The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1883-06-06
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BERaLEs.
MaRRlsroNk, june I, 1857


have seen, recently, several articles
upon the subject of strawberry culture;
some ofthem giving directions aud ma
kihg atsmehtsa % difdfqGt from FhftAI
have learned by experience thatI con-
cluae tooHernwhat fgllows. give the
results of several years successful expe-
Renee, and assure my friends that if
they follow the. directions here given
they will succeed in having plenty Of this
delicious fruit.
TOOH@. Fr9TTn
Select sunny, southern OF eastern
exposure. If it is gravelly or sandy all
the better. Do rot make itIFich. lit
wiz produce 20 or80 bushels Of cornlto
the acre, this is rich enough. II poorer
than this, give it ashes and well retted
manure which is free from grass and
weed seeds, till you bring it to the con-
ditioh jndicatsd. q gsgCiy err g
WHEN TO PLANT.
Break your ground thoroughly now,
il it is not done, and harrow or rake till
it has smooth mellow surface. Very
deep breaking is not necessary, nor do l
believe 1t to be the best, say 6OrS inch-
es. Set your plants in June, not1later
than the 18th, if you can get a season
meist enough. fs-.as-o
I h.-a .nssssd HOW To PLANT 7et 81 h3d7
Put them in ROWS, 8 20 feet apart,
and the hills about the same distance.
Spread the roots out fan shape and put
the plant in, so that the bud is net CON-
cred nor the roots exposed, just as deep
as it grows naturally. @
WHAT TO PLANT.
| have had experience with 16 varie-
ties, and have some kn owledge Of seE1
eral others. If plant for market, give
the preference to varieties in the follow
ing order. .g .r -a.g 500 Hael
l.. Monarch, tthe earliest, large, good.l
O. Sbarpless. (perhRps the largest, the
very best.) ...---
s. Glendale, VERY late, large, coed
shipper.) sstsa.1. Gl .3s
4. Wilson's Albany ,(the old standard.)
Many others are good, but in my
opinion no four varieties can be select
cd equal to these four, for market
crop or for the table. If 1 plant but
a single variety for table use give the
! preference to the sharpless. -, i
! HOW TO CULTIVATE.
/ Having planted in-June, make it a
kpoint to see that no single weed or grass
seed shall riper in or very near the bed
till frost, and that the surface is kept
stirred with garden rake or hoe, so as
to give the runners fair chaneeto set.
AS the runners-appear, place them so as
to make them distribute the young
plants evenly over the ground But in
no case cut or pull off runner. Mulch
ing is not necessary. Do nothing more
by way of culture till after the first crop
of fruit is gathered, which; by the way
will be a very full one If the summer
and fall past have been reasonably sea-
sonable. The crop being gathered, go
nswith your mattock and dig up the
vines until they are left not very much
closer together than when they were or
igInally planted. Pulverize and smooth
the ground and keep it clean as before
1t will be seen tiat this is little If any
more costly than corn culture; acre fol-
acre, except of course the gatherings ]
can say, from actual experience, thai
such land, so planted in this region, i;
good for $25o,to $500 per acre-ssf--og
know my methods differ widely from
z the books aud from the methods of ma
ny who raise strawberries. But heIe
where land is not an important item,
shall stick to my methods tills I find
man who-can raise better berries than
can, or who can raise them as cheaplY
desire to adds TheFe is no danger 0
Cutting the market.. J. G. HODGES