THE STRAWBERRY MAY 1906 



lation to love, that coronation of hope, 

 that consecration of loveliness; but in 

 Kentucky, land of love, sweetness and 

 tenderness? The Kentucky strawberry 

 is the climax of Fragrarian excellence. 

 It will be here in abundance for the 

 home-coming." 



The Value of "Sticking" 



THERE are many disconsolate straw- 

 berry growers "down South" just 

 now. Because the season of 1905 

 was extremely wet in the states of Ala- 

 bama, Mississippi, Tennessee and Texas, 

 thousands of the men who had begun to 

 grow berries on a large scale for the 

 Northern markets simply gave up in dis- 

 gust. And this season, an ideal one in 

 every respect, they have nothing to ship 

 to market, and they see how great was 

 their mistake. It is not too much to say 

 that the loss to the South just because the 

 growers in these four states got tired be- 

 cause of one untoward season, will repre- 

 sent many millions in money and untold 

 loss in prestige for both individual pro- 

 ducers and communities which had won 

 fine reputations for quantity and quality 

 of berries produced. 



It is the old, old story of man's too- 

 willing submission of his will and his 

 powers to temporary difficulties. What 

 the strawberry growers have done in this 

 instance has occurred in every state in 

 the Union at one time or another. Po- 

 tato growers in Michigan and Wisconsin 

 have done the same thing; orange grow- 

 ers in Florida, demoralized and despair- 

 ing because the frost had become so se- 

 vere, quit the business and lost large op- 

 portunity by so doing. And the list is a 

 long one. Isn't it time that the agricul- 

 tural world — the world that looks to the 

 soil and the sun and the rains of heaven 

 to give it all it expects to get in material 

 way — isn't it time this numberless thous- 

 ands of folk were learning nature's ways; 

 learning that once in a while there is 

 bound to be a backset as the seasons roll 

 'round and bring an excess of moisture 

 now and the dread drought at another 

 time.? But that these at their worst are 

 only temporary.? 



It is a fact, borne out by the experience 

 of centuries, that the man who takes up 

 one line of production, learns it thor- 

 oughly, practices the very best methods, 

 and stays by his work year after year, is 

 the man who wins out in the long run, 

 while the one who is frightened out of his 

 vocation by every veering of the wind 

 never succeeds at anything; his life is one 

 big failure. And this is as true of com- 

 munities as it is of individuals. 



We hope that our friends in the South 

 who have had this experience may learn 

 wisdom from it. Certainly, as they see 

 trainloads of strawberries going to market, 

 sent there by those who had the courage 

 and the faith to stick to their strawberry 



THE RIM WINS 



IN order to demonstrate to our own satisfaction that the Wax-Lined Paper 

 Berry Baskets v/\\\ carry berries as far and in as good condition as any 

 other package made, we had shipped to us from Lakeland, Florida, March 7, 

 the 64-quart refrigerator shown in the illustration, partly filled with berries in 

 Paper Baskets and the remainder with berries in wooden baskets. 



The refrigerator reached our office after 5 p. m., March 12, 

 and on unpacking the case we found that ALL BUT ONE of the 

 WOODEN BASKETS showed MOULD, while NOT ONE of 

 THE PAPER BASKETS was mouldy or tainted in the least. 



Several of the wooden baskets were split and broken, while but one of the 

 Paper Baskets showed the least effect of the test. 



This test effectively puts a stop to any claim that the Paper Berry Baskets 

 cannot carry berries a long distance and stand up. 



They can, and in betler shape than any other package. 



THE BASKET WITH THE RIM IS AT THE TOP 



Others follow and try to imitate, but 



THE RIM WINS 



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 TIVE, HYGIENIC, SUBSTANTIAL, ODORLESS, FREE FROM 

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