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: Tho strawberry seseou has ,1st onenad I,
. u. ~ -, ,,,.o::: 5.- in"i, 1880 vpe1eo Il
P.rh.,. aa eoot" Enooreo ~ green
! ps eomeot jour ssty raoefs may think
! | taS green TO b. gYsentach, for Stau1sv has
just telegraphed to me- th. my t1rs. Int --,a
for $.85a uua,a a. ,.;1v eirfy do],,1s a
| br.hel. ..
Th~ .,
mon, but it has beer favorable, and for the
list tTenty-four hons we hayo ha1 straw.
be;1y showe7. vn;,7 vii, a3d 1,ryp,. ~ "
yie|i pr;... .n~;,, 80 ~ ,, *uo
! Csh- ..4. aices GOOD wiz COME oo"n' chas.
I'M ...sm ssnstes ue crop IN tn,s conaty at
sirthoneand burhel.. A M1ve.rs Avn "
| 1o,gvo,+h esr,s~,-., ~ =,
80 Son' VI ttsc1nna1i, stateo that the
An0ans oroush' to that city during tho sea-
In Idditfon ~ mn nm r,,, h,4s S,m .ls' sn.a.
meaate point. then trom von- - n ;n.el
ant nnally from poiats north Of you; so thas
yotr strawberry season will last nearly three
msnths-a period longer than that OF. any
tc b. sent to New York nom saynnsah and and
paees In Florida, but the transit was On ship
| hoard, and the trnit must have been sta'e.
| With the prcsent motive powers, the railws1
nust excel the steamer. The Express Com
pany could greatly improve the carriage by.
This we feel due us. Our strngberr]es nicF-
cd in the middle Of one dug, are on breakfast
tables in Your city the next morning tha
distance Travelled being obont 3f0 1n;lea NV ~
nearly four degrees of latitude,
Poor land generally Is said to be n cnrsc
mine, set with strawberrics - r,e,dina iIu ea ~.
moro this year than twenty aercs of Sood
land would planted in corn. fnr hers ~
fruit first ripens particularly II nncujf;vataJ
The crop, however, is small. Stiil. n cnrse
does rest on poor lind, for I hare two ) acres a
once poor, now well manured, which rlpens
nearly as soon, the fruit is larger. and tho
yield far more. I do not remember to have
seen it noted by horticp)turigts that mannro
mas tendency to ripen fruit earlv. snch +
an convinced Is the case, and think it I'M
s po1Iant that It be generally known, Inotiee
thas s Mi.s @ men on the rich prairies when
manure, no matter how good the soil NAV
Dc;
a. regards the best method ofraIsinp this |
lrult growers widely differ. Dr.. Wsrdar |
"u4iu nate 1hem loed once alter bearing, to |
~ taem IN growing condition. Then lot |
,nos ny 8 ta 1es n1u mesds grow, bnt be sure to
= FL promote 7aluabls winter protection,
NeY. ~. Ano1 plants In hills and covers the
EtGana oetHeen the foWs thickly with straw.
W,v.r .ofsea .nat specimens raised in this
hy 10y ar1 .! !.iastonlshang size Mr.. Purdy would
noe Attle after picking, ind afterwards
heep ne ground loose with fine tooth bar
lun' ny impression is, that Mr. Knox's
p1au t.a, 10 ues. because the moisture under the
1aaH mahes the plants 60 thrive that It is Of
a.. 51ete &C consequence whether 1t ruins or not.
|hc XII ~ st.a" LIT u @qsea It to me, that
ceed "a Then t,a n1snts nut os SO nke!y to sue
'uaue a. 1ne ground, 30 aa to retain the mois-
'aIe, 1or no one need expect SUCCESS without
nuist91e; ~ Is Important, too, that the
,nn1ch ,tUnhu snoaia Do soft, for when there is no
!, hus, 1na much o. the ground Is bare,
,,u1dy's method should succeed providing
ne plants are not too thin, but it is likelV |
hey could not be mu1ched heavily enongh t7 |
sta1n "a much moisture as of lit. K6ox's
'lan. 1t is probable that an acre thickly
osssea M ana wei cultivated will produce
ut the fruit will not be 80 flne. The ereat @
b}ectlon to the hill system. when fha Wifis
OIL Ia planted, is that this variety vi, M. !
uce but one good crop, and the plnuts must
e renewed The difficulties ii gettin~ a
tart In one year in our hot climate nrc vsrr I
reat, and in particular On acconnt Of thsa /
Fhite grub - .A0
I consider two things repor7tnc strovvho~ &
J culture fairly exploited. One Il thot thav
7ill do well on poor land; the other IL t3at
ultiration viii not pay. I ought to know
10 various s,ases OF eu1tiRatjon and stiit ri
N travelling, and my conclusion decidedly
J that every shovel full Of mannre viii n,ata B
quart, and every stroke Of The ,hoe = Ia-ro +
e5rJ.
This is not much Of countrr for rrnaa +
1ree cows, and nv clover il toie1shia t,ood f3t
ut yesterday wife told mo she conld not tE
|rnish cream for the strawberries md also ::
axe What butter we want. OF course # ia
opossib1e to 20 without butter, and have
ut to the store Tor supply, our honse ia .
,tnlng to boast OF, our furniture is com-
on, and the croekcry Of various patterns. /
It fancy that the huge dish OF strawber. 4:
60, half hidden with the sugar and cream. r
Joy everything else. II is Of no conseI L,
lence how much they may sell for in mar q
y. thefe must be bountlfu1 supply ut ia
'me. oe
one m Wero called on to ssy which OF iii tls -
1its As llkes cest, no Will be quite certain 7
~ aec,ce a, IT, IS the strawberry. The trees
se only Just become green, the gardens Of
mosdiy pare, mud men are planting in ths %,
on,ha mh ne!as, expecting to reap when long a. q
2atns q m are passed. The apple md other n q
" ttees nave scarcely lest their blossoms OF
-. 'iIn 1ase leit lttle more than germs OF 70 70
= nnaen VIII flpen metime, but hero is I'd
), 8, stfnW berry Ia crimson elory-n sight .
1,cn :, summers heat and Autumn's gold -
y, u scarcely be able to equal. =
ne n children have lost q taste for meat,
iney gaze on our strawberry dish with =
8 to be somethfnp NJ - chf15 -, asol ~
feye eninv fha et,ortasi wv, auu Il
o,1d r. = VIC ett"" oeII4ts more than
pun ou!u " we're not for the labor have | Ed