The Meeker herald., 1898-04-02
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II would seem to bs the part q ~.
dom for all who till the soil to ~
special atteation to those croQs -
are almost sure to pay. This y ssDo.
cially true when the number q paytAg
crops IL small. A crop pays vhsa \
brings. in satisfaetion. more tAsAFs
costs to produce 1t. There II . hn0e
market In every farmers fAuatIy ~ .
few bushels of strawberries. aAd ~
price they will bring is 80 satistactosy.
% far beyond the cost. that the woadsr
10 that any farmer fails to supply this
demand. Every person who y at al
proficient ~ grower of stfawbsGriAs.
knows perfectly we'll that the cost a
producing them is not great. and all
who have had an abundant supply
know that they contribute very much
to the enjoyment Of all concerned.
Having perfect confidence In tAe
soundness Of these propositions. VIII
try to tell how to grow this fruit af
small expense: Early in the spring
select . strip of ground in . convs-
meat place, not too far from The house.
and fully exposed to the sun II IL
ground has been cultivated for TIVE
years you will be less likely TO b
troubled with white grubs. The plos
should be long and narrow, so that II
can be cultivated with horse. Ioa
should have at least two square rods
FOR each member of the family. fes
ON . heavy coating of manure ans
Dlow It under. Then harrow vsfy
thoroughly and smooth the surfass
with the hoat All this should BE- done
a. soon az the ground 10 dry enough.
Then procure plants Of two GOOD W
rtetiss. one early and one late. notA
having perfect blossoms. The MAJ
shall and Brandywine would ~ .
good selection. Cut the roots bAck 70
two or three inches, and plaAt with tAe
crown level with the surface. pecksoS
ths ground firmly about the roots. TAe
rows should be three feet apart. ans
the plants sixteen inches in the row.
The bed should be cultivated ana hoso
Immediately after planting. 20 - 70
leave . loose surface that will prevent
the evaporation Of moisture from the
soil. This Is the main object OF SUIT
ing the soil. and 1t should be done o.
tsn enough to keep loose surface u
all times. This Incidentally prevents
the growth Of weeds From one TO TWO
inches 10 deep enough to STIR tae
ground. and it should be kept up t4
October. The blossoms that come oue
IN May must be cut OF, and all runners
10 they come out through the growing
season. This must be faithfully At
tended to. or the old plants will be e.
hausted by supporting lot Of useless
runners. Just as soon as the last hos
ing IL given, at the first Of October, OF
earlier, an inch or two Of cut straw
should be put on the surface bstwssa
the plants In the row. II all the space
much the better. This will protect TIE
surface roots from the frst Pressing
and thawing. and still leave the foliage
to do its work until the end Of the
season. At the beginning OF winter the
bed should be we'll covered with straw,
vhich h - ~ ramareA- fsom dirAn11y
ovef the crowns when growth eoA-
mences In the spring. A sooe - tAs
fruit IL secured the leaves are to b
cut OF, and when they are dried the
mulch IL to be stirred up and the bsA
burnt over. New. healthy growth will
start at once, and not . rusty leaf will
be seen that season, A. . rule. The bed
10 to receive the same care 1t had the
first season. II these directions are fol-
lowed there will hardly be failure in
twenty years.-M. Crawford.
Depth of Planting Potatoes.-In
Canada q series Of tests ON plating
potatoes seemed to indicate that the
best depth was five inches. We do not,
however, know on what kind of . soil
this kind Of result was obtained. In
the same trials various kinds Of pota-
to ssed were used, as whole and cut,
and the seeds or sets were placed a&
various distances apart. from one to
three feet. In these tests the best ~
suits were obtained by whole potatoes
at q distance apart Of one foot. TAas
does not, however, prove that under
other conditions and in other soils 9TH
er methods might not be found suDs-
rior.
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