THE STRAWBERRY FEBRUARY 1907 



MAKE UP YOUR OWN BERRY BOXES 



OUR 



"Standard" 



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OWN BOXES 



Thousands of our stapling ma- 

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FULLY GUARANTEED 

 AND LONGEST LIVED 



PRICES 

 ON REQUEST 



ST. JOSEPH IRON WORKS, ''""r^SsrpH.^,,^. 



BERRY BOXES 



and all kinds of Fruit Packages 



OCR SPECIALTIES: 



Quart and Pint Berry Boies, 18 and 24- 

 quart Crates, Picliing Stands, Bushel 

 Crates for Ve^etaljlea, All Kinds of Ciiape 

 and Peaeh Baskets, Bushel Baskets with 

 or without covers, Half-bushel Picking 

 Baskets with strong handles, and many 

 other convenient packages for fruit and 

 vegetable growers; the most durable made 



Wrtte for our Free Cataloirue. It describes 

 and illustrates everything we make 



GEO. B. THAYER & CO., Benton Harbor, Mich. 



lUSHEL TO A PLANT 



Make ihe 

 loBt D0LL.\R3 mla. 



ing this tomato. Il'searly 

 laree, perfeally Bmooih. JIaa 

 perfect flavor, verj Bolid ftDd 

 lusciously attractive. 

 Sterllnif Tomato 

 ■ Beede ate eoltj OM.V In 

 SEALED PACK.\GEy, lairo 

 pacbaco 15o — 2 packapea 'z:^- 

 ■ postpaid. Plant often produceeBhusliel 

 from early seaBon until froet. Grcalc 

 _ money maker. FREE Cotalr^ and Premium ^ffet 

 Also Free "Alfalfa'' and "PaBlure ^l 



below. 



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 Catalog 



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BookBlf jouaak. For moat reliable Field, Veee- 

 table and Flower Secda writ© 



NORTHRUP, KING & CO. 



Seedsmen 



S95 Hennepin Ave^ 

 Minneapolis, 



Minn. ..ktt^^Freel 



Seed I 

 Premlams | 



NATURE'S RIVAL BROODERS 



■THE Brooder that rivals nature because it has a 

 * hover as natural as an old hen. Send today for 

 my circular explaining why they raise more and 

 stronger chicks than other Brooders, also why (hey 

 cost you only 75c to $1.00 eacti. 

 S. G. ROBINSON, Jt. , Inventor anil Patentee, R. F. D. 7, West Toledo, 0. 



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BOOKS AND MAGAZINES 



/^HEER, by C. J. Wayne. A book af condensed common 

 vv sense— as Bill Nye said, "wit and wisdom ooze .mt of 

 JLh- ^Z attar of roses out of the otter." Even-body 

 BTchmln'J.^ni. ^'"""^ "^ ^■'^- ^''"'^^ Publishing Co.^ 



FURNACES 



^100 ''n''^''^™®,*"^- Book free. Schafer Furnace 

 ^ ^^^ Company. YouIlgs to^v^l, Ohio. 2 



COLD STORAGE 



A COLD .STORAGE PLANT will often pav for itself in 

 Vj " s™l-''<' season . Fruit croivers vvithout a modern 

 .old room are handicapped. Write for description of the 

 iTra\ity Brine System, stating size vou are interested in. 

 imi ,?"' Pu'TOSe wanted. Madison Cooper Company, No. 

 100 Court St., Wntertown, N. Y. tt 



AGENTS WANTED 



"IVTEN AND WOMEN — If you sell vermin powder, using 

 -^'-l spare time, you will never lie without money. Ko 

 poultry vermin, roaches, ants, waterbugs, etc., can exist 

 where used. Big inducement. Write"^ for proposition. 

 Vermin Powder Co. , Scranton, Pa. 4 



POULTRY, EGGS, ETC. 



A THOUSAND DOLLAR HEN" is owned bv U. R. 

 Fishel, Box E, Hope, Indiana. Send 2 dimes (20 

 cents) for 56 page catalogue telling all about the largest 

 Poultry Farm in the World. 2 



BARGAINS, stock or eggs. Thoroughbred Poultry. 

 Ducks. Geese. 6,000 prizes, circular free. Charley 

 Smiley, Milligan, Ind. 



