The Ordway new era., 1909-09-10
FOR THE BEGINNER
Strawberry Can Be Made Profit
able Crop on Any Soil.
mere 10 Great Diversity Of Climate
and soIl-ons Variety May Sue.
essd In One Locality and
Fall In Another.

The strawberry will succeed and
can be made a profitable crop on any
soil that will produce grain or poea.
toes. There 10 a great diversity and
range OF soil and climate. and varie-
ties that succeed admirably In one To-
cality may signally fall In another;
therefore. II you are. beginner. try
few Of the leading varieties and see
which do best. and stick to the good
varieties until you can get something
better. says a writer In Orchard and
Farm.
Berries grown on clayey soil are
generally larger than those grown on
black. loamy soil: they also require
less water. Berries grown on lava
and granite soil are not quite SO pro-
ductive In fruit. but the plants are
more vigorous and luxuriant In foil.
age. and send out myriads OF runners.
strawberries grown on lava and gran
lite soils require an immense amount
OF water. In fact. during the fruiting
season floods OF water should be given
them In order to obtain best results
| AT Florin, Sacramento county, the
strawberry paradise OF California. one
windmill Is supposed to furnish water
to irrigate five acres OF berries. The
strawberry rows are about four feet
apart. and alternating irrigating
bitches are kept full OF water during
the fruiting season. Strawberries
should still be irrigated after the
fruit Is gone to keep them growing
and to insure crop for next season.
Some varieties occupy the same land
Tor several successive seasons with
out detriment to the profits OF the
fruit crop: this Is especially true OF
Captain Jack. very remarkable
strawberry In many respects.
Before planting a new patch I
would recommend good application
| OF barnyard manure. to make the soil
as rich as possible (steer clear Of com.
mercial fertilizers. they are liable to
let the soil give out at time when
your strawberries require It.; barn
yard manure Is the best, all things
considered. as 1t ia more lasting and
beneficiaD. Your land for straw
berries should be thoroughly plowed.
narrowed and pulverized. as well as
It can be made.
After the land is in readiness and
you have your plants all In hand. get
wire as long AZ your rows are to be
and tie string every Is inches
apart on the wire. A little piece six
inches long is sufficient. BY using this
wire, with the strings. every row will
be straight. and the plants set at q
uniform distance from each other.
Press the dirt thoroughly around each
plant and keep the crowns even with
the surface of the ground. After your
plant is finished, II It is a large one,
II will pay you to go over 1t with a
roller and press each plant thorough.
ly into the earth.
After your strawberries get well
started to growing. give them a thor
ough cultivation at least every ten
days. for herein lies one Of the great
secrets Of success: plenty Of cult
walton checks evaporation and allows
the air to penetrate the soil. which
in turn makes the strawberry form
heavy. powerful roots. and plants with
heavy roots have vigorous. healthy
crowns and leaves which foretell an
enormous fruit crop II not killed by
frosts.
by all means, when setting out a
new patch of berries, obtain the best
and most approved varieties: 1t costs
as much to cultivate a poor variety
as 1t does to cultivate superior one.
II you buy your plants from dis
tance never dump into tub Of water
after receiving them; II you do you
will invariably kill them. II you
cannot set them out as soon as you
receive them, make thick mixture
of mud and water of the consistency
of cream and puddle the roots in 1t.
Afterwards place in cellar where
the plants will not freeze. and you
can keep them several weeks.
Increase In Mutton and Sheep.