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 i ~ Mulch for Strawberries .,......,................... Recent Bulletins of General Interest ,,,. lm
. ,___,,____________,_____ November Vol. I, No. 4 ,.........,............. November Vol. I, No, 4 mm
’ Annual Meetings—Strawberry Asso- Kentucky Fruit Growers to Meet Jan- ‘
ciaticms ............ Dec.-Jau.V01. I, No. 5 nary 25 and 26 ut Lexingtcu ............ Fu
` » The Three '\V’s and How of Mulchlng ..........._,,.....4........ Dec.·Jan. Vol. I, N0. 5 IS
V Strawberries...,Dec.-Jan. Vol. I, No. 5 The Pruning Season ls ut Hand ..r......... Oi]
_ Q Gr0wer’s Comments on Strawberry ...,......»........,...,.... Dec.-Jan. Vol. I, N0. 5
1 Culture ........,... Dec.—.Ian. \’oI. I, N0. 5 \Vlnter Sprays .... Dec.·.Ian. Vol. I, N0. 5
  Raspbcrricsi General Insects and Diseases:
_ _ Insect Enemies Fight l\Ian's Battles 9
Trials of Black and Purple Raspbcr- in K€mu,.ky Orchards ______ __ ___v____A__ i
ries at the kentucky Lxperlnient ______________   _____>_4_____ A iigiiSiv0i_]_N0_1
` { Station -—*···~— Sevte¤¤¤e¤· VOL I- N0· 2 Inset-tary Inspection . ....,, . ...... , .......  
. } New Red Raspberry Varieties t.......A....... . _____   _VV__4__,_, stii,t,.i,,t,,.,- yur I, No 3
Z -·-»——·—~·-—-·----·--·—--·—— D€C·'J*m· Vol- L N0· 5 Some Interesting Facts (Tonccrnlng
; G I O h d San Jose Scale .. .   I ..,..,...,... . ,,..4..... . IU
» i °"°"a "° B" Z ..,......,........... ..Septen1ber Vol. I. No. 2
  · Preventing Sun Scald with Whitewnsli Some Scum I)iz?;iil,?,l;,,,,.`v,,i`"I"`Q,," ·»
  ..»............»,....t,,...... Au-ust Vol. I. No. 1 ‘‘‘‘’‘‘»‘‘‘‘‘ Q"'; ‘’`‘‘‘ `___ ‘ _ ' ‘_ ‘ ‘ '
· i Summer Meeting of \?l'estcrn Kentucky Peach TWL Boé;;,,::::lb;;,h\€,?I\§‘OL6"   ll
  l Apple and Peach Gliowqls `‘`‘‘```'‘' L ``‘````‘ Brown Rot on Peaches .. ..... .. ..., . .....,
., ```‘‘‘‘‘ J ‘`‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘‘’ August \°l‘ L I\O‘ 1 September Vol. I, No. 2
. _ Tree-ripened Fruit..August Vol. I. No. 1 B " `‘‘`````‘‘`'``‘`' J" L _
. . , , eekeeplng in lxentumky ..     .. .. . I2
. Recent Bulletins .... August \ ol. I, Ixo. 1 O(_mbm_ ,.0, I No 3
  P " $***8 I""“` F"? E‘“‘$",···,·~·§ ······ { ·»·· ittéELQ}${`siél¥ii§"`it·0.—k with suit .1550 ‘
· A `'''°`''``'‘‘‘`'’‘`````` ` ugust 0 'Y ‘ ‘ O' Scale _ __ __   __ _()(3t1_)l)(·i· \'()l_ ]_ Xg fl
‘ Se te be·\oI I No "
J , ' D m l ' ;‘ ' " Apple Aphids and Their Control ........ .
  g October \ol. I, l\o. 3 DC(__Jm, Vol I N0 5
__j,—_j . Shall \Ve Expand the Commercial ’ ‘ ` I " i``' '
  . Peach Plantings of Western Ken- 1
  i tucky? ............ September Vol. I, No. 2 ANNUAL SHORT COURSE
..·_` V ‘ Summer Fruit Meeting of Central Ken- Western Kentucky Experiment
  . 5 t k * G * ........................................ .
