. Allen's book of berries : 1917. Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs. 10 THE W. F. ALLEN CO., SALISBURY, MD. With this system the rows are from 3 to 4 feet apart, and the plants from 18 to "20 inches apart in the row. The plants may be set and treated so as to make wide or narrow matted rows, the latter usually being preferable. In cultivating, the ma- chine is run only in one direction and, as the plants spread, the cultivated space gradually narrows until it is only 12 to 18 inches at
. Allen's book of berries : 1917. Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs. 10 THE W. F. ALLEN CO., SALISBURY, MD. With this system the rows are from 3 to 4 feet apart, and the plants from 18 to "20 inches apart in the row. The plants may be set and treated so as to make wide or narrow matted rows, the latter usually being preferable. In cultivating, the ma- chine is run only in one direction and, as the plants spread, the cultivated space gradually narrows until it is only 12 to 18 inches at its greatest width. The disadvantage of this system is that a large number of plants are sometimes allowed to set too close together, resulting in somewhat smaller fruit. Proper thinning of the plants in too heavily set matted rows will obviate this disadvantage. The matted row requires less labor and the yield is usually greater than in any of the other systems. For the average grower we prefer the narrow matted- row system with the plants kept thinned out in case of varieties that make plants freely. When the row is kept thinned, you have the advantage of the other systems in producing large, well-shaped fruit; you have a greater number of plants to produce the fruit; and you have ample foliage to protect plants from the scalding which you do not have in other systems. In plots equally rich and equally fertilized the thin, narrow matted row will give more fancy fruit than any other system, and that is the system we prefer in most cases. We give tables (page 11) so you can find the number of plants required to set any given area. Cultivation Young plants should be cultivated frequently after they begin to grow. This is done not only to keep down weeds and grass, but also to save more moisture. After heavy rains the soil (except very- sandy soil) will become hard and "bake," causing it to dry out quickly and be very cloddy when cultivated, unless the cultivation is do
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