THE STRAWBERRY FEBRUARY 1906 



one row of Pride of Michigan or Bis- 

 marck, then three of Gandy, followed by 

 Aroma. 



In considering Gandy it must be re- 

 membered that while it is a bisexual, its 

 first bloom is almost without pollen, the 

 principal part of the bloom containing 

 only a few anthers, and these do not sup- 

 ply a large amount of strong pollen. 

 The Senator Dunlap is an extra-strong 

 poUenizer, and will not require any other 

 variety for the purpose of pollenation. 



We are glad to have you ask this ques- 

 tion, as proper mating of varieties can 

 hardly be discussed too often, and it is 

 one of the very important features of the 

 work of successful strawberry production. 



The Strawberry as an Advertising 

 Medium 



FOR a magazine just launched upon 

 its career, the amount of advertising 

 carried by The Strawberry in its in- 

 itial issue has received favorable comment 

 from many sources. But quantity is not 

 its only attraction. The quality of the 

 advertising in its pages is so high as to 

 call for especial notice, and here is an ex- 

 tract from one of the letters we have re- 

 ceived on the subject: 



Petoskey, Mich., Jan. 16, '06. 

 We are just in receipt of Tlie Strawberry for 

 January, and are simply delighted with its ap- 

 pearance . . . We wish to commend the 

 position you take in regard to advertisements. 

 Of all the journals or publications we have seen, 

 yours stands at the head in respect to the class 

 of its advertisements. We took note of this be- 

 fore we read your announcement setting forth 

 your attitude in this matter. May you ever 

 maintain this high standard! Both Mrs. E. and 

 myself appreciate this cleanliness of your adver- 

 tising department more fully than words can ex- 

 press. God bless The Strawberry! 



M. N. Edgerton. 



Nor is it only the reader who is pleased 

 with our advertising. From one of our 

 heaviest advertisers we are in receipt of 

 the following letter — from one whose 

 business is right here in Three Rivers and 

 who saw for himself that all our claims 

 as to circulation were more than fulfilled: 



The National Fur & Tanning Co. 



Three Rivers, Mich., Jan. 16, '06. 

 We are much gratified with the results that are 

 flowing from our advertisement in the January 

 Strawberry. Although it is just two weeks since 

 you began mailing out the issue, we are receiv- 

 ing many letters each day from readers of The 

 Strawberry, and they come from all over the 

 country. You may run our full page ad. in the 

 February number, as we are convinced that your 

 circulation is 100 per cent good. Please accept 

 our th.inks also for your courtesy in permitting 

 us to verify your circulation claims by actually 

 visiting your mechanical department and witness- 

 ing the huge edition in process of making. We 

 cheerfully endorse your claims to 30,000 circu- 

 lation, as we know the actual number of copies 

 printed was in excess of that number. 



National Fur & Tanning Co. 



And from another advertiser comes a 

 letter expressing the same sort of gratifi- 



cation over results secured through ad- 

 vertising in The Strawberry: 



The National Tool Co. 



Three Rivers, Mich., Jan. 19, '06. 

 It affords us much pleasure — and unsolic- 

 ited by you — to say that of all the publications 

 we have used during the past year, The Straw- 

 berry has brought us more inquiries from our 

 little seventeen line ad in your first issue of 

 thirty-two thousand (32,000), than we have re- 

 ceived fromold publicationswith 250,000 circula- 

 tion. And we are especially struck by the high 

 character of the people from whom this business 

 received through The Strawberry comes. We 

 want to congratulate you on the beauty of your 

 publication, and believe you are covering a field 

 that will appreciate your efforts, and your future 

 to us seems unlimited. Please continue our ad. 

 Wishing you great prosperity, we beg to re- 

 main, Very respectfully. 



The National Tool Co. 



"YY/HEN sending in your subscriptions 



»» to The Strawberry be sure that 



you send full address correctly and plainly 



written. One of our Texas friends, in 

 his haste to get his name upon The 

 Strawberry lists, put a dollar bill inside a 

 perfectly plain envelope, and sent it along 

 without signing. All we had to indicate 

 that it came from any particular place 

 was the postoffice; who it came from was 

 shrouded in impenetrable mystery. Don't 

 let this occur in your case. It is bad for 

 the sender, but especially bad for us; for 

 we surely shall be blamed for it if you 

 fail to get the magazine. An Indiana 

 friend sends us his name and address all 

 right, but fails to enclose the dollar. This 

 also is bad all round. Be careful; see 

 that the name, the address and the dollar, 

 all are in the envelope before you seal it. 

 Then if Uncle Sam's postoffice depart- 

 ment makes due delivery, The Straw- 

 berry will be responsible for your failure 

 to get the magazine. And don't forget 

 to tell your friends all about these im- 

 portant points. 



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