  2 5   ..... Tll.?Sipte1iiber Vol. I, No. 2 Substauon
_`   The Kentucky Peach Season .........,...... Pi-jnc€t,O·n_ Kentucky 2
—_r» y gg ........................ September Vol. I, No. 2
    Fruit Growing Goes Forward .l... . ......... FEBRUARY 23-24
  i   P_-—-Q-·é-i--Q -—-~—-- ié0\5>¤>I>eg VOL ii   3 Tilt- eiemll Annual s il 0 r 1
  g 5 l‘ll1 -0 *er. our pray . acnne . _ _ · · ,_ _ _,
Q?] {   in Good Order?..October Vol. I, No, 3 (_°mS*_ ct th? “ cslcml K -
  Too L-[any Yvinesgpg and Rgd Delicious I‘;X})(‘I'llllt’lll §llllSI2lI|()ll, Princcton.
    ............................ OCtOb€1‘ YOI. I, N0. 3 l\(*]]t\l(·k}'_ will be held T]iiii·gd;it·
  €¤;¤¤;§r¤§1:I;1e¤<;gglligetgi °fAPI’l€$ and Friday. February 23 and 24.
  in 9 ae0 RSIIIVOII ......,......... ri ,.,. , . . _ ... .., ,_
NF;   .-Nu-In-HiwU-uu-I-HOCtOb€l` \,Ol. Iv NO' 3 1l\(§[' d]il\I](]·l §l¥)]t §(?[][>·(‘·$   hg
`j3j_.§Q, I Announcement of Annual Meeting of QZUIIIC Mcnts o izicat inttiest t·· {
?>;_}`L; Fruit G]‘()\\'€1'5 ______________________________________ l;|I‘]]](·]‘5 mid ;ig]‘]r·]il[ui·;il “*()i·k(•i·>
  *‘ “ ...... L ................ Nogember Vol. I, No. 4 of ii-,·Si,.i·i, i{,.i,im.k,-_ q·i,,.,- Sm-,·,.
T§C?`5§" 'atc for Fiel Mice Injury in , . , . __.l _ ,._ ,1 ,. · . tl ,
  0·-(was During ·~n¤e¤ ·.........,......»..» ‘i§.‘.§§§,"‘ '§}l §Q‘_‘§}fj,,l§‘_‘ ,,'{",.,.§L I.
  ........................ November Vol. I, No. 4 ( "‘ I-- I ll} ’ I Y · ~ ··
  New Lead Tolerance on Apples ______._____ Hlltl ]ll`<·‘\'lU\lS years Work and .l`___ lwliitnii) ..3 It motct t‘llllI(‘·} lc
 ·_`>’ i .._.,............,...... November Vol. I, No. 4 lwrry mid fruit gi-owing mid iiigtwt
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 l -·-- and disease control. This is the F`=·¤‘¤¤¤ M··.'S. J. Mwry. Su1>c¤·i¤¤~
· * lirst time a session has been devoted “"‘_€l""L· “ f’”*·"‘“ . K€““‘°l‘Y Lx' .
nn- . . . . . . peinnent Substation, Princeton,
_____ entirely to irtnt discussions; and it K,._ 3
i, 5 is hoped that this session, as the 2.00 p_m__ThG Agricultuml Outlook Z
...... other sessions, will be well attended. for Kentucky Farmers in 1939- Y
>· 5 H Dr. H. B, Price, College of Agri- ·
). 5 llic pI‘Og’I‘8ITi follows: culture, University of Kentucky, i
Lexington, Ky.
l THURSDAY' FEBRUARY 23 2:45 p. n1.—'I`our of Stock Barns and · L
lcs 9:30 :1. m.——I’r0gress in the Study of Pastures (weather permitting),   ~
  Tobacco l)iseases~—1)r. W. 1). Val- ,
°‘ leuu, College of Agriculture, l'ni- MULCHING RASPBERRIES  
",, versity of Kentucky, Lexington, _ ; .
