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Show EARLY FRUITS MOST DESIRED i Light Soils With Southern Exposure Are Best Adapted for Purpose l iable to Injury. Karly fruits are usunlly most desirable, de-sirable, and light soils, with southern exposure, are best adapted for that purpose. Light soils, however, require heavy fertilizing and more mulch In summer. They are also more liable to injury to drought. As a rule, they produce lighter crops. If clay soil is used for early berries, it must be well drained, is more dilheult to prepare, matures later crops, and is not so favorable fa-vorable for winter protection. If earli-ness earli-ness is not a consideration, then one should not hesitate to use any soil, provided It can be made rich. 1 |