Show varieties of strawberries wo we are frequently y to name the best variety or of strawberry and have to reply that there la Is no best strawberry what one will do the best on a certain piece ot of land dei penda pa on several tha amateur should try several kinds and select finally the one that does the best with him sometimes ho be will need to select a number cumber that lie be may get a succession of As to productiveness varieties differ on different soils anil and in different states this difference is sometimes considerable even jn in the same fame locality and on different dlf terent farms due to a difference of soil texture composition or condit condition lon the 0 one ne that yields the best on one piece of land may bo be a small on the adjoining farm wo we have tre fro noted this fact in listening to discussions of strawberries at the horticultural conventions some kinds hinds do well only when given much care and would fall all under the methods that are in vogue on the farm of tho the lazy man while otters others seem to stand a fair amount of neglect and do well one variety needs to bd ba heavily fertilized while another will do we well 11 with only a limited amount of fertility available the old wilson for instance was visa and Is a berry that can be made mada to do well only under high fertilization farmers review |