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ground. More plants die every year from being set 
too loose in the ground than all other causes com- 
bined. 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 
picked off until July 1st 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 pro- 
vided 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. 
