The state herald., 1905-05-12

ing and selecting from these crosses,
crossing and recrossine until the man
made varieties number many hundreds
and the end is not yet. Thousands OF
acres are cultivated and hundreds OF
thousands Of bushels of the berries are
sold annually. The strawberry has us-
qu-stisnsbly become the business mem
hsr OF the rose family.
The ruip or Berry Vet the Fruit.
Nature provides for plant re2roduc-
ton mostly from seeds. These seeds arc
the real fruit; the pulp or SO called fruit
IL hut the receptacle for the seed. in
which 1t is protected and developed.
When parliamentary seeds arc all mpreg.
mated or pollsuized ovsry seed grows
and dsvelopes with its surrounding pulp
and a perfect berry is produced, but
where the embryonic or rudimentary
seeds are not pollenized there will be no
pulp as IL is not needed hence one rd.
ed or imperfect berry. Nature develops
pulp only to devslope seed.
But lot us come TO the practical part
OF the subject. In speaking on this
branch my remarks will be almost en-.
.irely in answer to questions that have
been asked mo within the past forty
eight hours; some while on the way to
this hall.
Any soil that will rsiss good corn will
produce straw berries, but the richer the
ground the larger and better the berries.
It should be well puivsriEsd and then
made compact.
will here remark that there are three
classes OF persons who should not st.
tempt 10 raise strawberries on . very sx.
tended scale; the person who has too
much other business TO devote consider
able tims and labor among the plants;
the one who is too lazy to work sod the
one who cannot carry considorabie en-.
ihufiasn In the ps'ch along with the
hoe, the more euthuhiasm tho bstter; il
you become . strawberry crank better
still, tor then you will study tho haoIts
OF your plants and note the many differ
ences snd peculiarities OF different varis.
ties.
Whist are the best varieties to plant 2
One might as well ask Who invented
sleep or "who struck Billy Patterson" u,
to ask q wberry rsissr's advice as to
tho best varieties to plant. Some y.ris.
tics produce abundantiy IN sandy soil,
others IN loan, others thrive best In
heavy clay land, whereas II they were
reversed they would perhaps prove far
from satisfactory.
For tho benefit Of ,hose whs contem.
plate bod OF strswserries for home use
l will advise them tim, when they con.
suit strawberry oatnlogs and Ind . var.
iety described ns very large. red 10 this
core md 20 very hrm that they vii ship
from Florida or Texas TO New York OF
Chicago without m.shing or bruisins
let II n.ysrcly nlone ~ tho chance. nrs
that II will bc no sour that IL would
make razorbnnk pig tshc m sI,rs
kink IN his tail, run backward and sausA
III hs backs up sgsinst the fence should
he chance 10 bi,s into one. Firm bsrric,
that will stand transportation are almes'
sure to Ia sour and sncb are selected b,
tho berry shipper. lie studies no quail
" bu, hrmness.
Having prepared your soil asd select,
cd your plants t,bres or iour varieties
". next CONSIDER the
Methsd Or Planting ssa Caittvat,ss
Three method. are practicea, hill
hsdgs row and matted row. Tho bss
- thu hill culture. When set fifteen o.
eighteen incbss apart Ia the row an,
runners kept oil they will stool out, tha
N, form new crowns, until the hill vii
be fifteen TO twenty inobes IN disms,s,
And they will hear hes,isr. and suuish
will reach oil III. berries which tends :,
ripsD them more evenly.
Hedge rows are the second beet. Plant,
are sci same ne above bu, runners ar,
permitted 10 run la,,srly so ss 10 form q