Lewiston teller. [volume] (Lewiston, North Idaho) 1878-1900, 1896-04-02

nNN5 satiSfa tory for
- ~s-A, many years. In the
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were very unsatis-
factory. In the
north and northwest frosts ruined
nearly the entire crop. and the
results were very discourasing.
Yet with all these discour-
vantage. 1t should stimulate planting
IN large quantities with better care and
by being more careful in selecting Nari-
cites that are best adapted to our differ
ent soils and locations, and above all
things don't neglect mulching.
In New Jersey and other states where
marsh hay can be secured it makes an
excellent mulch: in the southern states
where pine uags) straw is plentiful and
, where labor is so cheap it is unncccs-
sary to market any dirty berries; the
cost of putting ii on your berries is
| worth more than it costs for manure
alone. | have tried both and know
whereof | speak. In the west where
prairie hay and plenty of wheat straw
f. is thrown away, in no place will it pay
better than mulChing strawberries. But
whichever is used, be careful to have
the same as free from grass and weeds
as possible, that are liable to come up
among the plants. particularly if the
/ plants have to stand over another year
For my part | do not advise carrying
a bed over two years. There is pecu-
| liarity about an cid bed north and south
90 not understand In Ohio an old bed
VIII have berries on to pick some days
| before new bed, but here in Virginia
it is the reverse. Will some one explain
! TO me the reason?
Varieties that nave done best with me
the past season are many, but l must
put the four leading kinds, Tennessee
Prolific, No Name, RiX, and Lady
Thompson, first. These varieties are
now thoroughly tested all over the
! United States, and the plants can be
bought very reasonably, so that one can
afford to plant them even for the gar
den or for commercial purposes, and as
they all have perfect blossom, can be
planted alone. and for fertilizing Haver-
land, Bubach No. and Warfield No.
| none are better and few as good. OF
new ones for late, Sunny Side is simply
wonderful. Its shape color and pro-
ductiveness is wonderful and bound to
please everyone. l notice the New York
experimental station at Geneva in the
1893 reports says it is the most product
i've berry on its grounds that year. II
will produce ten quarts to Gandy's one
and being so late extends the season sc
long. Fendrick. This is a berry not
yet introduced. l have it on trial. 1t
resembles the Nilsson. but such healthy
foliage, has perfect blossom and in
productiveness is simply wonderful in
earliness. have not seen berry tina
would pick as many at one picking
Earliest. This is Seeding of Mi
chaels Early and resembles il
in plant and fruit. such ;
beautiful shape and color, makes
plants quite freely. l have had it or
trial for two years. 1t has perfect
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most peculiar berries, much needed ow
ing to its frmness and shipping quail
ties. 1t is without exception the bes
shipper have yet seen. When it com
mences to ripen it has little scarle
streaks running all around it and a!
soon as they appear is ready to pick
1t will keep for days and ripen al
| q Iii, II, n a NJ ioly
ing: it has most beautiful light Grim
son color and is so firm that il can b.
shipped hundreds of miles If you do
not wish to ship them you can pcl
them green and they will ripen just Il.
pretty as when picked from the vines
Edith Pistilate.-This is still the larg
est berry have yet seen, but yet Sam
uel Miller of Bluffton, Mo-, writes m,
Sept. 20, 1895, that he measured one
that was ten inches one way and seye!
and one-fourth the other in circumfer
ence, and weighed Two and three
fourths ounces. Havcrland, Bubach No
and Wariicld No. 2 still have thei
places as old standard varieties. Carl
is Il Seeding. of Haverland and is sim
ply wonderful and again leads the pa
rent, both in making plants, product
iveness Of fruit, color and firmness
Timbrell, Luella. Jessie, Hatfield. Ac
comac, Bdwell, Bonita, Bowman, Burt
. or Capt Jack, Daisy, Fulton, Glendale
Lady Rusk, Leader, Lydia, Manchester
and many others of the old standar,
sorts have been plowed under.-M. I
Thomson ST. in Farmers Review