The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1888-07-19

4 Funny Mans Remarkable success tWith
the Luscious strswberry.
have received numerous lcttors Of
inquiry in regard to my success in
raising small fruits Generally speak.
ing. I have been rather more success
hal in raising small fruit than In rails
Ing largo fruit lido not take to my
self undue credit for It but have
boon very lucky. Strawberries have
always been my favorite vegetable.
and embarked in the business ofrais-
ing them while yet q boy, the neigh
bors saying could raise moro Of them
than any other boy in the neighbor-
hood, and always raised the biggest
onos in their patches; thoy said ! was
a regular strawberry blonde. and that
I could have stepped on more vines II
had triod; but ! couldn't spare the
time was a dillgont student Of
tho habits md took cvery occa-
sion to cultivate tho acquaintance
Of the strawberry rather that to cul.
tivate IT, Folks said II was better up
in the theories of tho line fence would
have had less success In tho small
fruit line, but my tasto groatly Inn
proved, and latcr on l. began raising
strawberries from my own vines and
fgtrees, as It were. know Of no bet
ter recreation than to, work among
Strawberries whom thoy aro ripe. and
the carly sun In tho spring always
finds ME diligently In tho bed-either
tho strawberry bed or my own-with-
out caring for sun-stroko. or the stroke
of tho clock for that matter. do not
supply tho town, but you can soc my
Strawberries around at stores as late
as any Of thom. and you can tell my
boxes on sight; the berries bulge way
up on top; not level across like the
some others. and also bulge way up
at the bottom; this Is why they say ]
have got tho bulge on tho
berry market, aud am
going to hold II. In this way
am enabled to soil moro berries, and
I put tho large ones on tho top to keep
them from boing mashed at tho bot
tom, and purchasers can SEQ at
glance the big berries thoy arc buying;
the majority Of them being small. I
can truthfully say that there are moro
berries in one Of my boxes than in two
of the others; while by dipping them
in swoetened water before selling
them. consumers do not neod to put
sugar on them. and they save that
much.
Every man has his reputation and
,,,.i m fO koa,, ~ In otr M %, i,,,o N
well as election time. They say the
stem parts of the berries are so vol
luminous that they answer tho pur-
pose Of excelsior. and prevent bruis-
ing-a commendable feature other
Strawberries lack. Boarding. houses
rather favor my crop. and when they
can buy thom will take no others.
Each box contains all the leading
vnrioties--th '.Doad Ripers," the
BLOOD Reds" the .'Palo Pinks." tho
Perfect Whites" and the early
Groens." From repeated crossing I
am enabled to raise all these varieties
on one plant which makes It very
handy.
BY attending moro strictly to tho
sale Of them than to their cultivation.
know Of nothing which have been
as successful in as In Strawberries,
and Intend to extend my patch this
year.
hire boys to pick, rs It makes my
back achc and puts my legs to sleep.
but gag them before they cnter tho
patch; there is economy in that; and
my quart boxes are mado right out of
green wood. which is cheaper; then
they are kiln-dried. which prevents
them from expanding. us you Cab
we'll see. or course thero are trick,
in tho business whereby 1t is mae.
more profitable. but 1t Is always bot
ter to deal fair and square with every
body, IL they do squeaL A w Bel.
ld,0. IN Detroit Free Press.