Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1913-07-04

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Preparation c. tre Soil.
u me >oil Is no. -..H t"t prst results
It -..u4 have g irrS~.s- OF a. lest
twr1Gy art .o0i~ II Ntl deCowpostd
stable manure per acre. .lthef piuwph
uudr; %, Incorporated WITH the SOL by
surface culture att, plnwinc II sta
h,e manure l. ur available rant TODD
should ue suppI-c ~ q liberal I'e Ut
rne,y ground uon-. chemical mandre>
ana potash me ust upun ~. pants
nj hluon'u@ dime Of mighty uitruGr
nous nlHuurcS such ss nitrate OF Soda.
NJ the rite OF about 100 pouuds per
acre. often proves al great value. II
II ca be applied IN solution X Will
/ give quicker results than II PIT On IN
tht torn OF salt II the tertlffy OF
/ the soft ia little more than sufficient 70
support tins plant when the heavy
strain OF fruit production comes on the
plant will only perfect the number OF
fruits It's food supply will allow; hence
the advantage OF applying quickly
availa Bile pant foods Just at this crit
ical time.
Plants with small crowns-i e.. a
moderate growth of iraves-and with
an abundant development of ttbrous
roots are the most desirable Ii the
leaf area seems to be too great for the
root system of the plant the removal
of two or three of the older leaves will
prove an advantage.
Horticultural varieties Of strawber
ries occur with imperfect tor pistillate,
flowers as well as with perfect flow.
ers those containing both stamens and
pistls'. 1t Is important that the plant
er give careful attention to this point
in making his plantation. as patch
made up OF pistillate sorts alone will
be unproductive. while many such
sorts when properly interspersed with
perfect lowered varieties have proved
to be our largest fruited sorts and most
prolific bearers There Is no way of
distinguishing the perfect from the
imperfect pants when not in bloom.
When to Set the Plants.
There are several considerations
which govern the time and manner of
setting strawberry plants. The time
to plant depends In humid regions more
upon the rainfall than upon any other
factor II there are not timely rains
at the planting season to give the
plants an opportunity to establish
themselves the stand will be uneven,
with the result that more work will he
required to keep the land free from
weeds and more trouble will be neces
sary to get the blank spaces occupied
by runners from the plants that sur
vive The plants that Withstand the
drought are checked and dwarfed
They seldom recover 40 as to make
either satisfactory troopers or plant
producers II II most satisfactory and
most economical. therefore. to choose
that season which offers most advan.
tages nj planting time. other things BE-
ing equal In general there are only
two seasons for planning spring and
fail-but 10 some localities spring plant
ing should be done In April or May BY
the use of the preceding seasons
plants. while In others 1t may be done
In June from the crop of runners OF
the same season.
In irrigated regions planting can be
done ut whatever season the work will
give hest results In future crop pro
ductiOn. In humid regions rainfall IA
determining factor. In the northern
half Of the prairie region west Of the
Mississippi spring planting gives hest
results In the middle Atlantic states
the work In divided between spring
and August planting. with the balance
In favor OF the latter in some local..
ties In New England the work Ia
chiefly confined to the spring months.
although there are enthusiastic advO-
Gates Of fail planting. In coast states
south Of New York August and Sep
tensher planting In most extensively
practiced. particularly upon the more
retentive soils. In the trucking region
on the islands about Charleston. s. u.
spring planting 10 extensively prac
ticed. as It results In paying crop the
. following year. while only small crop
} can be harvested from fall set plant
J On these quick soils the plant can be
. grown a. an annual. and farther
] south. in Georgia and Florida. the fall
! set plants will return profitable crop
] the following spring. On the heavier
, soils Of South Carolina. however. fall
I planting. with the paying crop one
year from the following spring. Ia the
most protita BILE method. The particu
lar time during the summer or fall
. when the planting should be done will
, be governed by the occurrence of the
seasonal rains II In July and August.
plant then: II in September and Octo
. Der. plant at that time. II the earlier
date can be taken advantage Of. 40
, much the better. The plants will have
a longer period in which to grow.
How to Set the Plants.
r Success in transplanting stra wberry
} plants depends. first. upon the quality
, OF the plant and. second. upon the time
and manner Of doing the work II the
2 plants are good the stand. other con
ditiOns being favorable. depends upon