White Pine news. [volume] (East Ely, Nev.) 1920-1923, 1922-04-23
STRAWBERRY CULTURE
/. FOR CITIZENS OF ELY

The tscarecrow" will be much in
evidence this summer because the
raising of strawberries in the city
Of Ely and throughout White Pine
county bids fair to become in I'm
portant industry.
During the week 5000 strawberry
plants were received and distributed
by Mayor J. II. Gallagher. while an
additional 500 plants are due to arrive
the coming week. These plants should
bear some fruit this year. There will
be many gardens within the city lin
its where the luscious fruit, 1t is
hoped, may be picked fresh for the
breakfast table, while it is believed
that the experiment will prove so
profitable that within the next few
seasons the ranches through the diff
ferent valleys of the county will be
able to supply the local market and
the fruit will go to the consumer
fresh from the plant instead of be-
ing delayed by shipment from distant
points, which naturally results in con-
siderable loss and detracts somewhat
from the flavor of anything so deii-
cate as a strawberry.
Those residing in Ely who are for
tunate enough to obtain plants from
the first shipment and who will make
every effort to produce q strawberry
patch this season that will attract
attention are as follows:
Rufus Seifers, $50: Henry Good
man, 100: M. Fenton, so; S. Herbert
Williams. 100; J. H. Gallagher, rs;
o. r. Baird. 100; A. j. Proctor, 100;
w II. Bishop. 100; Carroll F. Morrill,.
so; DR.. H E. Burnett, 200; George
w. Jackson. 100; r. F. Matthias. 20;
Fred G. Baldwin, so; J. E. Brinton,
100.
The remainder of the plants were
sent 10 the farming communities,
where 1t is believed that as soon as 1t
has been proven that the fruit which
is perhaps the best seller on the mar
ket. can be raised at a substantial
profit, the business will assume pro-
portions and those who will be among
the pioneers in the industry are as
follows;
l.. Snyder. Baker. 900; A. B. Gard
ner, Sunnyside, goo; ]. C. Riordan,
Sunnyside, 100; II +. Rutherford,
Currant, 100; A. C. Florio, Duckwat-
er, 100; H. l.. Anderson. Schell-
bourne, 100: H. A Behrman, Pres
ton, 165: Carlisle Bradley, Preston,
SO; r. A. Yelland, Aurum, 100;
Washington Rogers. Cleveland ranch,
100; E. d. Funk. Preston. 200; w.
II. WINS. Lund, 100; Clyde Tilford,
Osceola, 100
Attention was first called to the
many advantages and great possibili-
ties In the raising of Strawberries in
this county through the farm bureau
and County Agent Thomas r. King,
who has given considerable study to
the matter, will be glad to furnish
desired information as to the hand
ling of the plants and the best meth
DDS of producing satisfactory crops.
Otto F. Werner, from whom the
plants were received by Mayor Gal
lagher, has demonstrated that the
business Is profitable one, and with
in a stones throw of the city of Reno
has produced large crops. 1t has been
proven that a comfortable living can
be made on a small piece of ground.
The plants are everbearing ana
need transplanting only once in three
years They are set one foot apart
in rows with two feet between the
rows, so that strip of ground. say
25 by 10 feet, would be sufficient for
100 plants
BY special arrangement the first
consignment or plants was procured
at the rate of 50 per hundred This
rate only prevails, however. in con-
neetion with orders for 900 plants
or more, and it is not too late now
to procure additional plants if the
orders are put in before the supply is
exhausted. II the order is placed for
an amount less than 200 plants
charge of So is made.
Tho nf OF
lures will doubtless be an easy mat
ter, because all the neighbors Will
volunteer their assistance and all the
boys in town will be on the lookout
for a chance