The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1858-08-10
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transplant the vines It the ground 10 moist.
They shona - = as carly after the run
ners have l4@4s .oou roots, as possible
From the 10th, Of July, to the lOth, Of Sep
tember, the work may be successfully per.
formed, it attention be given to watering,
unless rain occur often. All things consid-
cred, for extensive planting, (for market pur-
poses for example, early Spring is doubtless
the safest time, but for private use in case Of
drouth, it is not much of An operation to
water them Autumn, or late summer rath-
er has its advantages Strong rooted run
~a-s PLANTED during August, WILL if not de-
/, s.luyed by drouth or any other cause, give q
fine crop the following season This to
many, who are Just commencing, is an all
| important consideration. Every family can
have an abundant supply Of strawberries
| with less labor than it requires to produce
fifty good cabbages.
Soil. The strawberry may be grown on
almost any soil if rightly prepared, though .
rich, sandy loan is perhaps, all things con-
sidered, the best Clay soils are apt to bake
in dry weather, which is very injurious to
this plant, as its roots are mostly near the
surface. The soil should be worked from
one and half to two feet deep, well pulver
lied and manured drainage is also indis-
pensable to SUCCESSFUL stagnant water
should be near a strawberry bed.
now TO PLANT
The most popular Hermaphrodite varie-
| ties, such as the Large Early Scarlet and
McAvoy's Superior, for field culture, should
be planted about four feet apart each way
on clean, well pulyerized soil
AFTER CULTURE may be done with the cul
tivator and hoe until the middle of next
summer, or until the runners occupy the
ground when the weeds must be kept down
by hand pulling and the hoe
Ii the culture is desired inalternate strips,
every alternate space of four feet must be
kept clean of runners as well as weeds; for
this, use the pillow and cultvator alternately.
The object of this system is to renew the
plantation without replanting alter
nate strips clean until after the second pick
ing, when the vacant spaces HAVING been
well MANFRED, well pulverized and evened
with the garden rake, allow the runners to
take possession In autumn, plow under
the old vines, cultivate and enrich this new
border as before and in turn after the Sec
ond crop is off, allow the vines to take posses
sion a second time, and so on indefinitely. -
A mode of field culture involving the least
amount of labor, and securing the largest
product remains to ! e described. We have
proved it sufficiently, to enable us to recon-
mend it with confidence, to those who can.
not be induced to bestow but trifling
amount of labor to this delicious and most
wholesome fruit
Prepare stripon one side of the garden
or field, six feet wide; set one row in the
center of this strip, with the plants two feet
apart, OF some rapid growing sort having
perfect flowers, (Hermaphrodite The
next season. cultivate an adjoining strip to
corn or potatoes, keeping it perfectly clean
of weeds, allowing the runners from the first
planted strip to take possession of the follow
ing alter which new strip should be pre-
pared each season-and those having borne
three crops be piowed under The opera
ton may be continued until the field or gar
den, has been entirely occupied, and then,
if clean culture and manuring, with deep
culture has been kept up recrossed al inf
| nitum.
For garden culture, plant in rows, two
| feet six inches asunder, and a foot apart in
| the rows. If both staminate and pistilate
plants are used in the bed there should be
about one row of tine staminates TO four
of the pstliates. If extra fine fruit be want
ed the runners should be kept cut Off but
in the West there is generally an abundance
| of work moro important to be done, there
fore they may mostly be left on, drawing
them occasionally up towards the parent
plant to leave some space to cultivate be-
tween the rows.
CAUSES OF FAILURE IN CULTIVATION.
Aside from procuring barren varieties
from interruptions money catchers the chief
cause of failure is shallow culture of the
ground, not allowing the roots sufficient foot
hold to enable them to draw upon the sub
soil for moisture in time Of drouth Another
cause is neglected culture of the bed in ear
ly spring the weeds start with the opening
flowers, and if they are allowed to crowd
and shade them, but little fruit may be ex-
pected. To these causes may be added the
planting Of good varieties for open culture
rows, which are always barren when the
runners arc allowed to take full possession
of the plat
VARIETIES ADAPTED TO FIELD CULTURE.
LARGE EARLY SoARLET.-East and here,
we regard this as the best early variety
Berries medium to large calyx divisions
numerous, rarely few stamens among
the segments; often slightly necked from
which circumstances it is cultivated in some
parts of the West as Necked Pine, pistil-
late variety Ours is Hermaphrodite.
+ HovEY's SEEDLING-This superb variety
is pistillate, requiring the above or some
stamlnate variety near by, though ours are
bearing full crop this season, at least three
hundred feet from any other variety; a little
later than Early Scarlet, requires better cul-
tare, a good bearer, and profitable for mar
ket
McAvoY's SUPERIOR. Originated at Gin
cinnat iS4S; a very large berry, flowers
pistillate; very promising: requires stamiaate
or Hermaphrodite plants near.
Coon VARIETIES Their character for field
culture, not established yet with MS.
BURR's New PINE.-Originated in Colum-
bus, Ohio in 1916. Flowers pistillate: fruit
large, rounded, light red; flesh tenders weet,
delicious ripens early.
BLACK PRINeE.-English. Berries large,
deep, glossy red;requires rich soil and good
culture in rows will not bear crowding-
Flowers, pistillate,
Ross PHoESix-"Fruit large, roundish,
compressed; dark red; good flavor generals
lv a good bearer.
LoSGwoRrH' PROLIFIC, Western Queen, /
tennessee, Monroe Scarlet, and Jenny Seed
ing, are mostly new varieties; considered
valuable with some cultivators.
The Genessee is Hsrmaphrodite and
should from that fact be thoroughly tested
lowA.-This is called an excellent stami.
nate variety
Hooker new variety is thus highly spo
ken of at Rochester, \ y :, tits pirth place.
berries large; color, dark shining red form
long, conical; flavor, very rich; plant, hardy,
a VIGOROUS grower and an abundent bearer,
flowers perfect: little earlier than Hoyey's
Seeding
WILSON'S ALBANY, is another new variety
and has given satisfaction in some quarters |
New sorts are constantly being introduced |
but we advise new beginners in the business |
to procure old and. well tried sorts and to |
obtain them from reliable persons not Of it
inerent pedlers, but of some nurseryman, or |
other person who has some reputation at |
stake and whom you can reach ii need be-
North western Farmer
My good friend" exclaimed an enraged |
auther who had been lampooned in a review
Il have strong reason TO suspect that have
received this stab in the dark from that