P. ROCK eggs for sale: also asrent for Old Trusty 

 Incubator. Mrs. Emma Zink. Eskridge. Kan. 2 



B. 



DOGS, PETS, ETC. 



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TJOUGH CO.^TED SCOTCH Co'lLIES for sale. Pups 

 ^7 .f^'w"'"""" °'"'- *5-'*0 and up. Pedigreed stock. 

 Al. o. Wait, Alma, 111. 2 



ARRED PLYMOUTH ROCK Cockerels, also eggs in 

 ' season. E. B. Wing, Little Valley, N. Y"., Box 10. 2 



UOR SALE— half blooded Scotch collie male pup 2 

 JL months old. Color, brindle. Price $5.00. R. L. 

 Keith, Franklin Grove, 111. 4 



FARMS AND LANDS FOR SALE 



"POR SALE— An 80 acre farm, 1!^ miles from Alma. Ill 

 -1 in the fruit and melon district. New house and plenty 

 of water Price $3,000. Write for particulars to M. O'. 

 Wait. Alma. 111. 2 



"PIJR SALE— Farms, stockranches. Kansas and Missouri . 

 -i Before you buy, write for free lists giving description 

 location and price. F. H. Humphrey, Fort Scott, Kansas. 2 



OTRAWBERRY LANDS. Men of national reputation as 

 .V *'"/'"''<''''■>■ growers who .-ire entirely unbiased claim 

 that there is no region where strawberries grow to greater 

 perfection than in this vicinity. We can sell you this fer- 

 tile land at $10.00 per acre and some choice land within 

 .) miles of the city limits of Superior, the second largest 

 city in Wisconsin, for $25.00 per acre. We have no 

 drouthsor Hoods in this region. A perfect climate. Easy 

 terms. Special inducements to strawberry growers No 

 money down at all if you settle this spring. We have un- 

 excelled markets. Write at once for the special bargains 

 Each inquiry will receive careful attention . Clover Belt 

 Laud & Loan Co. , Solon Springs, Wis. 3 



MINES 



"POR SALE, a fully r^quipped, large, rich Gold Quartz 

 -L Mine at but a fraction of its actual value. Net proceeds 

 of ore now blocked out will more than cover thn purchase 

 price. Must be sold at once on account of old a^e and 

 sickness. Price $30,000 cash. 60 davs for examiuation. 

 If agreeable writer will be pleased to take a one-fourth, 

 being as large an interest as his means will permit For a 

 complete report please address S. B. Fowler, Box 447 

 Urass Valley, Nevada county, California. 2 



PLANTS AND ROOTS 



MICHIGAN and Cobbler Potatoes. Millions of vegetable 

 and strawberr>- plants. Danish cabbage seed. F M 

 Pattingl^n, Scipioville, N. Y. 4 



PALMETTO Asparagus, strong: two-year plants. 100 

 $1.00; 1,000, $4.00. Kansas Raspberries, lOO' 

 $2.00. C. Gould. Oilman, 111., Route 2. 2 



STRAWBERRY PLANTS THAT GROW." Best va^ 

 ricties; also Raspberry, Blackberry, Gooseberrj-, Cur- 

 rant, and (irapeplitnts. Asparagus Roots and Seed Potatoes 

 in assortment. All stock warranted true to name and of 

 grade represented. 40 page catalogue with 25c duebill 

 free to each inquirer. C. E. Whitten, Box 27, Bridgman 

 Mich. ^ 



EGGS. Best strain White Plymouth Rocks, pure white, 

 large birds, prolific layers. E. J. Kirby, Covert. 

 Mich. f J J, ^ 



HOUDANS. From highest scoring birds in America. 

 281 egg strain. Large, dark, beautiful. Write for 

 prices. Dr. Geo. Taylor, Orleans, Ind. 2 



on VARIETIES. 2,000 Birds. Hatching Eggs a spec- 

 tjyj ialty . Dogs , Ferrets . Pigeon s , Hares , etc . Dc - 

 scriptive colored GO page book 10 cents. List free. J. A. 

 Bergey, Bos 37, Telford, Pa. H 



ORPINGTONS. S. C. Buflf and White, Blue Ribbon Win- 

 ners, score to 9''. Eggs, one setting. $;i.00. Two. 

