. Elementary principles of agriculture : a text book for the common schools. Agriculture. Small Fruits and Orchard Fronts 357 though some varieties do well on heavy lands. Land intended for strawberries should be previously grown in some clean cultivated crop. Sometimes, especially in the South, the plants are set out in late summer or early fall. This gives plants strong enough to bear a heavy crop the following spring, if the season be favorable. In the North the plants are more usually set out in early spring and allowed to grow through the first sum- m e r. Any flowers that come out are pi
. Elementary principles of agriculture : a text book for the common schools. Agriculture. Small Fruits and Orchard Fronts 357 though some varieties do well on heavy lands. Land intended for strawberries should be previously grown in some clean cultivated crop. Sometimes, especially in the South, the plants are set out in late summer or early fall. This gives plants strong enough to bear a heavy crop the following spring, if the season be favorable. In the North the plants are more usually set out in early spring and allowed to grow through the first sum- m e r. Any flowers that come out are pinched off to keep the plants from being weak- ened by fruit- i n g. Very strong plants are secured in this way which will produce heavy crops one year from planting. It is not advisable to attempt to secure more than two crops from the same planting because the plants become so thick that they are weak and not so fruitful. 526. Hills Versus Matted Rows. Where straw- berries are planted in small areas in small gardens, it is usual to set the plants about 12 to 20 inches apart in. Fig. 225. A strong fruitful strawberry plant grown by the hill system. See colored plate. Courtesy Mr. Will B. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Ferguson, A. M. (Alexander McGowen), 1874-; Lewis, Lowery Laymon, 1869-. Chicago, Ill. : Ferguson Publishing Company
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