3;); Kemucky_ ltcports from the L. S. D. A. ‘
  lU:15a.tn.»—The Agricultural Conser- 11‘**`*1€111*111'11l “'01'l€"1`$ iilld {YOU! {
6. 2 vation Program for 1939·-hir. S<‘\`t*I`ill slate eX])c1‘i1i1Cll't stations   if
__,. 8m¤l· *=·;r;··;=t<>e· Sw? 1¤>'·e·1\*lj· W- Y 1’· after the mulch is applied it is im-   =
__ _ ‘\""”l"'"g‘ _ll°l¥“"'lm1m* 11 Est` portant to add some additional K
, , ern lventucky luxpernnent Substa- . _' i.\_ .l.' _ ,0 _ 5
to. .» UML I,,.i,m,,(m' IO,muck)._ nitiaie tilt izeis t-()O lbs. pet tie
1;::o p. tn--Thg Control gf Stmwbe,-,·y NCTC; to replace some of the nitrates  
B um] Fruit Iu39(·[5——l)]·_ P, ()_ l&ll{(‘ll lll)   l.llC 1`Oitlllg StI`il\\`. `._j
Bm 1f**<`1¤€F·_ *`°11<’g<’_ ef »*·H¤`*€¤1*l¤F€- liaeh year an additional dressing i
*0?l*"‘;5**Y °* 1“**‘1“"kY· **"x1“g‘ of straw is applied to the top of the I  _
,00 p'm ' 'Fmn Disease Develop lll\1l('l1 to keep the mulch thick, E i
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nients——1)r. \\'. D, Valleau. College HHS mulfhmg hQl1?S.m. COHSCUQ *,i
of Agriculture. University of Ken- lll? S01l Hl0lSlll1`\‘.· rlliis is a very  0
» r t tacky, Lexington, Ky. important. factor in growing rasp-  
ueky 2:30 p. m—High Points in Orchard berries in Kentucky, as dry weather  
Luton. i\l:§nageni1en;——?I1·.lt\\’.   Ohiagill, (hu-jug Picking Often Outs Om.  
_ _ . ‘o ege o . gr cu ure, niversi y _· ,_ ,- _ , A  gg
stlay of Kemuckyy Lexington Ky. 31elds htaul). .l`he multh also  ii.:
l 14. helps keep the soil eooler. This 1S  ez
ebe- FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24 a. great help to raspberries, par-  
*1 t" 9:30a.ni.—Reducing Our Grass and 1*"l1li11`1Y in the Sf1*11h¢   *11€Y 111  
l°li•‘l'* Clover Failures—Dr. E. N_ Fergus, Qt‘ll01`2ll (lo liC·tle1‘ 111 regions Wllere  
e,»t·\·.· College of Agriculture. Uriiversil>‘ there is a cooler soil temperature; 3-2
t- the ef 1"`*1“1"k1`· L"x111g*"11· 1*** _ and they suffer extensively from  
lilth 1**15 3- 1*1-—T11€ 3*0*1* P1`°11m*’1" U*11` the warm and hot soil that we have  
l for K3;0;,%%§2Sg;;i°j3gI,(§3;'S§llldEPa;` for various lengths of time during  
1'*1\'* Good, College of Agriculture, Uni- 111*1*1 $11111111€’1`*-  
\lnn_\‘ versity of Kentucky. Lexington. The mulch also does away with  
·csettl 1*Y- . _ _ the need of all future eultivations  
as ol *1¤1°§O¤¤·—g1¤S*i9_i¤¤1€¤S <>fEF¤¤¤;1¤g ana will sint»t1it—r out the greater  
—i r. en yi gore, xecn ive _ , · . , . . - 5;
_ Secretary of Kentucky Farm Bu- will Oh" Coils {ind glass HS 11011 B5  
lZ1'1‘“Q reau Federation, Louisville, Ky. S11C Z1 111`111 109t1*1g for P1Ck€1`Sr 11911-*  
on ol ]g.00_L,m,.h_ keep the berries clean on canes that { 
Lly to 1.]0p_m'__R,,S,mS of Lim0Smu€ and bend to~the ground. and helps re-  
insect Fertilizer Tests on the Substation tlnco soil erosion by washing, as if 
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crease the amount of water that mulehing strawberries, the right i fac
soaks into the soil under the mulch. times tor applying this mulch, and l wil
The straw offers a tire hazard which the proper amounts to apply. Real-   31*4
has to be considered in d1·y tinies. izing these many ditferences of be
, \Vork soon to be published by the opinion, an attempt is being made <‘l\1
. Kentucky Experiment Station at to get somc speeitie inl'ormation in i '
A ‘ liexington showed a remarkable in- regard to various nmlehing prac- ’ ly
crease in yield and growth of new tiees. il<*=
eanes on Latham raspberries from This gtully is loelltell in the straw- » lll?