 $5,00. Guaranteed to produce winners. "Frank Crowell, 

 Granger, Jlinn. 4 



PRIZE- WINNING BUFF WYANDOTTES. Circular free 

 Otis Crane. Lebanon. Ind. 2 



1>rREbred Pfkin ducks for sale. HoO selected breeders, 

 Rankin -Hallock strain, fine birds. Egi s by 100 or 

 1.000. Golden West Duck Ranche. -loliet. 111. 4 



ROYAL BLUE BARRED PLYMOUTH ROOKS; Eggs for 

 sale. A good hatch guaranteed. GeorpU W. 'N^tson. 

 Raleigh. lUinbis. 4 



RHODE ISLAND REDS, both combs. Fine cockerels 

 $2.50 and $5.00each. Eggs from prize winning pens 

 $3.00perlo. Cherry Red Co". , Elgin, 111. 2 



RHODE ISLAND REDS. Light Brahmas. White Barred 

 ' Rocks, White Lt-ghorns "and Wyandottcs. Hardy, 

 prolific, farm bred pure stock. For ' 'Birds' ' at moderate 

 prices or ' 'Eggs to Hatch" ' at 10 cents each write Walter 

 Sherman, Berrj- Patch, Newport. R. I. .5 



SINGLE COMB BUFF ORPINGTONS. Eggs for hatching 

 - from extellent strain of layers and grand exhibitit-n 

 birds. $2.00 per 15. Bonnieview Farm. Orleans, Ind. 2 



riiWENTY-FIVE Breeds Geese. Ducks and Chickens. 

 X Catalogue free. Largest poultry farm in the north- 

 west. Graat Western Poultry Farm, Rural Route No. 4, 

 MapIetoD, Uinn. 4 



\\THITE PLYMOUTH ROCKS— White Rose Comb Leg- 



TT horns; stock $1, $2 and $3 each; eggs $1 for 15; 



there's none better than mine: inquiries gladlv answered. 



F. V. Wadsworth. Castleton. Ind. ' 2 



"IVHITE WY.\:N^D0TTES— I hav.- tlicm. bred to lay and 



»» to show from the famous Dustin strain. E_'gs *1 for 



13; $5 for 100. H. F. Hallett, Ashfield. Mass. 3 



SECTIONAL CRATES 



riirPTS' SECTIONAL CRATE. Neat in appearance. 

 i Well ventilated. No division racks. No mashed fruit. 

 Displays fruit to best advantage — invfstigate. Free cat- 

 alogue. Manufactured by Elmer G. Tufts, Aurora, lud, 5 



In season, 

 to get them, 



STRAWBERRIES 



big. redandluciousare grown from ALLEN'S choice vigorous strawberry 1 

 plants. None better. Guod Luck. Chesapeake, Virginia, and Cardinal new 

 Glen .^lary, Haverland, Dunlap, Marsball, Kb-ndyke, Gandv, Bubach. Climax 

 and all best standard sorts, 90 varieties. Prices Right; DEWBERRIES. Aus- 

 tin's, Lucretia, and Premo. I have big Btock and thev are fine, alst^ Kasp- 

 lerry, Currant and Gooseberry plants, and Grapevines. In SEEDS I have 

 the leading varieties for field and garden. ..,t 1907 suppiv of Peas. Beans, Water- 

 melon. Cantaloupe, and Cucumber .-leedBaro very choice. Millions of vegetable plants/ 

 My Ou page Catalog for 1907 tells about lots of good things for the farm ami garden and where 

 ll'a FREE. Send name and address on posUl to W. F. ALLEN Dept. 66. Salisbury, Md. 



SAVE YOUR HANDS 



No motp stained, chapped or rough hands, whib^ 

 doing housework. KCONOMY KVBBER 



GLOVES are an absolute proti'ctioii and when 

 usfd leave the hands soft and white. Each pair 

 guaranti'i-d. S>-nt postpaid for 57 cents. When 

 ordi-rini: si-nd fi»r size larger than your glove num- 

 ber. Order now. Do it today. 



MKS. ,1. H. PRATT, Three Rivers. 3Iith. 



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