Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1860-03-09
F,on the Rural New Yorker.
The StraNherry.

reader Who {. not familiar with at least the
5u,hnes Of the utjsc,, must have read 10
Hus purpose. So important has this
branch Of cultivation bc,n considered, that
.r,s-li special trcltis,s have been written,
with ycw 20 furnish complete details OF
management. How fully these have sover.
sd thc ground. il j. not Tor us TO say. There
are always. however. fresh hints to bs
thrown ogt, new varieties 10 be described.
Others discarded. that there will always he
room ior few sentences morc at the return
Of each season. 40 email fruit will more
iully repay ihe coltiutor fora little extra
attention. ard as IL comes into use at "a
early season, in advance Of all other fruits,
it D., regarded a. general f,vosite.
We have never considered tha, 50 much
special aud particular treatment, 's has
b,cn rycommsuici by several writers, was
necessary {, a., successful cultivation Of
ttt, fruit. \ soil u ordinary fertility aui
VI sufficiently oreu and porou, cLaricicr,
such as rich loan. rather sandy than
claycy. will .uit we'll The point y To have
it thoroughly cultivated and quite Tree from
wccl.. The beat mc;hol of planting, and
indeed thc ouiy one now pursued by inielli.
seut culuu,lr,, Is 10 rows about thr1e feet
apart, ani ihc plants from eighteen inches
to two feet arar, in the row. Many sup
pose this q, much space or small plant-,
bot they soon spread and iI too closely
planted. will bear ,msN a-i indifferent
iruit after {, s .''rl year. Il 3, recommend
81 90 r-rev ,hc tcl. frequently, a. often as
every Dfrih year ti' true that plants
,s1 years oli az likely to produce larger
fruit than q, ans future p'ri1i, bli where
surcIeu, space j. secured fIr tae spread Of
the runners. thc bel will last longer.
Much ha, BEEN gwen upon ,hr ,uhj,e, OF
sr,s.io mauury. or ths strawberry PR.
.cr.pii5n, resembling thos, o',Iiusd irou
,bs piy,i,an. have b,sn pres'ltol q th'
crsIt',u, amateur, more celebrated 70 be-
wilder than 20 furnish clear direction. upon
"a ,,ur', .uh.,.t. Nconp,'t made ot street
refuse. l,e,yei leaves, aud barn yard ma
nurs, will answer an useful purTo.c..
though l,ach,i a-h.s ha. been found ol
great b.usG. on some .5il'. being ollcuA.
tel 90 keep tho srolul orsn and porous.
S'mvbssre, may D. planted ~ any time
from ths later part OF August t.ll the be-
e'ua.ns ofO,tl5.r IL Is desirable O. have
tls plants established bef,r, tli iri.t s,ts
in Sula. runners. planted i- August
aud rr,,rrv-! from willing, nrn ,is'ron.
T.aut, ava vii bear the cn,lius season.
Many plantations aro made iu spring with
success. For several reasons. We pr'isr
hu planting, ual.'s in ;hc more northern
hu,uI... vhyr, the severity Of the winter
Nigh, iny4rs plants no; perfectly establish.
81.
AN.r several very heightened and unnrc-
c,,ary Discussion. uron ,hs .ah'.ci oi i,ru.
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,i,tcI that fruit may be obtained vi,hoa,
- much precise att-ntion 10 the arrars,-
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l., ,-..,..l nm Al, g., nj, mail, ~.
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,.,.,,..p,,, f,5i,,pj - 4, n,.,,lf
a,,,r. ar. Furnished ,,,t u,r, or l..
.,.u.u,. 8, generally occur, that fruit &. ie.
vs'oysi. hut D., ba, been found t,at vb,ri
On. .lrply Of pi,,i.l.te. " fua', aJwrr..
and ,,amiuats. or NAE. bor,a proper pr,.
norton ta each Other, the weld Of iraitv..
mu,b greater than who're the proportion
was I.giIsdly uo-la,l For the future
tbgr, wall bs little room for such angry dis.
cu.,i1u. as were onee inlalscl m upJa thi.
point.
The ,aric,i,. Of s,rawherrio, are now -
numerous tat .1nc experience is necessary
20 make "a iudic.1us selection. Th1.e slru
which have been f,r soms year, IN cultin.
t,1n. and ar, Low fully ,r..el. raay be most
.aflv recommended Tor an general purpo.
.. There are. h.wey.r. many new and
superior var.s,is, U. later introduction, the
C-,,,i which ba. rr,v,l much fner than
tie older sort, Vie only question i, upon
Oh, h,rlins-. or rrOiuciiSguc-s u these 10.
sufficiently ,ss,,l varieties.
l., ,,,,,,, l,.,,;.,, NJ the country differ.
.,, ,,,..,,.. .,, cultivated which have
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