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Show PLANTING OF STRAWBERRIES Maryland Man Sets Plants Eighteen, to Twenty Inches Apart and Cultivates Culti-vates in One Direction. In a talk on strawberries by J. Wj Kerr, of Maryland, before the Stata Horticultural association, the matted row plan of planting was given the preference by the speaker. The plants are set 18 to 20 inches apart, and arei cultivated in oue direction. The rows, are well mulched with straw. Two years of cropping one bed are deemed sufllcient. The speaker said he re-, gards strawberries aa more remunera' Uve than any other fruit. Even ordinary or-dinary management will brink good results. The crop is fastidious as to soil requirements, and the grower, must learn what varieties do best on his land. For instance, one grower who has 20 to 30 acres annually in the Gandy variety has a moist, rich soil, which is what it requires. He ts very successful with this variety. There are other late ripening kinds that are profitable. "The question of varieties is so local and circumscribed," circum-scribed," said the speaker, "that it can be solved by the expert individual only." One variety may prove a rank failure, where with another person it may prove very profitable. |