Semi-weekly south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1883-1889, 1888-06-26
RAISING SMALL FRUITS.
A Funny MANS Remarkable Success with
tho Luscious Strawberry.

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| tho Luscious Strawberry.
have received numerous letters OF
inquiry In regard to my success in
raising small fruits, Generally speak
ing, have boon rather more success
full in raising small fruit than in rails
ing largo fruit do not take to my
self undue credit for it, but l have
been very lucky. Strawberries have
always been my favorite vegetable,
and l embarked in the business ofrais-
ing them whilo yet n boy, the neigh
bors saying l could raise moro of them
thnn any other boy in the neighbor-
hood. and always raised the biggest
ones in their patches; they said l was
n regular strawberry blonde, and that
l could have stopped on more vines if
had tried; but couldn't spare the
time. / was diligent student of
the habits and took every occa-
sion to cultivate tho acquaintance
of the strawberry rather that to cul-
tivate IL Folks said II l was better up
In tho theories of the line-fenco would
have had less success in the small
fruit line, but my taste greatly I'M
proved, and later on l began raising
Strawberries from my own vines and
figtrees, rs it were know of no bet
ter recreation than to work among
Strawberries when they are ripe, and
tho early sun in tho spring always
finds me diligently in the bed-cither
tho strawberry bed or my own-with-
out caring for sun-stroke, or the stroke
of tho clock for that matter, do not
supply the town, but you can SEQ my
Strawberries around at stores rs late
as any OF them, and you can tell my
boxes on sight; tho berries bulge way
up on top; not level across like tho
some others. and also bulge way up
at the bottom; this is why they say !
have got tho bulge on tho
berry market. and l am
going to hold 1t. In this way
am enabled to sell moro berries, and
Iput tho largo onos on the top to keep |
them from being mashed at the bot
tom, and purchasers can SEQ at
glance the big berries they nrc buying; |
tho majority of them being small, i
can truthfully say that there are more
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 need to put
sugar on them, and they save that
much.
1
Every man has his reputation md
prico to keep up in strawberry timo MS
we'll rs election time. They say the
stem parts of tho berries are so vol
luminous that they answer the pur-
pose of excelsior, and prevent bruis-
ing-a commendable feature other
strawberries lack. Boardlng-houses
rather favor my crop, and when they
can buy them will take no others
Each box contains all tho leading
"Doad Rpors," the
Blood Rods" the "Palo Pinks." the
Perfect Whites" and the Early
Green's" From repeated crossing
am enabled to raise all these varieties
on ono plant which makes 1t very
handy.
By attending moro strictly TO the
sale of them than to their cultivation.
| know Of nothing which have boon
rs successful In rs in Strawberries,
and l intend to extend my patch this
year.
hire boys to pick, as 1t makes my
back ache and puts my legs to sleep,
but gag them before they enter tho
patch; there is economy in that; and
my quart boxes are made right out of
green wood, which is cheaper; then
they are kiln-dried, which prevents
them from expanding, as you can
well see OF course there are tricks
in tho business whereby it Is mado
moro profitable, but it is always bet
Ter to deal fair and square with every
body, II they do squeal. "A. W. Ri
lao, in Detroit Free Press