THE STRAWBERRY APRIL 1906 



"Good Enough" is Not Good Enough 



WHEN IT COMES TO STRAWBERRY PLANTS 



Only the Best Will Pay 



That is Why You Should Set the Kellogg Strain of 



Thoroughbred Pedigree Plants 



THEY ARE THE BEST 



BECA USE they are selected from the mother plants that have won the world's greatest fruiting record. 

 BECAUSE they have hesn scientifically sprayed, which insures you against destructive insects or 

 fungous spores. 



BfC^ t/S£ they are carefully mulched before freezing, insuring a well-calloused root and perfectly 



dormant plant. Every one of them will grow if properly set out. 

 BECA USE they will produce more berries from one acre than two acres will grow from the "other kind" 



YOU cannot afford to give up your valuable land and put a lot of hard work on poorly developed plants just because they 

 are cheap. The cheapest plants are those which have a perfect balance in fruit and foliage---the kind that produce the 

 big paying crops. If you want this kind of plants you must send us your order at once, as our old customers, who 

 have used our plants for years and know the value of our pedigree plants, are ordering heavier this season than ever before, 

 and we are sure that our entire stock of plants, the largest and best ever grown, will be engaged long before setting time. 



If you are undecided as to varieties, or do not know how to mate them, our expert will assist you to make the best 

 selection for your soil, climate and particular purpose. Tell us whether you intend them for market or for home use. 



R. M. Kellogg Company, iis Portage Ave., Three Rivers, Mich. 



Haverland and Lovett's Early or Parsons' 

 Beauty you will get better results. If 

 you will set Sample in rows between Sen- 

 ator Dunlap and Aroma they will mate it 

 perfectly. 



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T. W. H., Westchester, Pa. I have a lot of 

 first-class hen manure and I want to mix it 

 with either land plaster or cotton-seed meal. 

 Please tell me which of the two is the better 

 to make an ideal fertilizer for strawberries and 

 when the best time to put it on.' 



Mix the hen manure and land plaster 

 well together. Use no cotton-seed meal 

 with the chicken droppings, as this com- 

 bination would produce an excess of ni- 

 trogen. The best time to apply the fer- 

 tilizer is in the spring after the ground 

 has been broken up. Scatter evenly and 

 lightly, and mix thoroughly with the soil 

 before setting the plants. 



W. R. T., Rhinebeck, N. Y. I am growing 

 some strawberries by the hill system. In re- 

 moving the runners should they be cut off, or 

 may I pull them oiT without injury to the 

 parent plant.? 2. What varieties are best 

 adapted to the hill system.' 



1. In removing the runners it is much 

 better to cut them off with a knife or 

 pinch them off with the thumb nail. 



Pulling them off would do no particular 

 injury after the mother plant becomes 

 well established in the soil. Most of 

 them may be cut off with the hoe while 

 working the plants. 



2. In growing any variety in the hill 

 system you should have your soil very 

 rich and the plants should be set so close 

 in the row that the tops would almost 

 touch each other when fully developed. 

 Excelsior, Texas, Parsons' Beauty, Sena- 

 tor Dunlap, Pride of Michigan, Dornan, 

 Marshall and Mark Hanna develop won- 

 derfully and give big returns when grown 

 in the hill. 



W. H. B., LaBelle, Mo. I have a strawberry 

 patch; this spring will belts third crop. I 

 manured this piece of ground heavily and 

 turned it under in the spring, then set it to 

 plants again. In cultivating them that sum- 

 mer I noticed that much of the manure was 

 not decayed and it was not well mixed with 

 the soil. Some of the plants grew and did 

 well, while others failed to make a thrifty 

 growth. Why did not all the plants make 

 an equal growth? 



The reason some of your plants did 

 poorly while others did well, is that you 

 did not evenly distribute the manure and 

 thoroughly incorporate it in the soil be- 

 fore setting the plants. Some of the 

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plants have been set where there were 

 large clumps of manure under them, 

 which prevented water from rising by 

 capillary action. The plants also became 

 'sick" by feeding upon the rankest part 

 of the manure. 



A. P., Sheboygan Falls, Wis. Last year my 

 strawberry leaves turned red in spots and some 

 times the whole le.if became affected. This 

 occurred early in the season. What is the 

 trouble and the cure.' 



Your plants are affected by rust— a 

 fungous growth that spreads by means of 

 spores. Bordeaux mixture, sprayed at 

 the first sight of the enemy, will prevent 

 its spread. See article on "Insect and 

 Fungous Pests of the Strawberry" in this 

 issue, for methods of mixing and apply- 

 ing remedies. 



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