. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. June, 1921 the usual practice in planting is to set one row of a perfect variety for every two or three rows of imperfect ones. There are certain varieties of straw- berries that under ordinary conditions produce flowers having both stamens and pistils, but frequently, under pe- culiar weather conditions they produce so few stamens that they do not have sufficient pollen to insure the setting of fruit. A variety producing an abund- ance of pollen should be planted with such varieties in the proportion that perfect varieties are usually planted with imperfect ones
. Better fruit. Fruit-culture. June, 1921 the usual practice in planting is to set one row of a perfect variety for every two or three rows of imperfect ones. There are certain varieties of straw- berries that under ordinary conditions produce flowers having both stamens and pistils, but frequently, under pe- culiar weather conditions they produce so few stamens that they do not have sufficient pollen to insure the setting of fruit. A variety producing an abund- ance of pollen should be planted with such varieties in the proportion that perfect varieties are usually planted with imperfect ones. BETTER FRUIT Page 23 According to a recent report of the United States Bureau of Crop Esti- mates, the commercial acreage of straw- berries in the United States for 1951 will show a considerable increase over that of the preceding year. It is esti- mated that the acreage in strawberries this year will be 57,219 acres as com- pared to 18,619 acres in 1920, giving ,in increase of 8,600 acres. Orchard cultivation should start with a rush now. Clear, sunny days causes the ground to dry rapidly. It often pays to hire extra teams or a tractor in order to plow just at the right time so subsequent cultivation will be cheaper. —0. A. C. Experiment Station. Do You Like Your Letterhead? We have just one recipe for making a good letter- head. It is: Mix (1) sales experience, (2) a knowl- edge of design, and (3) common business sense. This combination results in good stationery at the lowest possible cost. It is rare, indeed, that you find all these " in- gredients" combined in one organization. But you do in Arcady. Telephone Main 8829 Arcady Press and Mail Advertising Mak(mof^ WRITING ^s PRINTI NG /nl* MAILING ([&&. You,ll enjoy the sport of rolling 'em with P. A.! FIRST thing you do next — go get some makin's papers and some Prince Albert tobacco and puff away on a home made ciga- rette that will hit on all cylinders! Do it while the going's good! Such flavor
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