. Kellogg's great crops of small fruits : and how he grows them. Nurseries (Horticulture) Michigan Ionia Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs. mother plant and a new plant, which we call a crown, starts out on the side of the original one, building it up to- mammoth proportions. Plants on rich land have often exceeded the size of a bushel basket, producing over four quarts of berries. The}- extend their roots a great distance through all the soil between the rows while light comes to all parts of the foliage giv- ing perfect assimilation and thus a contin- uous growth until the close of the
. Kellogg's great crops of small fruits : and how he grows them. Nurseries (Horticulture) Michigan Ionia Catalogs; Fruit Seedlings Catalogs. mother plant and a new plant, which we call a crown, starts out on the side of the original one, building it up to- mammoth proportions. Plants on rich land have often exceeded the size of a bushel basket, producing over four quarts of berries. The}- extend their roots a great distance through all the soil between the rows while light comes to all parts of the foliage giv- ing perfect assimilation and thus a contin- uous growth until the close of the season is Beder-Wood, etc., 30x30 inches and culti- vate both ways, or rows 30 inches wide and 18 inches in the row if weeding machine is used. For large varieties like Marshall, Dew, Haverland, Brand3Twine and Weston set 34 or 36 inches each way or 18x34 inches for weeder, or a little hand hoeing with common cultivator run one way. The work of keeping' off the runners has been greatly overestimated. The}- can be drawn around with the corner of a sharp hoe and quickly chopped off, but the work can be greatly lessened by the use of the automatic ncnner cutter. No matter how many runners there are around the hill, place it over the plant and press down on the handle, when the twisted shaft (E) passes through the slot, forcing the shaft around half way, so that the two opposite fingers (A) pass around and gather up the runners, drawing them into the slot (B) when the two. 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 Kellogg, R. M; Rushire Fruit Farm; R. M. Kellogg (Firm); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection. Ionia, Mich. : R. M. Kellogg
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