THE STRAWBERRY FEBRUARY 1906 



THE STRAWBERRY 



A MONTHLY MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO 

 THE INTERESTS OF STRAWBERRY 

 PRODUCTION IN ALL ITS BRANCHES 



Published the First of Each Month by 



The Kellogg Publishing Company 

 Three Rivers, Michigan. 



ROBERT S. FOUNTAIN, 



Advertising Manager, 



47 Plymouth Place, Chicago, 111. 

 Subscription Price One Dollar a Year 



Application made for entry at the postoflice at 

 Three Rivers, Mich., as second-class matter. 



FEBRUARY, 1906 



T^HE subject of our cover illustration 

 *■ this month is the farm-garden straw- 

 berry bed of Henry L. Gill of School- 

 craft, Mich. Last summer Mr. Gill vis- 

 ited the farm home of The Strawberry 

 and told of his fine success with thorough- 

 bred plants, and ended by asking us to 

 send our artist over and get a view of 

 what he considered the "finest patch in 

 the country." The invitation was ac- 

 cepted, and we have had the photograph- 

 er's work put into colors in a way which 

 we are sure will please both Mr. Gill and 

 our strawbeny growing friends every- 

 where. As an object lesson of family- 

 garden success it would be hard to find a 

 better. 



A GAIN we present to our readers a 

 •'* list of advertisers whom it is a matter 

 of pleasure and pride to count as our pa- 

 trons. The lines they represent are 

 those directly interesting to most of our 

 readers, and the quality of goods manu- 

 factured by them are second to none in 

 the world. More than that, their meth- 

 ods of doing business are based upon the 

 strictest lines of honor and integrity. As 

 we said in the preceding issue of this 

 magazine, we wish this introduction to be 

 in the nature of a personal presentation of 

 friends for whom we stand sponsor, con- 

 fident that whatever business may follow 

 will be mutually satisfactory and profit- 

 able 



NOWADAYS anyone who has a patch of 

 ground for grouing vegetables can enjoy 

 all the delights and profits of gardening vvitliout 

 the hard work that made this pursuit drudgery 

 before the invention of Planet Jr. garden tools. 

 Tliese famous implements, now known and used 

 the world over, have worked a revolution in the 

 methods of the farm and truck gardener. Their 

 use has resulted in an immense saving of time, 

 labor and money, because with Planet Jr. tools 

 one man can easily do the work of three to six 

 men in the old way, and do it better, too. The 

 Planet Jr. line is made by S. L. Allen & Co., in 



good old Philadelphia, famed for its many sub- 

 stantial and reliable manufacturers. If you are 

 interested in gardening, be sure to write S. L. 

 Allen & Co., Box 1106D, Philadelphia, for 

 their splendid new 1906 catalogue, which is full 

 of beautiful half-tone cuts of characteristic 

 scenes in farm and garden life. This valuable 

 and interesting book will be sent you free for the 

 asking. 



ANOTHER implement that has found uni- 

 versal favor in all lands where it has been 

 seen is the Acme pulverizing harrow, clod 

 crusher and leveler, made by Duane H. Nash, 

 of Millington, N. J. This is an invention of 

 such extraordinary value as commands the inter- 

 est and practical investigation of every soil tiller. 

 It thoroughly mixes the soil, it brings to the 

 surface any clods in the earth and crushes them 

 to fineness, putting the soil in ideal condition 

 for the most intensive cultivation. It is made 

 entirely of cast steel and wrought iron and is 

 practically indestructible. We know from ex- 

 perience its great value to the man who grows 

 crops, and we urge our friends to send for the 

 booklet put out by Mr. Nash on "An Ideal 

 Harrow" and read up more fully on the subject. 



AMONG those who are contributing to the 

 success of the poultry folk in this country 

 few enjoy greater popularity than M. M. John- 

 son of Clay Center, Neb., whose splendid "Old 

 Trusty" incubators and brooders are known 

 throughout the length and breadth of the land. 

 The particular object of this mention is to call 

 our readers' attention to the very large and fine 

 annual catalogue just issued by Mr. Johnson. 

 It is a veritable picture book and will prove of 

 interest and value to every member of the fam- 

 ily. If you are interested in poultry, send for a 

 copy of the book, mentioning The Strawberry. 



THE Buckeye Incubator Co. is another 

 friend of the poultryman that has proved its 

 right to the kindly consideration of all who have 

 used its products. One thing about the Buck- 

 eye is its offer to send an incubator to you on 

 forty days' trial, thus giving you a chance to 

 test the machine fully before making an invest- 

 ment in one. This shows the company's con- 

 fidence in its own manufactures and in the good 

 faith of the public. The Buckeye Co. will send 

 you a fine catalogue without costing you a cent 

 beyond a postal card. Address the Buckeye 

 Incubator Co., Box 49, Springfield, Ohio. 



■^^^HAT strawberry grower is unfamiliar with 

 " that suggestive phrase, "The basket with 

 the rim"? If there be one who does not know 

 of this basket he should lose no time in getting 

 acquainted w ith it and with the Mullen Bros. 

