West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-07-21
Strawberries.
Some Valuable Information About
This Lucious Berry.

Under the title OF "Straw berries" :"
the HORTICULTURAL OF tho West Vir-
ginia Agricultural Experiment Station
has published the results Of a two
years trial OF some forty.tve varieties
of that fruit. both In hill aud matted.
row culture The text is supplemented
10y half-tone engrayings, which show
the form and relative size OF the VA
rious sorts at glance, and ~ line
chart gives the comparative yield OF
the several sorts under two systems of
treatment
The important point In this Is that
the same plants were used throughout
the experiment
The tirst half OF the bulletin deals
with the general methods of straw
berry growing. such as selection and
preparation OF soil; setting tho plants;
cultivation; renewing old patches,
harvesting; marketing; and compar-
isou OF varieties. Notes on the several
sorts are given. together with a lis. OF
those particularly suited for family
use.
The publication Is summed MP In The
folio wing pithy paragraphs.
No land owner should bs without n
stra W berry patch.
No fruit will return n greater In
come for the time aud money expended
than the straw berry
Pistillatc plants usually bear tho
largest fruits, but perfect towering
sure perfect pollination and a crop Of
fruit.
IL is the remarkably EARLY aud re-
murkably LATE crops that return the
profit in strawberry culture.
Care in grading the fruit pays better
with the strawberries than with any
other crop. Make three grades In
price and in quality of fruit. The re-
suit will bc gratifying.
Use only neat clean packages of full
size.
Crop failures are less frequent with
awberries than with any other
small fruit.
Good plants, carefully set well
tended, and the fruits marketed In at
tractive packages arc rure 10 return
the grower satisfaction.
For general plantations select only
well tried sorts. Varieties are local
Hence, failure Is more likely to result
from dazzling largely In noveiiiss than
..th IL,
Test the novelties in small way.
Do not venture "A years return upon an
untried sort
The best berry Is that which pos
sessrs attractive appearance with ship
ping qualities. good size. productive
ness. and general vigor OF plant.
The following names from tho list OF
varieties on page 100 stood the highest
in two years test at the station
wolverton, Eureka, Ponderosa. Cum
bcrland, Brandywine, Greenyiile, En-.
ormous, Arrow. Belle, Crescent. En-
hance, Parker Earle, Trimbell. War
field No 2, Mary, American Queen
and Allen.
The following names are those of
ten sorts bearing largest fruits IN 1890:
Tiubach No. B. Belle. Mary. Allen
EurelSa. Trimbell, Brard y~ine, Pom
derosa, Sharpless. Rio; in 1897 the list
was as follows: Allen. Trimbeli Sal
sers Earliest. Wclverton. Eureka.
Belle, American Qneen, Ponderosa.
Brandywine and Enhance.
In productiYencss the sorts range as
follows.
In 1895 Crescent. Wsrfeld M. 2.
Sharpless. Cyclone Wolyerton. Prince
ton Chief, Anon, Wilson. Enhance,
Enormous. In 1897, the varieties
ranked as follows: Crescent. Pom
derosa. Arrow. fIaviland. Cyclone. Eu-
reka. Princeton, Chief, Rio, Greenyille,
Anon
SOnthern exposures with quick soil
and light mulch. II any. for early crop
A north hillside and heavy mulch
for the late crop.
Never n-e old sod land for II straw
berry patch.