The Delta independent., 1900-06-29
Strawberry csnsre.

- - - sSeu thot tnc piauts prepare iof
prodseaion during the following spring.
0sowese are now busy picking berries
for market, but they sometimes post
pons work on the young plants until the
weeds sed grass get into the rows. 1t
% the drsi workings that are most ben
eficisl. spd all labor bestowed will save
work daring the year. II the plants
are grOUn in matted rows, and the
runners become thick in them, it is very
difncult 10 keep them clean. Although
the cuiuvaior or wheel hoe will kill all
weeds beiween the rows the main object
shoull b. to destroy the weeds in the
rows. This must be done at the be-
ginDinG. and no poetponement OF the
wosh shouid occur, for in a week or two
from noe the well known dreaded crab
wili pstin an appearance and make
troubaoL 1t can be easily destroyed
whes it = very small, but give it a week g
growth end the labor OF eradication is
made SsBriold. II weeds and grass can
be kep4 1ut Of the rows among the
plants tie yield OF fruit will be much
larger .vsxt year and the pickins OF the
crop rl6dered easier. while the b-d may
be nsAe to last two or three years
irstesdtf plowing it nnder after har-
v~stias pne crop. as is frequently the
the Cd 1, is matter OF one crop or
two Crops. according to the war male
upon ~ weeks.
TIE jznts may be set out in the fall
il nde dtre last spring. but fall plants
do soe Jield crops OF any consequence
uctil tks spring OF the second year.
thoggAs partial crop is sometim's
secuso Potied plants. however. will
bsas oskt spring il transpianted in the
fall. "a rule. many groHers put the
p;ases % close together in the rows.
II The 0heel hoe 10 used make the rows
= ise16s spart Tor a greater distance il
pseessglil and place the plants IA inches
aEase = the rovs. II extra care is used
% = = mark the spaces both wsys and
-eAod The piants. - when planting
cnsQb Geing u rows and plants veil
49, pnd sassight in both directions.
ths tAQa -, eultivstsa hseuaan
eeAu - ouAossa -sAa0 us10
the runsoss are ssnt out. The sscood
year evssy alternate plant may be cut
out and ths rows worked in both direc-
tions. NJ soch Of the original plants will
then be - inchcs apart in both direc-
tiors- By working as close as possible
to the plaats nov. before the rows are
matted. Il viIl require but little labor
to looseo The ground between the plants
in the reUs. Ou. Of the beet modes
Of cultivaaiux straw berries is tirst to
make the coil iooe- between the rows
and Aroused each plant. After every
rain rake between the rows with rake
having dssp and sharp iron teeth. grind
e. ch tooeA to = shsrp point. The
raking forms fine and soft mulch and
destroys sll young weeds and grass, the
work beiag done very rapidly. and the
moisture q the ground is thus coaser-
we'd. Crab gsass will not gros uh r.
the soil . kspt ioose. II the groanl s
kept stirssd vith the rake teeth by the
time the runners Gil the rows ths weeds
will probably lie conquered
II 10 estimated that a balanced :
fertilizer Tor strsw berries should consist
of l5o poo ,Cls nitrate Of soda. $50 pounds
acid phosphate ,rock, and lao pounds
muriaie of potash. The nitrate is more
suitable tor ma,urcd plants in the
spring. - e 10 90 readily soluble. heucs
for the young grot iny plants 80 pounds
o' dried blood would probably be ore
suitable than l5o ouuds OF nitrate o
soda. 1hs propor; oas are 'or one acre
Scatter the rrathe,ials on the surface Of
the 81 Quad. I fopt on each side ut the
plants. and also between the plants, not
too c,ose To ths IN. and rake it in well.
After tie dest rain tine grouu will ap-
rear eucsus:ed Anl Lard. when the sun
dri-s the earth. bat the tine-,ooih rase
should b usrd q: oacc aud the materials
again ven worked into the coil. Use
three fosvths Of tn quantity Of sertili-
sers mentioned before The rows are
covered With runners and ono fourth in
the .rrisg. applying il before the plants
begin to grow and while the grourd is
thcn cod In the TALL the rows may be
nulcLcd and no cultivation will be
necessary aRain until sitter tn, crop i.
harvested; bat. stoald any weeds ap-
pear in TIE sprine. pull them gu, h,
hand. 70 u y not az laborious removing
weeds in that msnncr as it ]. To p,cs
the fruios nth wccds growing smun.
the yius@- fAs~ecsss .aeo rob .theyincs
f. u uo'ssS1s cod isr.cn the amount 81