The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1878-03-21
Strawberry Culture.

A fair crop of strawberries can be
raised on almost any soil not affected b,
surplus water. A very large crop can be-
grown only on strong land deeply worked
and highly manured. A very thin sol
resting on coarse sand or gravel sub
soil, whatever may be its composition
will hold neither moisture nor fertility
| sufficient to perfect large crop. | think
one having Land which he can plow twc
feet deep without penetrating q stratum
sufficiently cOarse to produce an audible
sound of grit on the plow when passing
through it, may conclude that he has
land suitable for Strawberries, although
the degree cs strength may be affected by
the kind of rock from which it came,
The matter of depth is an essential one.
l never set strawberry plantation with
out first plowing IA near rs possible two
feet in depth. TO do this, sub-soil plow
must follow in each surface fnrrow, not
to invert, but to disintegratc and lighter
the sub.soi'. S:io-soil plowng more
sSsn dc..'ss the cost Of plowing, but it
Is IN economical expenditure, and. for
strawberry culture or any other mark ct
gardening, it probably is essential to
profit. Perhaps the time has arrived
with strawberry growers in many sec.
tions, when none but those who adopt
scientific and practical methods of culti-
yatlon can find profit in the business.
Perhaps no other crop is more susceptible
to drouth, or will so we'll repay prccau.
tions agai at it. Probably 1000 quarts
per acre is above tho average crop, while
it might be made 5000 quarts or more.
have repeatedly raised 5000 quarts per
acre. Now, as the same number of
plants Is required on an acre of poor
land as on an acre of rich land, and
about the same number of hoeings. it ia
evident that the profits are very much in
favor of the largo crop.
Perhaps no question relating to straw
berry culture is more frequently asked
than what kind OF manure should he
used !-a question equally pertinent re.
specting any other crop; yet an idea
seems to be moro or less prevalent that
there is g specific manure for this crop.
There may be but it is unknown to me.
My answer to the question is, "any good
manure" Th9quantity of manure neces.
sary to produce profitable crop NAV be
set at not less than twenty cords of good
stable manure, or, such quantities of
other manure as shall produce an equal
effect. Let onc-half Of it be plowed in.
and one-fourth narrowed in, and one,
fourth reserved for top dressing after the
plants are set, just before Winter sets in.
II is especially desirable that this Au-
tumn top dressing shall consist of some
other than stable manure-of
free from foul seeds.
Bear in mind that this writer speaks
from an experience on old, long worn
soil.-Ed. RecoTsler.l
1t may now be inferred that for suc-
cessfnl strawberry crop a deep soil thor.
oughly enriched is essential. The thor
oughuess in working produces such o
soil as will allow almost all the water of
rains to gently percolate through it in.
stead of running 6ff. This carries elo.
aonts of fertility from the upper stratum
DOWN far below the effects Of The seyerest
lses.hA =:Is che t.iie Toot5 arc sure 10 70 there
after them. will add that it is not pru-
lent 70 set strawberry plauts on an in
ferted sw&rd for fear of the ravages of
lie cut worm. Any ono desirous OF pro-
iGcing berries enough for family use,
nay mako use of the above suggestions,
substituting the spade for the plow.--
Chr. Fruit Recorder.