Show light soil Is preferred for early strawberries strawberries are by far the most popular small fruit crop and will succeed on a variety of soils where early fruit Is desired a light soil Is to be preferred later crops and heavy main crops can be grown on heavier clay cla Y soils but such soils are most difficult to prepare and are often poorly drained A light clay loam or a sandy loan loam will best suit the strawberry and the finest crops are produced on soils of these types any ground set to strawberries should contain plenty of bamus but sods sod sare are not de desirable be cirse of the danger from white grubs A very light clay soil or a sandy soil here soy beans have grown or where a crop of beans has been turned under Is most desirable and almost the ideal soli soil for strawberries provided of course that it Is drained |