_ = · at ll(‘llY}' Z1ppli0&1tl011 of St1‘¢\\\`}’ berry prodiieing areas with sir com- ·
  lllilIllll'(‘.   TOIIS PCI} HCYC. \Vllt‘l‘0 ulk\l'(*i:ll g[·U\\‘l·[·g_ 'llhp gl-0\\·(·]·S app; lllt
available this manure treatment, [L tiigpx i_,,ug,\.i]i,._ Rt- 4; 1,~1.,.(l,. Iltt
. along with so1ne additional straw, pick ii,.)-pry i»;,,iH,.nil’ HL 2. l_,,$h.l. wt
should be a splendid lirst il‘L‘Lll111<‘1\l ll;.]-I-ig_ li.-yil; .Iohnnv \\`arner, UN
—¥ to establish the mulch and no addi- 1>m]m.u],_ m_ U; _|_ ]A_ j;,.g,.,,_ i;(.,,_ can
- tional nitrates would be needed. imp RL ig; ami ;|_ ],_ iw-p,·|,\·_ Mm, ap
Raspberry nmlehing work is lisp], ];;_   ` ` lll;
lm"? "“l“"g“"l, M llw l“"}t“9l*Y ln these studies tln·i·i· ititi1·i·t~n1 “"
‘\g1`.l°llllllml 1"xl“`m“°m‘ étutmu amounts ot` mulch are being used. "g`
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~ lxentueky Experiment Snbstation i·l,l._lHt timl,S_ 7l\lH‘ mst NMS “.`_,.l, A
~ at ljrineeton this season, and sonic mul`.h(,ll uimul |)l.l._,miN,l. 21 th,.
_ additional work in several locations UHH,1. hw SMS of plots In IN.
  OVC? the stm IS °°1lt€mPl*ll'€°l· A inulehed at six week intervals from ill.
  red raspberry niulclnng plotlis also that (limo '1'his wm milk? ih`, lm
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  V area with some tltsinleetant. the t
will be announced bv the eountv A . ,, [ , . ,
lll t . ‘ ‘ \\lJ1'l{ tlotte 1lt ll‘ll1lL‘SSCU (llld (,·Z1l1- i
{ ;t1{•·llt Ilt t*1\t‘ll SCUIIMIL . - _ __ . !
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if faetorv results eau be had bv paint-  
.1-.· A FIRE BLIGHT TREATMENT ing a line ehloride solution over the I i
he FOR FEARS AND APPLES diseased area. This is more rapid  
be .\ reeent eireular tNo. U2) from and less expensive. The solution   .
an the Tetntessee A-\grieultural Iixperi- penetrates the eanker and kills the  
he ment Station. Knoxville, Tennessee. bacteria. lt is pointed out that the   ;
he entitled " l·`ire Blight (`anker solution can be used itt winter or in { f
rd 'l`reatments" by llr, Brooks D. summer and should not lie applied '.
