THE STRAWBERRY DECEMBER 1906 



from my fruiting bed, using the tip plants, 

 as I wished to save all the others for 

 fruiting, and some were taken from my 

 neighbor's bed, as I did not believe in 

 sending good money away for something 

 that could be had free; and a few more 

 which J bought and had shipped in. The 

 plants in this new field were carefully set, 

 and like the other bed, started at once 

 into vigorous growth. 



It was an early spring, and the air was 

 swtxtand soft and balmy. Already the 

 old plants had gone to work and I found 

 them undt-r the straw making new growth. 

 The foliage looked almost as green and 

 fresh as when I put them to bed, and at 

 blooming time! — well, few old straw- 

 berry growers ever have had a more 

 beautiful or encouraging sight to cheer 

 them on than it was my privilege to en- 

 joy that lovely spring. The vines literally 

 were covered with white flowers. 



Get me pen and paper," I said to my 

 wife. T must order crates and boxes at 

 once. And in a moment the end of the 

 dining table had been transformed into a 

 desk and I began to consider the sit- 

 uation. 



'How many crates will you order.'" 

 inquired my wife. 



'That's just what I don't know, but 

 it's going to take several hundred crates. 

 Suppose we order four hundred crates 

 with enough qiiart boxes to match.? We 

 must be sure to have enough. But before 

 deciding let's go out and see the patch." 

 My wile was surprisied and delighted 

 with what she saw. "Did you ever see 

 such a sea of bloom.'' And will every 

 flower there make a berry.?" she exclaimed. 



Why, of course they will, and a big 

 one, too. And we've no time lo lose in 

 getting that crate and box material, eiiher. 

 By the time I get them made up this 

 field will have changed from white to red. 

 Then the question will be, where can we 

 sell them all.'' But Tm something of a 

 salesman myself, and I sha'n't let that 

 worry me, if you will look after the pick- 

 ing. 



All right; that suits me," replied my 

 wife. "And say, Frank, that bird in the 

 hand is all right — er — don't you think 

 you'd better give up your job so that you 

 may the better attend to this home indus- 

 try of ours.'" 



(Continued in January number.) 



Where Opportunity is Neglected 



HOW many people are there who 

 persist in turning their eyes in the 

 wrong direction; hence never catch 

 a glimpse of success. This reflection is 

 suggested by the following clipping from 

 the Calumet (Mich.) News: 



"James M. Clark of Whitefish Point, 

 a pioneer of Chippewa county, is one of 

 the many upper peninsula farmers who 

 have confidence in the future of this re- 

 gion in an agricultural way. Mr. Clark 



does not base his argument entirely upon 

 theory, but is in a position to use the 

 stronger arguments of example and fact. 

 At his home near Whitefish Point he has 

 what is claimed to be one of the best kept 

 strawberry and cranberry farms in the 

 state. He claims the state record for 

 production of strawberries, having shipped 

 4,064 quarts from less than half an acre 

 of ground. If anybody needs proof of 

 the statement Mr. Clark claims to be 

 ready to produce the shipping receipts. 

 He claims to have excellent success with 



both the strawberries and cranberries each 

 year and that the quality cannot be beaten 

 anywhere. He thinks that many of the 

 farmers of this region who appear to be 

 discouraged would have little reason for 

 being in that state of mind if they would 

 study their soil and give thorough atten- 

 tion to those branches of agriculture for 

 which it is adapted." 



Don't make this mistake. Study your 

 soil, your location relative to markets, the 

 markets themselves; and then study your- 

 self to discover whether you have it in 



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