The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-30
craving Strawberries.

There is hardly any kind of soil, but
& what can be made to grow strawberries
more or less satisfactorily. Ordinarily it
4 is only a question of good variety, proper
fertilizing, cultivation and mulching. OF
Fl course. there are soils better adapted nat
urally to the growth of large crops of ber-
ries. but at the same time very inferior
soil can be so managed. as to render it
equal to producing very fair crops Of
4 strawberries.
In growing any crop, if one have not the
Il advantage Of naturally good soil, it must
be made up for by judicious and more
abundant manuring and culture than
would otherwise be called for.
Ii is much more satisfactory and profit
able TO grow crops of any kind on soil that
is naturally fertile, but when we have not
Il the use of such soil we must do the best
H with such as we have.
4 Now there are some crops, such as corn,
wheat and oats and the like, that it would
not pay under any circumstances to put
worn soil in proper preparation for, from
the fact that the outcome would not war
rant it, but there is no question that very
inferior soil can be put in good condition
for straw berries, and without having them
cost 3 cents a quart, either. w here per-
sons Of small means do not raise their
own strawberries they are not likely to
have many during the season. We have
q noticed this to be the case.
81 Wherever there is a garden kept up
q strawberries should be found in it. In
sections of the south there are large areas
cultivated by the truckers, and the market
gardeners near the large towns and cities
find in this berry one of their most profit
4 able crops.
What are the requirements of successful
Il strawberry culture? The first essential is
good variety. Among the thousand
named-sorts that have been catalogued in
the past thirty or forty years there are
comparatively only small percentage that
are in practical use to-day. In the south,
especially, there are barely dozen that
are popular over any considerable area
We might say barely a half dozen. There
are great many varieties that have been
originated in the past ten years that have
not had a trial in the south, and some of
these might be found highly adapated to
our climate.
AS the matter stands now the most gen.
orally used varieties with us are the Al
pany Sharpl ess, Crescent, Downing,
manchester and Cumberland. The first
'hree are more extensively disseminated
perhaps than all other varieties together.
NoI one Of these are of more recent origin
man lS'4. The Albany and Downing, in
uouuced thirty years ago, have lived to
grow more popular every year, but the lat
,ef seems to be less appreciated than it
was few years ago.
During the past ten years a number of
'ailable sorts have been introduced, and
sune Of them have attained great popu-
iaNly in localities OF these the follow
.ls nave done well in southern latitude,
tplough the tests have been rather limited:
Suodch No. 5, Jersey Queen, Haverland,
Ioud' Michels Early and Jessie. OF the
q''T The Bubach, Jersey Queen, Cloud and
overland are pistillate Cor imperfect
rroo%',ering), and must be planted with other
,,q%leues that will fertilize them, such as
''paAy' Sharpless, or Miners Prolific.
VI lhe first mentioned only the Crescent
90. ga Nstlllate variety. As a rule our home
S4'ueHeFs prefer the perfect varieties.