·eh l)rain gives soine valttable infor- to foliage or eurrent seasonis l Q
»t~ mation on the treating of this dis- tnew) growth. as it will eause t- `{
In- ease by a method ttsed there in serious damage to the tender  
Tennessee with stteeess for several growth. lt is reeonnnended that t 1
ot` years. new twigs and shoots that are af- l  
re. l·`ire blight has long been a feeted be broken otf several inehes  
tne seourge to those partieularly in below the infections to stop the dis-  {E
llll lll\‘ Stllllll \\llll illlt‘llllll lll gl`()\\i l*il$l’ lil'tllll glllllf (lll llll\\ill llll‘SC  
tr pears and apples. l·`or years there shoots and entering larger litnbs or  
ill`. \\`ilS lltv l\ill`llt'lllill`l}' l‘ll·t`l’ll\'(‘ llicillr lllll L'l`llll'll tlli lllll ll`l`l`. .¢-A
stx tnent for the disease. and laree The zine ehloride solution is  
° . . . . 1
ber sums ot inonev have been stent bv tainted on with an ordinary yatnt  E
  · . . . · l y . . . · . 2 c
tlte dttterent state institutions brush til;-tneh size is eonvententi.  
ese searehing for adetptate eontrol 'l`lte tree should be examined sys-  
try tneasttres. tematieally. painting over eaeh  
ing 'l`lte tlisegtse lives tive? \\'llltCI` itt t';llll(t‘l' tltltl F to lll iltclles ;tl)t)\`C  
los- an oeeasional eanker on the larger and below it. Small infeeted limbs  
,ot` limbs and sometimes on small should be painted all arottnd. The `Z-gg
tar- twigs. ln the spring drops ol. sap. bark should be dry when treated to  
rest eontaining the disease bacteria. prevent dilution of the prepara-  
gh ooxe from these eankers. These tion.  
ree baeteria are spread by inseets and "The Station has found the 4%}  gg.;
ind rain to ne\v shoots, t`oliae;e, and Jer eent Solution safe and etfeetive  "$
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from blossom to blossom, eausing on the older wood. A od per eent { 
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’   solutio11 may be used on very old l`uugus may be alive. lf mummies f rcsu
; P and thick bark. A 33 per cent have been left on the tree over ` abou
; ‘ solution is sometimes used on young winter it would be well during heat
g _ trees and roots. pruning to remove not only the obtr
  r ¤¢FeHOWing, are direetiells fe,. mummy but the twig to which it is ly t
E t preparing 43 per eem zine emeride attached and thus reduce the for
  solution; Add 3 ounces of concen- Tfnnnlf (lf nns type ef °°"y'°v$“`· (nn`
  Y tested hydreehlerie acid te 2 pints \\ lule it is best to remove the twigs are
  T of het water in an enamel kettle, and muimmes from the orchard side
V . and dissolve in this mixture 6 and destroy them at pruning time Thi
   _ pounds of dry Zine chloride p0W_ yet these mummies ot last years imp
E   der. Cemmereiel grades of the crop which are knocked from the gro
  · ehemieels mm, be used The sOh,_ tree during the wutter are_not like- are
je;  tion may be‘heated te boiling, if ly to beta source ot niiection until (_
ij   necessary, to dissolve an Of the Zine il. year from that spring. At that ear]
  · ehlm,ide· After eeeline.7 add 7 time the mummies \\;lllCl1'llH.\'C be- hey
  i pints of denatured alcohop This COHIB p8I‘tl)‘ bll1‘1€Cl 111 SO1l OI' S0d hav
  solution may be kept fe,. severe] can send out vase-shaped honey- me
ei; _ years if stored in tightly stoppered colored mushroom-like growths at age
