The Florida agriculturist. [volume] (DeLand, Fla.) 1878-1911, 1878-09-18
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Strawberries.
LARGE CROPS.

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ceeds sent back to gladden. the hearts
of the growers and help TO bridge
aver the dull times. The Delaware
Railroad alone, carried from May 8
TO June 10, last, 637 car loads, aver
aging 267 crates, or 5000 quarts Of
berries to each car, making a total OF
5,O96,O00 quarts, equal to l59,25O
bushels Of strawberries. Some idea
of the extent of the Vineland, N. J.'
berry crop may be gathered from
the fact that at Que cent per quart
the pickers, this season, have been
paid more than $1,000. The straw
berry and blackberry crop, up to
July 20, had netted $4,000, and
$4,000 week was still being received
at that date from the last named berry.
The Monarch of the West yielded
here at Pomona Nursery, on June IS
and is, two pickings, 1892 quarts per
acre. One woman picked sixty
quarts in two hours, or AT the rate Of
a quart every two minutes, being
nearly bushel per hour. One of
my neighbors had ten acres in straw
berries this year, from which he gath
cred, some days in June last, four
shelving loads of berries per day, and
in all, $4,000 quarts or l PA bushels,
which sold at eight cents per quart
drought S3,1S4. They consisted
enainIy CT Albany, LUCINDA, and
Cumberland Triumph. Some Of
ehem yielded at the rate of $1,000
per acre. Another neighbor near by
had seven acres of Strawberries, con-
sisting of Monarch Of the West,
Turner's Cumberland Triumph and
Charles Downing, which yielded 3d.
900 quarts. Being all large varieties
they may be safely put at ten cents
per quart, which would give $500 per
sore, or $500 for the lot.
IMPROVEMENTS.
Perhaps there is no branch Of fruit
culture in which there has been great
OF advance made in size and quality
Of fruit, than in the strawberry. If
we were to compare the little berries
grown a few years since with the
Monarchs and Triumphs of the pres
ent day, we could hardly recognize
them as belonging to the same spe-
cies. Scientific hybridization, com
bining large size, best quality, firm
ness Of flesh and great productive.
ness, has produced the most favor
able results, and if some law could be
passed to protect those who have Civ
en- to the world new and valuable
fruits, and place them on equal foot
ing with the authors Of good books,
it would be an act of justice.
NECESSITY FOR LOCAL SELECTION.
Strawberries are local in their hab-
its, and those best adapted to one
section may not do SO well in smother.
Persons about to commence growing
strawberries should try at least a
dozen Of the best varieties, so as to
be sure and Get those most suitable
for their soils ana locations, and any
that do not succeed with them may
be dropped from the list. by now
procuring plants already established
in pots. which can be transplanted
with safety they can see the fruit
pext June and form a better judg-
ment what kind to plant mere largely
shan without that knowledge.
will name few that have done
well here, from which selection can
pc made for trial
Black D1fa,,cc-Esrly. large and
luscious.
Duche&se--Ve cry carly and large.
Be0utp--Largc and handsome,
CentennGal-Very fine flavor.
CreSceat Sccoli"g - Wonderfully
productive, more easily grown with
Tess care than any other strawberry
that / have seen. Fruit medium size,
bright scarlet color, red all over as
Soon az ripe.
Charles D0oroioT-Good standard
variety.
Cumberland IriuplM--Vcry large
sbsndsome and productive. Good
for near market.
Monarch Of The We&-Very large
and SNOWY.
Miners Greet Prolific = Large
productive aud vigorous, The origi
nator being recently deceased, ha
left valuable berry to perpetual
his name; let every fruit grower TT
TO do as well.
Captaaa .Joch-Is giving the oil
Wilson a close contest, being as pre-
ductive and Of better quality. 1za asa..1.