New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1864-07-15
eTRAwREBRfBs.
sae.Id be Grown In Every Gnrden-Iheir
Value ne a Market CroP-Ihe Most
Valuable varictie.-soii, Situation and
er.ue

Valuable Nnricttee-NuFt3
Cultivation.
VIVA, can we say 10 induce farmers 10 grow
.t,avterre@if NOT for market tor their tables
TuE TKIBt NJ has already shown is faith In this nut
There is none the apple not excepted, that Is more
keraly the poor mans fruit than the strawberry. ~
grows in all soils aud situations and 70 almost oil
Climates from the tropics To the fIgid zone. u Is Ger
tainly snscentibe Of cuilygfi0n and VIII yield most
Profitable crops through $50 degrees Of latitude: IL
y q shamC thai such a gin u Providence should have
been long negleetedshO1id have been 50 loag LETT
70 grow like grass woes Wild product OF The ACIDS
IL j. only within The memory OF the present generation
that u has been known 70 any considerable exteut ~
capable of garden culture. one Of the reasons tnal
was not formerly cultivated 20 greater extent We
owing % the fact that al the eery attempts were MADE
With European varieties from south American species
which have never given the satisfaction thai has pssD
obtained from American seedlings.
Some Of the earliest efforts At growing these were not
satisfactory, because tie s'1uag OF the p"nls &c
not known some Of the best II the early sorts snch
o. MeAvoy's SuperOIs and Hofry see.ius W.
pistiliaes, and required s0ne other sot 70 y sH"h IN
close proximity. - tructiiy thi blossoms III ~. cases
whore staninae plants are set VIII pslLates the teu
dency Is for the stamin9go plants to crowd oat VIC
ytbers Wien seedlings we're produced, when
united ia plant the power Of seilIerthS tl"n INC
suoeess Of strawberry cultivation great trn crop
was fully assured add Il has been extended. until non
l. not uncommon 10 gee fields Of I've, ten ana even
twenty acres. The quantity snuneIiy consumed now ia
New York city Is probably greater than II mas 10 Tie
Whole United StatSs twenty Eve years ago.
This is greatly owing 10 te new sorts tnat nave bceh
brought into notice within fey years.
The most successful Of these ~ the one knOwn ~
Wilson's a lhany having originated In Albany, y. y.
about eight wears ago IL Is remarkably prolific. plants
IsTdy fruit deep nd firm and laIge The only Ohec
ton Is that it is acid. IL is not good as HoYeys
seeding but unlike Ina. II does not need osher sorts
grown with II. 10 lertG1e the flowers.
HOOker's secfiiiDg Is rare good kind, not 80
prolific tbs Wilson. nor ~ toe Hit; winch rs large
and deep red coOe hard and suitable for tranpoT
tstio, bot well calculated 70 give the highest satisac
zion TO those who grow i Tor their family use. The
Hooker il selffrtillDs tie plant hardy and may be
grown like tho Wilson either IN hills or broadcast. IL
originated Rochester. n. y, within the past 10 years
The Austin Shaker Seeding originated atel than
abe Wilson and Hooker nc Waterylet. y. y. IL IS
large oyate orange scarlet rather soft and watery hu,
pleasant 10 the taste tho plants hardy and productive.
snd Of large growth
Hooker though rather harder NUT IL Is now sup
p,sed TO b. the same n the Boston Pine.
nder the name Of BrookIya Scasla Col Ellsworth apd
MOntOT-three very promising new seedlings. Inc
BrOkIyn Scarlet We consider one Of the hsnd5omest
aud best OF our cultigatce sorts.
The DowneT. in some localities, Is popular sort hut
n has failed 10 come into general cultivation IL -
very productive son. and bears transportation
well but is 9cd and rot very rich.
The Peabody, which trump !; ID upon the public
few years ago with real Georgia buster, has proved
nearly worthless everywhere north OF the place where
The Fillmore Feast's) is wuch esteemed by Mr.
Knox. very large strawberry grower a. Pittsburgh
Pa II is dark crimson. large, round, Heh bayoF' ana
good for marketing.
