St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-02-22
STRAWBERRIES.
The ReSULt Of Their DivcmSSfOa ty tie
HemHppin COsa"ta, HorficIsLfHrists.

! The ResstLt Of Their DiScmsSiOa by the
Hemnepin County HorticHLfmrists.
/ The largest meeting Of the season OF .he
! HenneHn county hortlcutursts was held
/ ycste rday afternoon, and the capacious store
| room Of Northrop, Braslan x Co. was scarcely
! sufficient for the crowd. Strawberries were
| discussed II length
In paper read by William LYONS Of this
city, be gave an experience Of thirty years in
the growth and culture Of straw BE- rries, and
suggested that tue legislature be requested to
distribute the new and desirable varieties of
strawberry plants. which are tested each
year at the state experimental farm,
amongs; the farmers OF Minnesota.
The result of this would be to stimulate an in
terest in growing fruits for the supply of
their own families AT least. The paper con
tanned many valuable points and sugges-
lions, and was received with much interest.
Mr.. C. L. Smith, also Of Minneapolis, then
read paper on the subject Of straw berries
for the farmers garden, recoinme aiding the
cultivation in hills and heavy mulchlng. He
recommended only those varieties perfect in
blossom, and recommended cOrnstalks as
best for muichiug.
President Pearce followed, with paper on
the varieties and method of cultivation of
strawberries, recommending the alternating
of the staInen and pistol varieties, one-third
to two-thirds, grown in matted rows. He
highly recommended potted plants, which is
a strong point with him.
Mr.. Gil patrick one Of the most successful
in tut u1v ft1
iruitpd one year. and removing the old vines
when they cease bearing and the Young ones
come in By this method he has raised
large crops from the same patch for ten sue
cessive years. He claims he no; only oh
tanned better yield from hill culture, hut far
superior fruit He sets them eighteen inches
apart between the hills aud two and Oue-half
feet IN the rows, and sets plants
In the spring as soon As weather
Will permit His experience has
been confined to small patches. bat
be- believed the same careful cultivation,
given q large acreage. would pas proportion
ate well. He considers mulching necessary
10 the well-being Of plants, muIching with
cOrnstal6s, straw OF like material, but pre-
fcrs corust2lk.
President Pearcc, for new plantations.
uses potted plants entirely, a ne can get
them out early. have large plants In the fail
and obtain four times he yield next season
than he could 10y any other method.
n VAS the sense of the society that II the
plants were on a sandy soil they need rot be-
cu tiyated in the spring. the muching. how
ever, to be left upon the ground; but II on
heavy clay soil they should be- cultivated he
fore bossoming. The president regarded
the best tune for mulchiug was in midwlnter
I on top 81 the snow. Tue members con-
CURED 10 this, with the proviso that II not
cuyeree with snow by the 10th Of Decembcr
they must hc mulched, or the
plant will be injured BY successive
freezing and thawiug. The question was
raised as to the ACCESSIBILITY Of using manure
for mulchiug but Il was decided unsafe
when wet spring followed. Best mulchlng
IS done with, first, corn fodder; second.
marsh hav. aud third, straw. Il was agreed
that plants should always b. selected from
Young bed. or one that had never fruited.
President Pearce said the form and color Of
a berry were the chief con siderations, and
that berry embracing these was in
yariably a good one. Mr.. {. L. Smith
claimed that the staminate varieties iupart
their character 10 the pistiliaies, sud this i'm
portaut fact should always Dc considered in
seeking quality OF fruit
The society recommends, for sandy soil.
one row Of Countess, or Dowuer's Prolific.
aud two rows Of the Crescent Il was unau-
irnous'v agreed that for hravs soil. the VIII
son. Glendale sud Crescent be recon-
mendrd for general cultivst on. Uae row
10 Wilson ana two rows Of Glendale or
Crescent: for trial on any soil. the old lion
clad. James Vick aud the Manchester. sen
fertiiZed. we're recommended.
Rsspberrics and the best varieties for cul-
uvation will b. the subject Of mex; S1tur-
days meeting.