The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-09-11

tory results.
MIR. Redmond said the strawberry
could be raised on dry upland soils
by proper manuring, the free use Of
water. mulching, etc. No lack of
water near the surface, in most parts
of East Florida, and shallow wells for
strawberry fields can be easily and
cheaply made.
DR.. johnson remarked that dry
soils produces the earliest Berries
| and the early crop brings the mo st
money. If we can bring strawberry
culture in Florida to the highest per-
lection, we can forestall and antici-
pate the growers of all other sec
tons, and practically take the great
markets of the world. This subject
is one of great Importance, and de-
serves our best consideration.
Mr.. Payne had planted on both
wet and dry soils, and found that
dry land produced the earliest fruit,
but moist land continued longer in
bearing and produced the strongest
and best runners.
The Association recommends high
land, freely watered, for early bear
ing and for prolonged crop and
the production of runners, tavors
| moist land, drained and well ridged
up.
FRUIrING PLANYs MORE THAN ONE
YEAR-PRorECuoN AGAINST
DROUGHT
5. Is at desirable to fruit tile stT0ac-
| BERN plant more than one gear?
Mr.. Lindsey has heretofore only
allowed his bearing plants to stand
one year. He has always set out
new runners in the Autumn.
Mr.. Pye tried the experiment of
carefully setting out strong and good
old plants, and gathered fruit from
them at Christmas.
Mr.. Bowen passed through his
| strawberry fields in July, taking out
two rows of old plants. These he
| transplanted carefully and mulcbed
heavily. They grew off vigorously
| and did well.
! Mr.. Redmond said that the straw
berry plant, with proper care, would
improve in size, vigor, and product
iveness, for two or three y ears He
recommended planting in rows two
or three feet, the plants fifteen to
eighteen inches in the row. A strip,
foot and half wide, along the row
! and round the plants should be thick
i ly mulched with chopped straw,
broom-sedge, or similar MATERIAL
This mulch is best prepared by an
ordinary feed-cutter, such as is used
in stables. To make the mulch lie
close, sprinkle it lightly with surface
! earth or sand. Never allow the
bearing plants to make single root
ed-runn9r-pipch or cut these oH as
! soon as they appear IF you want
tlc best runners or young pla2ts. Sc
lee, q TicA. moist piece OF land as
propag5ti1a bed cut of al tho bios
3Il as. rs they 4ppe=n anc ooIn
/ Ar the woa2th oi taese plap1 INTO
rnrue-r 4our praF -a
should 4s..I. jua. --r roar bes1-
iue patch any 4uuue@. ped oaI
.l,ii s. o,ll lo~auica. an4
keen G'l weeds al1 al down. AS
Ia 9re eoioa toa lbe n1dsamncrs
san. ulant aIoW OF coWIeea gre tho
1niddits between Your strawberry
rows. rs soon as The bearing season
/ Is over. Tis VIII shade sud pre-
| serve tle plants, and the leaves and
stalls Of the peas chopped ia form an
excellent fertilizer. strawberry roWs
should run east and west, IN order
that thew may be most efectually
shaded from the hot sun. Old plants
properly managed produce the earli
est and largest berries and the heaYl
est crop.
: Mr.. Beatty had gathered the earli
est and finest berries from two yea
old plants: but found it difficult il
5 his soil to keep down the grass anC
E weeds; had cut two crops OF hay
j. from his strawberry patch in ono
season. after the plants had dom
! bearing. Thought tavorably OF Mr.
a Of cow-peas-reoommended horse ma
nure for cold, moist land, and Gov
manure for drier upland found ash
E es and decomposed vegetable mat
ter, dried muck, etc, always valuabl
Z for the Strawberries.
q Governor Reed would plant la
~ enough apart to cultivate with hors'
or mule. Found the earliest and lin
4 est L rries, generally, on old plant
n there is not much danger Of plant
dying out when planted on mois'