Milford chronicle., 1912-02-09
WHAT VARIETY OF STRAWBERRIES
TO GROW In THIS SECTION.

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/ There are dozens and dozens of varie-
ties listed in most any plant catalogue,
and to read the descriptions of them
one would naturally be led to believe
that all one has to do is to get the plants
of most any variety named, set them
out, take proper care, and when the
time arrives, harvest a large crop of
fine berries.
But unfortunately to most beginners
the above story has proven to be sad
mistake. There is hardly any plant
that is affected more by its surround
ings, soil and climatic conditions than
the strawberry is. Some varieties re-
quire a low loose moist soil and will
prove almost worthless if planted on
dry upland, while others will do much
better on upland, and again some var
ieties seem to be able to adapt them
selves to most any type of land. And
again we will always have to bear in
mind that because a certain variety
proves to do well in the far South or in
the far North, is no proof it is going to
do well for us here The only way to
prove what an untried variety is worth
is get few plants, and if it proves
satisfactory after a thorough test, why
then go ahead and set it out.
Every year the catalogues of plant
growers come out with new varieties
with all kinds of claims as to their size,
looks and heavy yielders. AS a rule
after paying a high price for these new
varieties and giving them extra atten-
ton, we are doomed to disappointment
when they come into bearing in finding
that they are no better thar many of
the old tried varieties, and in many
cases not as good.
So as l said before, try some new
varieties each year, but don't discard
variety that has been doing fairly well
for you, for an new untried one until
you are sure you have found something
better.
And for the above reason l am still
growing an old variety, which | have
had for years, because on my soil it has
proven to be always reliable and good
seller as well as a good shipper. 1t is
the Candy variety, and for several years
have been planting more of them than
any other variety, and shall continue to
do so until / find something better
Although last fall it looked for a while
that the jig was up with me growing
any Gandys this year, for the DUPONT
Candy patch l had set last spring. But
a little later the dupont people discover
ed that / had set out a thirty-acre ap-
pie orchard on the back of my farm;
they moved the line farther to the west,
so as to go through the apple orchard.
And of course Mr.. dupont is very con-
and as he wants to do all the
good he can for the poor Sussex farmer
brrA A,sxyiY,cr fo orof laoI halorry ife, xyo111o
and force a gift upon them that they
don't want, he saw that l would need
a boulevard to haul these apples on some
day. Thus his reason for letting my
Candy patch rest in peace. Now that |
l have failed to be convinced that l will |
some day be in need of a boulevard to |
haul apples on, and also because l am
not going to give 200 feet across my |
apple orchard and farm to help the head !
of one of our greatest trust companies |
on in his great land steal made possible |
by Delawafe's wise Legislators.
l, unlike a hungry dog, will not follow I
at the heels of the farm and home de- /
stroyer, hoping to gather up some of |
the crumbs he might scatter by the |
wayside, so / am called mean and var
Ous other names. But l am only far /
mer down in Sussex and am not sup
posed to see and understand the wis
1om and mysterious workings of Della
wares wise Legislators in passing the
dupont Boulevard Road Bill' which
gives a franchise worth millions to one
already worth millions. And for what
Well, only time will tell and such is
tate, and who can blame socialism for
making such gains in this world of
ours q?
Well, to return to Strawberries, / will
lame few of the promising varieties
have tried. All who have a low moist
oil, there isn't a berry better suited
or it than the Candy. But don't plant
t on high sandy land nor on still clay.
The Chesapeake is a good berry, some
hing of the Candy type, which does
veil on high land. 1t is a firm berry,
Medium late and a fair cropper Our
ault it is a very poor plant maker. But
n good ground that isn't bad failing.
1Ost varieties make too many plants.
The Abingdon is a good variety for
most any kind of land. 1t is almost the
anne as the old Bubach, only a perfect
lOOmer, and better plant maker.
hink the fruit is firmer too.
The Klondyke, for a medium early
erry, believe, has come to stay. 1t
5 a strong plant maker, perfect bios
ON. The berry is almost as solid as
iandy, and looks well in the cup and
lways sells well.
The Virginia is an early berry, an inn
erfect blOOmer, and a very heavy
ielder for an early berry. | think it .
as come to stay.
Around Lincoln of late years more
,hipman have been set out than all
ther varieties together. l, being the
rst one to fruit this variety having got j
lants from the originator, was the first
, discard it. 1t proved to be uncertain
Or me. 1t is very tender in bud and {
loom, or it lacks pOllen-I am not able
} say. But it is not a sure crOpper by
ny means. Still we have good berry
rowers around Lincoln, who are still
citing Chipmon and have as a rule had c
airly good success with it. The Grim
IN Cluster is a Candy type that will do 4
Ood on high land, where the Candy is
failure, so it is claimed. / tried it on
andy land and failed to see that it was 4
ny better than the Candy.
The Superior is a berry; if given pro-
er care, will most always prove good. n
is a good plant maker, and to obtain
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