The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1915-12-16
CORN CLUB BOYS
TO GROW BERRIES
New Work Undertaken by
Some of States Alert
Young Farmers.
SIMPLE INSTRUCTIONS

Clemson College Has Sent Boys Dsreo-
lions For Strawberry Culture That
Will Be ueeful to Adult Farmers
and Suburban DweIlers as WelI.--
Advice ON All Steps, From Prepar-
Ing Soil to Packing Crates.
Eighty South Carolina corn club
boys. eighty OF the best In the State,
are adding strawberry culture to
their work. These are the boys who
by their corn club work last year,
won scholarships to Clemson College
for the summer course. During the
course they we're promised that in.
structions for growing strawberries
would be sent % them IN the fall and
The boys expressed themselves a.
eager to try small patches of the
luscious fruit as part of their club
work u. ..s.r.., . s
s. r. ]. Crider, associate professor Of
Horticulture at Clemson College, has
prepared and scot the boys set Of
instructions for stravberry culture.
These instructions are simple and
brief but cover the subject In ali I'M
portaf branches- They viii be use
ful to any who desire 10 grow straw.
berries and this should include large
number Of suburban dweliers as well
as farmers. Prot Orders directions
aee as follows:
Soil for s<rawberrfes. Any kind
except bottom land and stff7 clay.
Preparation Of Land Break deep
", smooth The surface web. and lay
on rows as for cotton. When ready
TO plant. knock the bed down to a
te~el.
FertHlztno. Fertfltze heavily with
stable manure either broadcast or in
the furrow. before planting. Each
fsll tust be6ore matching auuy
broadcast q mixture Of about $50
pounds cottonseed meal, 600 pounds
katnit and $50 pounds acid phosphate.
these being he amounes par acre.
setttno P>a~ts. Set pfants In
straight ltna 18 inches apart IN row
Place plants In rather large hoies
with roots spread apart and pack soil
firmly about them. Keep roots OF
plants moist until planting. Phcs
name of variety ON q stake at end Of
row.
MutchinS. AS soon as plants are
SET, cover ground all about plants with
heavy coating Of pine needles or oat
straw. This holds moisture and
keeps berries clean IN spring. Apply
this mulch each year thereafter In
September.
cHttketing. Begin cultivation jus,
after berries are gathered. Cultivate
as for cotton. keeping q loose layer
Of soil ON top and all weeds and gress
removed.
Treatment of Runners First Sum.
mer. Let runners take root along
rows 80 as to get plants for new
patch.
Setting Q New Patch. In September
use new plants in setting out new
patch, folloxing same method as BE-
fore.
Trestment for Second Summer,
Give same treatment as f1rs& summer.
sHcspt that all runners most be Gun
OF (unlees more new plants ana
wantod). Repeat this the thiDd sum
mer.
Treatment for Third Fa4l Phow up
your old strawberry patch StTew.
berry plants viii not produce destr.
able berries after the third cop.
Gathering Fruit Pinch baTtes
crom stalks without bruistn& leaving
stems on. Go over patch every other
day, sometimes every day. Pick ber.
RES when they are red while yet
firm. Gather in standard quart straw.
barry baskets. The basket Is sold
with the berries.
Sorting. While PICKING place the
larger berries in one basket the SEQ.
ond size in another, and the smallest
size (Which should not be marketed)
In q third. This Is very important.
Naming the Grades. Name the first
grade Extra Fancy, and the second
grade Fancy" Write name of grade.
variety, and your own name ON each
basket Use quart size strawberry
baskets. 80 to the crate, and see to It
that they are neat and clean. Get
prices ON crates and baskets from
manufacturers and have supplies reach
you In ample time.
Arrangement Of BerrIes In Basket
Have every basket well flied and ar
range the berries ON top In rowa.
Garry baskets to market IN neatly
packed crates. They will command
attention and bring the highest prtcaA
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