Show 1 lor PREPARE FOR strawberries if soli soil does not have abundance of humus it must be supplied before planting prepared by the united staten department of agriculture preparation of land for planting strawberries should bo be complete and thorough failure in this respect before setting the plants Is likely to prove costly if the soil does not have abundant humus it should be supplied before planting either by making heavy applications of manure or by growing and turning under one or more green manure crops preferably a legume it if nematodes are present in the soil they may tie starved out by growing some of the crops which are immune to them such as aa corn sorghum winter oats rye all millet velvet beans peanuts and certain varieties of cowpeas cow peas of which the iron and Bra brabham bhain are perhaps the best known both the hill and the spaced matted row systems are used extensively in irrigated regions where the soil Is heavy and rather Imper impervious flous to water narrow beds must be made and the tha hill system should be adopted in cases where the soil Is penetrated readily to some distance by irrigated water the beds may be wider and tha matted row system may be used directions for planting care after planting harvesting and shipping varieties and uses of strawberries are contained in tha bulletin copies of which may be secured free so long as the supply lasts on application to the united states department of agriculture ri washington D 0 as may also the farmers bulletins 1021 1023 strawberry culture in south atlantic and gulf regions 1028 28 strawberry culture in eastern united states and 1013 1043 10 13 strawberry varieties in the aul ted states be a newspaper new super saper reporter fascinating in g work rood good pay information free write AV F griffin 1420 locust st st louis sio mo |