 Paper Co. , who manufacture it. Everybody who 

 has packed strawberries for market knows how 

 greatly the appearance and strength of the box 

 aid in making the fruit attractive to the pur- 

 chasers. The box with the rim is handsome, 

 durable, convenient and sanitary. Write to 

 Mullen Bros'. Paper Co., Department B., St. 

 Joseph, Mich., and get a catalogue and sample 

 box. Both will be sent to you without cost. 



■^UTHO ever tires of the evergreens with their 

 " perennial summertime look, their pungent 

 and health-giving odors and their unique and 

 beautiful landscape effects! None who com- 

 prehend the nature and loveliness of these grace- 

 ful trees but will turn to them when he sets out 

 to adorn his home grounds, and if our friends 

 are looking for such trees, either for their beauty 

 or their great practical value as windbreak or 

 hedge or forest grove, we recommend to them 

 without hesitation the products of D. Hill of 

 Dundee, 111., the evergreen specialist, whose 

 years of study and practical experience have 

 made him famous in his line. 



TREE-FRUIT folk always are interested in 

 anythingthat will protect their orchards from 

 animal, insect and other enemies of the trees, 

 and the Hart Pioneer Nurseries of Fort Scott, 



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Kan., is putting out a protector that really pro- 

 tects. If you will notice the advertisement of 

 that company which appears in this issue you 

 will see just how it works. Rabbits, mice and 

 borers, hot winds and sunscald find in these 

 protectors a perfect foil, and judging from the 

 flattering testimonials of orchard ists who have 

 used these protectors in great numbers, he is 

 taking a great risk that he might insure against 

 at trifling expense who fails to give the trees in 

 his orchard the protection these unique and sim- 

 ple devices afford. 



STRAWBERRY growers are particularly in- 

 terested in the fertilizer question, especially 

 those w ho find it difficult to secure sufficient 

 quantities of barnyard manure to bring up to and 

 keep their soil in a high state of fertility. We 

 are glad in this connection to call attention to 

 the Buffalo Fertilizer Co., of Buffalo, N. Y., 

 whose fertilizers, especially made to suit the 

 needs of the strawberry, are of the highest or- 

 der of purity and strength. In Michigan, 

 where he is personally known for his devotion 

 to high agricultural ideals by every farmer in it, 

 the fact that Colon C. Lillie isthe representative 

 of this company is of itself sufficient reason for 

 giving to the house and its goods unreserved 

 confidence. 



EVERYBODY knows Roland Morrill, the 

 famous peach man of Michigan and Texas, 

 and everybody ought to know the splendid spray- 

 ing outfits put out by the company of which he 

 is the senior member. We refer to the Morrill 

 & Morley company of Benton Harbor, Mich., 

 whose spraying machines have won such high 

 praise from the practical orchard men and small 

 fruit growers of the country. Mr. Morrill, 

 himself a fruit grower of international fame, is 

 an advocate of the spray pump as a means of 

 saving the business of the fruitman, and in his 

 practice and study has aided in working out an 

 ideal machine for the work. The well-known 

 "Eclipse" spraying oiufit is the product of that 

 company. Write them today and get a copy of 

 their free catalogue. 



HORTICULTURAL journals that stand 

 for the practical man in his work are not 

 over-numerous in the world, and it is with par- 

 ticular pleasure that we call the attention of our 

 readers to a most worthy contemporary, The 

 Fruit Grower of St. Joseph, Mo. This publi- 

 cation has w on a place in the affections and con- 

 fidence of its readers that must be a matter of 

 pride to its publishers. It covers its field with 

 a fidelity and intelligence that merits cordial 

 support, and it will pay our friends to read the 

 advertisement of this monthly magazine, which 

 appears in this issue. 



ONE of the institutions which the publishers 

 of The Strawberry have opportunity to 

 know well because of its propinquity, is the 

 National Tool Co., No. 2 Third Ave., Three 

 Rivers, Mich. This company is putting out 

 every day large numbers of a combination tool 

 that is attracting general attention, so hanlv and 

 imiversal is it in its usefulness. Besides being a 

 hammer and a hatchet, it possesses ten more 

 distinct uses, and will come into service in house, 

 barn or field many times each day. 



W^ELLS-HIGMAN CO., of St. Joseph, 

 ^ Mich., whose house for nearly forty years 

 has supplied strawberry, peach and grape baskets 

 to the fruitmen of the country, have an estab- 

 lished reputation in this regard second to none. 

 And they add to age and experience that spirit 

 of progress which keeps their product up to the 

 latest and best in their lines. This company is- 

 sues an illustrated price list which strawberry 

 folk and others ought to have if they would be 

 fully posted as to the box situation. Now is 

 the time to be preparing for the big crops that 

 are sure to come this year, and one of the things 

 you should do is to %vrite the Wells-Higman 

 Co. for their price list and see how well they are 

 able to fit you out with everything in the box line. 



