Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1860-04-25
The Straw berry, Ats CuEtiva~
fE9N

/ R. S. Pardoe, If New York, in leo
turs dsl.vered Uerosg Yaie College Ak
rieuIvural Society gave his 0pini as oa
/ the cultivation oi the S.rRwberEy, 9
! tIu,t ~hich hs cultivated twenty years
ago, lie detailed The trials he uuder.
vent in learning The tradv. HoE some
fri@ni gave him few riants which be
ezrelsssiy p'anted IA $ eOraer OF a land
garden and bow somewhat to EIs sur
rrIse, he 60. b9uaufI! crop u fruit.
This success fred h,n sIth ambition to
-xcel, and the same year be Sp .dc3 and
mature p.og Of gsuaud - q pEod1gIoaH
4rpgh, lis Anticipated mosE IMPAIR
IeIi crop, The nsxt spring :hs v:n8s
came uut asto4isbingly, apd became
wh le IA b as.Jms. ~: hardly produ
ced q pInt Of fsa2G- This Wss IN RNrtjfy.
Tag, bat nlt ait0gsthss tiseouragiRg.
for Mr, PuIIec Suel tul.C spadtRg and
manuEing, and wt3ie t. and FIsitcd SCI 2
euudc and practical men for advice and
comfort, bus founi ntEte. After .
long series If We trIsone experlm 'ats,
he p last t.-ctlr up.G lh2 way 10 do IT,,
4 wberr7 bed should lie in warm
early market, IL sh2uGd be upon Il soash
,IIe hlii-f for late fru,tiag, upon q
north explsaTe. TIE Sc sh9a!d be
Eravei9 l~An-if TOO sandy, add clay
n~ mIcx-.f Gha contrary, add sand.
NV i,nI will prSduce an abundance of
fru e. Cgaa tho snot intended for
sirawbaTE.ss Il a.t s-Jasss weeds, aad
ru3hl n ~ lerjca,a Il pagf.cgly, vito
ir.iHs nr2n r.. ID anfs thrsw the
ian! % 4il5t f3gg tb lhs depth oT twa
ami a br.i { "t-sF Saalty aa3 PulveFs
lL.uC II. Lac b4ss W1rur3, - r0ttaa
:rat IN .-.!s 0r cats a.tH. Apply NJ
aatu4l mau 4se>, 1ut 5, ~ na,atChrd ash
~, at toe rate Of fhtrty ss4shsis pas
qeEe. IRE salt AMI .ins mixture ef PTe.
MApe's Is au rxea,iens &Pplie lkian:
Three bushels Of trFnc slaeked by the
hrn Of one i.a-ha. ai salG AppFiad to
ths sgaRnd, either "A ihs fail or SpuaE.
Mr. Psrdiea uses roluIIou of auis
phate Of sJJt upan bis riants In ths
Spring, HEh m4gte4t etiset. Trans
plaas Hfth great esF4 IN tbs spriug, or
10 abe fall, na kateF Iaan the aesh Of
September. Hilh G4Ee, b i, may be
p:4aLej sh4 drst of Jaly. a*d vii bear
q FuiI tFup Ebe xE wear. he never
cuSET#sssEs Y-S-.s.4s-~tz laaE
apart each say. A 'aE Of laa~hlrk 81
half Ha inch dsep--n#t ma-p-.ts nm
excellent mulch and vnung new!Y
ia Wa sr.tss IS AS good Avotd ali ap-
p!ieagTon bE manere containing weed
seeds. IL l. aseF i ID ~ tteE daring u
drouth, II lae saF u .uGislealIy porous.
Never IA wedding usa he III suen q
manner as 10 in urg the roots.
MT@ PlFdee favored the pssa OF re-
nsWing the beds by letting ths runners
Fl I uP the alleys, when Ihe old beds tnav
be Npad"d under. EE0m enc single
plant be produced and cold 500 plants
in ehe secaad generation, by 5plasIRg Eae
mother plsas ip a favoralaa laeasloa
and al ptyaUg seap. subs FREQ i=atly.
Strawberry vines shos,d De protected
silgaEig through The wiurar. II you
WISH Strawberries for several moutas
during the summer, q , not per uiE ina
ranaera I'D grow at ali and ths plants
wtI eanitnae hltsae ming sRd beaFsngs
In this experiment, il Is bsst 10 dwasf
ths plaats by making an ARTIFICIAL soil
at enc faasth garden Earth and thrse-
foarths sand. II goa desire to sxpsEf-
neni vito seslIlngs. seleaE The Largest
soed' from The most perfect bcFrIes,
planting item immediats.s, or aseuing
fhpgf in damp sand aud iH cool dry
place aasit Spring. Never let two
vsr4cties run togssh sr Ia the same bed.
Keep ths beds clear Of weeds ,wiEhoai
ii issurbing ths roots. Each y ans should
be xeps faos from the othsr.--% knte
C0ilege AgrteaItufat LsesRrsa.
~ The floa. sam. t'ox inteTraf ted
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