strawberry crop. | 