·oeo   e homes *0 Pierre   §§l’.§’$$ l'fi{L"`?.-&’ti?§li°t§‘3l§5 iJLEI’ {Sit
    iiworklilen HSUQUY Ca1`1`Y 3- damp duce spores in vast ndmbers. These ues
» Q y “1°th_t0 “’lP€_ ln€1Y_handS» as the spores may cause blossom blight or or
ic  { chemicals M6 nmtalmg to the Sknl- may cause infections in leaf curl ma
Li; ;   A Small amount nf waslnng P°“`d°l' affected twigs and leaves, and prob- abt
  E added te the dam}? Cloth OY wash ably cause other types of infection up
  I water Win nentranne the Solnnnn not yet recognized. These early ing:
  i { ann Check tnn Caustic enect On tnc s p r i n g infections undoubtedly wo
    5km- It has been _fOnnd tnat carrv the fungus from spring to 2v
_?’i iii bw-Snes used _1n apwlns the Zlnn near the harvest time when fruit ( ‘
    cnlorldn S0lnn?n “'ln last longer lf infections occur. Complete removal ·
      rinsed in washing-soda water at the Of rotted peaches from tlle trees ml
{Z;   Bild of 680ll day S “'0I`k·' and ground in the fall is desirable iw
      N0te.—The above treatments for but where this is not done, thorough me
  fire blight are worth trying and discing just before blooming will fm
    represent progress. Those inter- disturb the mummies sufficiently PI;
    _ ested in receiving the circular from so that they will not produce spores ,,1,
  which the above was taken can re- that season. \Vhen spring discing ti,.
  . quest it from·the Tennessee Agri- is not employed it is much more U,.
  cultural Experiment Station, Knox- necessary to remove all rotted pe
  ville, Tennessee. peaches from trees and the ground eu
  at harvest time and destroy them. ,.e
  BROWN ROT MUMMIES 2,.
  B W- D- Valisau h 1 STRAWBERRY 1>o1N·1·ERs at
  eié rown rot mummies on t e peaci . . . .
  tree are one of the means of carry- (1) Spring nltrate f°rnhZ°r H
    ing the brown-rot fungus from one It is generally recognized as un-
    season to the next. The fungus is profitable to make spring applica-
  alive in the mummied fruit and it tions of nitrogen on bearing straw-
    ‘ is also probable that it has spread berry fields. Such applications at
 e"   from the rotted fruit into the twig have been tried out many times th
;j-eg?   carrying a canker in which the with unsatisfactory results. Some st
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 es results generally obtained are 1lCW or improved type of the ;
er about as tollowsz A larger and va1·1ety. 1
ig lieavlner leat and stem growth is Many su-2m1t)€1.1.y growers `vould  
te Obtatned CilllSlllt§ l1l01'€ Slli1d0, POUI'- like tt; know if pedigreed plants are Q
is   eoloretl l)Q·l'l'1(‘h and a tendency $111,1,,-,01. to other plants, if they do  
R0 tv? the l’<‘l`*'l*‘$ W mt; €$P0¤liillY represeiit ll(:\\' tvpes and if the l
.· ».   - ·· 1   -“ ‘
tr. (lllllllgi unt 5l.11ht)|l>. lhe beirtes pxtm wet that IS usuutly charged  
gs are sott and watery 2lll(l are eon- is iuSmgc(1_ ;
rd fltltiwll wry pom, te hlltlllnult Usually, it is itiiderstood that the   ni
ne llns last faet should be ot great _ 1 _ , ‘
. . . tnother plants tor sueh stock were 1
r s llll])O1'l.2lIll‘U to most lxentttekv A . . _. _ . ,
, .· seleeted lIltll\ltlll21lS. tound here ~
he growers, as lll()St lxentuekv herries . . 1 _ . Q
. . ~ and there lll the t1eld. \\ll1Cl1 seemed 1
te- a1·e shtpped out ot the state. _ . I . 1
. to he >lllN'l'1()l` to the others. With .
