Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1859-05-06
Strawberry Growing.


gives hi. experience in strawberry growing
thus
In May, 1916, I commenced trying to
raise Strawberries. then planted ruws
OF Boston Pine, 20 feet long, rows rs inches
apart, aud plants inches aIart In the row,
and two plants each, Of Bars New Pine,
Crimson Conc. aud LongWorth's. pu,
the last thrco kinds 4 feet apart, 50 as to &c,
new plants. and had all w,n,cd that year
from 6S To l9i to each plant. The Bjs-
ton Pine bore abou, quart day through
the season, and We thought very much Of
them some berries were thre inches in cir.
cumiercnoe, butas soon Us they were through
bearing, cut up every other plant, Tor they
covered the ground there WIRE no weeds or
runners. for We cut them or
I In Angus, Of the same year, planted
rows, each OF Crimson Con,, Lonsworth's s
and Burr's, Is inehc, apart each way;
took them up with troSel, 50 as not to
disturb the roots, with a piece Of dirt six
inches square; and since have transplant.
cd in the ame way. In 1857. wo took
good care Of The plants. and had from to
6 quarts day, sometimes moro. but found
that all the plants we're too thick 50, after
they were through bearing, | Gu, cut every
other plant through the whole, and Gu, OF
all the runners o1cep, few to use and givo
away,
In May, so, three plants each Of Mr..
Avoy'' Superior aud Hovey's aud, in Au.
gust, planted Of each kind 10 rows, . feet
apart; each way. rows - rcs, long and Is
rows each OF I.ougworth's aud Burr. New
Pine, same distance apart. I; took some
time to Gu, runners and pull wecd., but the
bsrrir, were very good, ani from ihrco to
Eve inches in eircumrrcnce-.,he largest.
Ia lSjs. before tbs ground thawed in the
Spring. soi two wag,n.lold, Of oak saw
dust, and covered the ground around 10
rows, each Of L,nsw1rth's aud Burr'- New
Pine, . inehc, thick, and within inches Of
the middle OF tbs plan". Through tho
Summer they did better than any others. Tor
no weed. grew. and tho runner. did not
root throIch the saw lust. and were out on.
~ oncs month or - the ground was not
hosl. and was in better order for the
plants than where IL was wccded every two
weeks, and rs ii kept moist, they bore rath-
cr better, too, and in pickin; after rain
they were clsan From all the plant. We
had all We could u, AMI give away. beside
all the birds wanted, and they hai what
thev could eat, as we never shoe, one nor
lrighten IL away.
Af,,r pickin; 50 quart, day, they look.
el IS plentiful a' ever, and we have neigh.
Dor. here, too, 50 We could isc srcl; ma.
ny, but, besides all we aud the bird, used /,
srca, many wero spoiled. Tho berries
were much larger than ever before. Single
plants Of Boston Pine Of the ir,i planting
hal IL stems Of berries, ari though they
ars 36Els inches, they bore moro than any
others Of the same age. TIC soil !. gravel,
with great deal OF nnl ,nI little clay
mixed in; very easy 10 work, aud is dry In
a few minutes after ran, though in a
iroath it feels more mois, than clay or san
dy ground, and the vines never dry up on
IL. The garden is on level and. on the top
Of small hill. IL has no manure Of any
kind whore the s,rawbcrrie, are. aud | attn
surc that they do better than the plants OF
nci.htors who have pa, thom on very rieh
places.
In starting with any kind. { want only
two or three plants. as from those can
raiss any number Of plants | want, and
then they will be in the garden ready to
transplant; aud when it !: done with the
dirt on the roots. and all taken up with n
trowel, at least six inches square, they will
do we'll at any time, and on need not wait
for ram, as they don't W !, in hot day.
never le, two kinds mix IN the rows and
IL Lonsworth's or some other kind, with
perfect flowers, is within 80 feet, that is
near enough to make Burr'' New Pine, and
IIovey's bear full crops.
j We like Burrs New Pine beet to eat, but
they mus, be left on the vines lorger after
they arc red than any other sorts. Neyt Ia
Burr's, we put others in tie following or
der for llyor: Lonswortht, Boston Pine,
McAyoy's. Crimson Cone, aud llo'ey's.
The Crimson Cone are earlier than any 9th
cr. and those with the savdust were the
richest in flavor Of ALL"
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