Longwofth's prolific. once very popular. has given
Iusses Seeding is Que Of the latest candidates FOR
favor. Rrd in sew situations II has given great sntis
faction. IL grows avery large handsome crimson berry
much Of TIE character Of the Austin, Union ond
B.,ydea's SEEDLINGS.
fhore are quite number OF American sorts beside
the above which src fayoIitUs with amateur grow
~rs We have described enough Of She hardy sorts 10
Snlhe any to select three fOnr thnt VIII give q
great yield Of luscious ui seh every farmer Should
have In such abundance that every member OF Eis
family, abOrers included, could enjoy real strawberry
festival all the lsst half OF every June.
The only foreign variety that bus been e1tonslIeIy
Omphe do GNnd and this IS not 20 he relied upon. IL
failed sadly tbe present year The Rev l. NJ. Pease.
Superintendent OF the Mission Farm, near Mount Yer
non WestChester County. n. Y, thinks his loss non
this variety falling Ia produce crop this year az least
two thousand dollars. lie has about twolve acres Of
straw berries large portion Of which were Iriompie
de Gand, which did not produce a. wei as the WI on
In 1903; yet owing to the size aud quality o. the fru
ho extended the plantation, but entey aied il Iob1
20 make a crOa lie expects to have twenty acres 81
vines next year but win no longer depend upon ms
fOreigney His largest plantation VIII BE- w ison. lie
will also have a plantation OF RUSSELL Austin B0IvtI,
JSoyden, Monitor. Ellsworth, Brooklyn Scarlet. and
Green Irelihc As he grows Strawberries for proft.
1t il important 20 have prolific kind, which will
not fail any season. and will produce sGabe fruit.
At Cincinnati the sorts mostly grown by the straw
berry gardeners are Wilson'S HOvcys. Iongworil's,
Hudson and Iowa. The prices are usually hiteen 70
iwentyfYe cents quart. Beside the above sorts the
1riompas is grown At Colemhu. and other places ~
Ohio At Cleveland TIE most profitable sorts are Early
Scarlet Hovcy. and Wilson.
AT Pittsburgh. Mr. Knox has about twenty acres
of yineyard between the OF which De grows straw
berries as market crop He j. very successful, md
The great secret Of his Is evidently thorough
cultivation Ills leading varieties OF strawberries ore
FILLMORE Tri0mphe dc Gand, Wilson's Albany Vic
toria and 700 The last Is apparently foreign
variety but If imported is and origin are lost.
1t is aarge aud productive sort OF great beauty anu
excellence He has been successful in sending srew-
berries TO the New York market The tine II Is hours
the railroad.
New-Nors market FOR many years Is he larry Scarlet
a small acid sort hat that grows wei broadcast,
and does not require great lahor to make profitable
crop-
We have the following statement; The crop OF iSo3
was In three towns follows: Burlington, 200 acres
Chester, - acresi Cmuamibson. 25 acfes-nasing q
total OF 212 acres yielding l2 500 bushels sold FOR
AS 35 80 The average was 49, bushels per acre Ono
6eld of Hoyey's Seeding and Lady Finger is put down
yielding 200 quarts oa less than u acres, "hoh IS
100 bushels per aClc. The township contained -
acres OF RasphcTfes Welding average of D bushels
per acre, sold at 81 81 per bushel also. ~ acres OF
Blackbcrres, averaging - bushels per acre 500 az
- 30per bushc This makes about $4,000 worth Ofber
Ties sold from the three towns mentioned which sum
might be greatly increased by substituting the large
Improved berries FOR the small sorts 50 generally oult'
Ofthe way to cu.liyate strawberries much has been
said b0h in books aud papers. Tie people need much
moro information. Much may be obtained from two
istle books Oue by X. q. Pardee Published IN 1856
aud anefher by A. = Fuller 5t2. But The most val
liable information for new beg inner may he obtained
by visiting a successful and intelligent straw berry
C. W. Carpenter Mount GHesd Ohio in recent
fetter highly c0mmends the cultivation Of strawberries
90 many OF the Thousands Of females who viii De thrown
gpon their own resources by tho exigeuces Of this
no such women who may be disposed 70 engage IN the
Business be gives the following directions.
Take moderately rtch srOund upon which Gle grass
has been well subGued. snd have II thoroughly p0wed
and narrowed in tie Spug which IS The best time 10
plant strawberries and Wilson's Albany - TIE most
profitable variety The uurstTymons price Is usually
b per Thousand. MGTk yOgr ground on IA rows two
aud half feet apart ard set your plants twelve inches
spsrt in the row. II planted early and the SPrlag Is