Lawrence democrat. (Lawrenceburg, Tenn.) 1884-1925, 1905-11-21
STRAWBERRIES
An Instructive Article from the
Champion Strawberry Pro-
dYc0 in LawranCe Co.

The hrst strawberry patch that was
iRt out for markT purpose that came
under my notice was put out by Mr.,
Price and his wife, Git would be out of
place not to netice her, for she was as
much offs farmer as he was,) who are
well known to everybody living in the
vicinity a Lawrenceburg excepting
those who have settled here within the
past four or five years.
A short article IN the Lawrenceburg
Press gave an account OF what that lit
tie patch Of about the sixteenth of an
acre brought in 0sh which as saw
Me advantages offered here for cheap,
home in healthIu climate. II was
through that paper that | was induced
to come here. The next person that
came under my notice in strawberry
r&sing was Mr. George Trip, father Of
kdney Trpp, of orr tswn, who made
the first shipments from this place and
brought Lawrence strawberries to the
notice of the public outside of this
place and it is very doubtful question
N ny mind as to whether or not the
prize would have been awarded to me
If he had bsen living aud had competed
" it but will say this that my guess
would be in his favor.
The above is the principal object
that | had in view ia writing this ar
ticle. But it will seeminglymot be COM
plete without giving the names of
others who have been in the market
during the past ten or fifteen years,
among whom are Messrs Lloyd, Staten,
Matherson, Clawson and myself. A
short statement of my first real start
and progress at raising berries for the
markss up to the largest crop that |
have yet raised may be of interest and
profit to some who may read this. /
first sent for Bicycles berry book which
may be had for so cts at the Farm
journal Office 1924 Race Street Phila-
delpha, Pa, and done according to d.
rections given in it end bought hun
bred plants ten kinds ten of Kind
and set them out according to the
book, which was foot between the
rows and feet in the row and found
that they would have made perfect
mat OF a bed If had let them run, so
the next spring | set out half acre
feet each way and found that they
all made good matted row 3 feel
vide except the Burbank
The two next seasons set them the
the same way, the third season setting
a half and the fourth an acre, I had
by that time becoms very well aware
budt ~ tnhcs oNeil"otiHSiy ~ ~ WIN
hoe to keep the weeds down in the mat
ted row after they commence to run
and set. So the next spring ! act al
acre and a half feet and three inche.
between the rows and & feet in the
rsws, and allowed but one runner eacl
way from the plant or two to escl
plant to grow one each way and KEEP
them in the row. That summer wa.
very rainy hoed just around tn,
plants in the mud two or three time,
before could get on to it with horst
but finally got at it and because o
having plenty of room soon had it il
good shape and had fine stand tina
year. | concluded to try saving tn,
old bed of an acre so raked the straw
off the bcet could and went around tn,
matted row with turning pillow leav
inn bnt 6 or inches in the center hop
ing that it would run out and make
nsW matted row but failed TO get i
weCRps down in time so had but the