soon as berries start to form, to keep them clean. 
| For winter protection mulch should be applied when temp- 
eratures are apt to go below 16 degrees. Listen for radio weather 
reports. If considerable warm weather follows an early low tem- 
perature plants may have to be uncovered and then re-covered when 
low temperatures finally arrive to stay. 
INSECT AND DISEASE CONTROL 
Plants that are in blossom or are fruiting should not be. 
sprayed. fi 
Insects that are sometimes very injurious to strawberries 
such as leaf roller and strawberry weevil may ‘be controlled by 
spraying. Arsenate of Lead at rate of 2 Ibs. to 50 gal. water applied 
as soon as first leaves appear in the spring and repeated once or 
twice at 7 to 10 day intervals until blossoms appear, this should 
control the leaf roller. 
The strawberry weevil cuts the blossoming stems and may 
be avoided by rotating fields. It may be controlled by spraying 
planting as soon as blossom buds appear with D.D.T. at rate of 
about 1 pound of actual D.D.T. to the acre. For control of other 
strawberry insects refer to the agricultural college in your area. 
Foliage diseases have not been a problem on the “Red Rich” 
variety. 
HARVESTING AND MARKETING 
Berries should be carefully handled to prevent bruising. 
They should be picked for market before they are dark red. 
The berry should be picked by pinching the stem about an 
inch from the berry and only one or two berries should be held in 
the hand at one time before placing them in the box. 
Crates of berries should be kept in a cool shaded place until 
marketed. 
A planting that is picked regularly will not be apt to have 
too ripe berries. Everbearing strawberries are best 
marketed in a pint box. 