til On the other hand, sunnner or - _- A . -_ 5
. . . eertatn lands ot ])lEil]lS tlns method 1 ·
nat earlv tall i|[)lll1CiltlUllS (August or . . _ . . ,
, · . . . .. ot sele1·t1¢111 has resulted 111 1m- · ;
Je- heptetithert ol a lllll`&lllj tertilixer _ _ . 1
_ . . [>1'i>\t‘|I1t‘lll. llo\\ do St1‘aWl)€1'1‘1eS {
.otl have p1·oven xerv helptul, as this ._ p A, . 1 ,
. I 1'<·>l>11l1tl to this Iuetlltld . A I'€\’1€W i
ev- ittereases the leat area tllltl L‘1l<'tllll'- . _ _ · - 1 ;
· . ot uorlt done on tllIS pomt, by a ;
at ages the tlt·\°t*lt>l1Il1t’llt ot l2t1';!t' 1 _ - , ,· . · . · l
1to erowns and fruit buds whieh will mlm M Oi 0`l)CHnwuL Statmm m
1 , , . the I nnetl btates and Canada,
ro- prodttee a heavv erop ot lI`lllt the _ . . -
. ·, shows tl1at lllll)l‘0V€l11€I"lt ot straw-
ese ll(‘Xl S})l`1ll§!. NN here these Sllllllll01` _ _ - - _
. . . lterrx \2|l'lt‘tlt‘S has 110tL resulted _
or or tall El])l1lli‘2lllUll$ have not been i. ‘ _ - 1 ,1 ·
. . . l`tllIl a ;!t’ll(‘1'2ll S0lCCtlUl1 ot best -
url made lt IS too late to do illl\`lll1ll;l .. _ _ - l
. _ · plants _ As an example, tl1e Mts- 1 _
oh- ahnut lt ll<1\\. ;\ll attempt to make . . _ · . · ;
. . . . . s<>lll'l l‘1).])t*l`llllt'lll' 5T2lt1U]1 (Bul- ·1
10ll 11p tor the tall Zlllllllvilllftll hv mak- . , . . ·¢
. . . -. . let111 l.ll1 tound tl1at contmuous A
rlv lll}! a sprtng nttrate 2ll)])ll(‘&`tll(lll .... <
· _ . M*lt‘t'llUll tor high vteld over a 5
dll “"“l‘l l‘° " ""*“‘k"· ll lllltl tl. in 11 111 --1`1·t 11t1 eonsist 1 ‘
•· ' 1 Q *2   l * ' . ·
t _ A I · F` 1*
mil; (2) Early Setting of $U`RWb€U}’ ent gatn 111 ]>l't•tlllt‘ll\`Cll€SS of plants _;
Na] M PlRR`t$· W ' l _' propagzttetl l·l’ttlll heavy yielding  
l lll€‘ SlIZl\\ l)€‘l`l'} lU\ (*5 lllt¤l>llll'C l1l(llll$ (I\'t’l' [llt)S(* l)l'()l)[igat€d fron] — ’
  and a eool temperature and grows low yielding plants. Plant breed- Zi
tcl` hest when these are present. This ers tell us this result should be  
nel; lllill{(‘S early planting kill llllllttftillll expeetetl as long as tl1e stock is  y-;
lltm l`2ll‘lt¤l' in establishing a line hed of healthy, heeattse strawberries are  
I JQ plants early i11 the season. Land pmpagatetl asexually and 11ot from  jl;
  G plowed lll tl1e t`all (*2111 he tptiekly seed. lt' a "l'lllllllll}I-Ollt" disease E 
‘m* httetl for planting in late l‘lL‘l)l‘llHl'}` were present, sueh selection pr0b· _-fj
" . • - ‘1
Shi or early Blareh wl1e11 the weather ahlv would help to (‘l1lI1lllHtC lt. El
I · ` . . ' _ f·
°`l ltt‘l'lllllS. l·,tl`o1·ts made lll earryntg Thus it wpttltl seein that about all  
um out early lllflllllllf lll`il<'ll(‘l‘S are that t·t>11l‘ HW l1<‘dlu1‘ee¤1‘i<¤l