THE STRAWBERRY MARCH 1907 



THE STRAWBERRY 



A MONTHLY MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO 

 THE INTERESTS OF STRAWBERRY 

 PRODUCTION IN ALL ITS BRANCHES 



Published the First o( Each Month by 



The Kellogg Publishing Company 

 Three Rivers, Michigan 



W. H. BURKE Editor 



F. E. BEATTY - Instructor in Culturil Methods 

 ARTHUR D. AVERY . - - . Manager 



ROBERT S. FOUNTAIN Western Representative 



315 Dearborn St., Chicago, III. 

 S. E. LEITH Eastern Representative 



150 Nassau St., New York City 



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MARCH, 1907 



STRAWBERRY readers ought to be 

 the vanguard of every movement 

 looicing to the improvement of hor- 

 ticulture. This month we give large 

 space to the subject of spraying, believ- 

 ing it to be one of the most vital factors 

 in the problem of present and future suc- 

 cess. The illustrations given to show the 

 results of spraying where thoroughly done; 

 the startling figures representing losses 

 from insects and fungi where spraying is 

 neglected; the duty we owe our own in- 

 terests and the interests of all, as presented 

 here ought not to fail to arouse everyone 

 to the importance, nay more, the neces- 

 sity of spraying. 1 o the contributors 

 who have so generously aided us in this 

 work, we return sincere thanks, and to 

 Prof. Howard Evarts Weed, late ento- 

 mologist of the Mississippi Station, we 

 are especially indebted for the use of en- 

 gravings. By the way, Professor Weed 

 has just published a very complete little 

 booklet on spraying — when, how and 

 what to use — which our readers may se- 

 cure by remitting 15 cents to The Straw- 

 berry. 



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THE name of GrofF is the best known 

 name in the world in connection with 

 gladioli, and we are very glad to be able 

 to offer flower-loving readers of The 

 Strawberry an opportunity to secure a 

 number of Groff's gladiolus bulbs under 

 conditions and at a cost most unusual. 

 Through an arrangement with the Garden 

 Magazine we are enabled to offer The 

 Strawberry for a year, the Garden Maga- 

 zine for six months and a choice selection 

 of Groff's bulbs all for ,$1.75. New sub- 

 scribers and old may have the privilege of 

 this offer; the latter will have tlieir sub- 



1T is most gratifying to be able to report 

 the success of the plan of The Straw- 

 berry under which every old subscriber, 

 by remitting $1.25 renewed his own sub- 

 scription for one year and paid for another 

 annual subscription for some friend. The 

 offer is still open. If you have not al- 

 ready done so, better take advantage of it 

 now! 



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HERE is a word of cheer that reaches 

 down to the vitals of the purpose of 

 The Strawberry and gives us unusual 

 pleasure and satisfaction. It comes from 

 C. H. Krueger, a well-known grower of 

 strawberries and other small fruits at 

 Holland, Ohio. Mr. Krueger says: "I 

 find The Strawberry all right in every re- 

 spect; its teachings are always good. I 

 expect in a few years there will be a great 

 improvement in the quality of the straw- 

 berries that will be sent to our markets, 

 if the teachings of The Strawberry are car- 

 ried out as they should be." Certainly 

 we shall do our part in having them carried 

 out, and if a grower chooses to consider 

 nothing but his own best good — acts with 

 no higher motive than that suggested by 

 policy — he surely will seek to put his fruit 

 on the market in the most attractive form 

 and with the highest quality possible to 

 produce as his ideal. The Strawberry 

 stands for the best in every way. The 

 best means success to every man who 

 strives to produce it, and in producing it 

 he raises his own character as well as his 

 reputation and his income. 



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DECAUSE he speaks from actual experience, 

 " the editor wishes to say with regard to the 

 Kalamazoo Stove Company and its products 

 that both are worthy your full confidence. We 

 have three of the stoves made by this company — 

 a Kalamazoo Radiant base burner, a Kalamazoo 

 Regal oak heater, and a Kalamazoo Royal steel 

 range. Each is perfection itself, in results se- 

 cured, in economy of operation and in reliabiliiy 

 at all points. Not only is the first cost of these 

 household essentials far below that ordinarily 

 paid for them, they are run with an economy of 

 fuel and a degree of satisfaction which prove 

 them the acme of perfection in stove-making. 

 If you haven't it already write for catalogue 

 No. 348, addressing the Kalamazoo Stove Co., 

 Kalamazoo, Mich. It will be worth while. 



AND because of an actual experience with the 

 •'*■ "Easy Washer", we wish to tell the women 

 folks about this little wonder that absolutely 

 revolutionizes house-keeping and transforms that 

 one-time dreadful event in domestic affairs, 

 "wash-day," into a season of delight. There is 

 only one "Easy." It works on a principle en- 

 tirely unlike any other washer, and we know 

 that the work, so far as muscular power is re- 

 quired to operate it, may be done by a child. 

 And the clothes are not mangled or rubbed "to 

 pieces." They are cleansed by air pressure 

 which forces soap and water through them, an 



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ingenious device, easily worked, accomplishing 

 the work quickly and perfectly. The finest lace 

 curtains are thus washed without the slightest 

 injury, while heavy fabrics are handled as in 

 "child's play." No other device we ever have 

 known does more to relieve household drudgery 

 than does this extraordinary invention. Dodge 

 & Zuill, No. 5359 So. Clinton St., Syracuse, 

 N. Y., are the manufacturers. Let them show 

 you just what this machine will do for you. 



HERE is an offer which any one of our read- 

 ers who has a building to roof and preserve, 

 build or repair will do well to read: The largest 

 mill in the world will send you a sample of their 

 Flintcoated Rubber Fireproof Roofing, deliver- 

 ed prepaid to you. Free, if you will simply write 

 a postal to their address below, and say you are 

 one of our readers. It will pay you to do his. 

 It will give you a chance to get valuable inf *ma- 

 tion about how good roofing — guaranteedoroof- 

 ing — should be made. You can try it for rour- 

 self. See what it will stand. You'll rec yve a 

 free book on roofing and also the largesteimill- 

 work catalog published. Both will show j'ou 

 how on any roofing, siding, repair work or build- 

 ing which you are going to do now or any time 

 in the future, you can save, dollar for dollar, half 

 your money on what local dealers would charge 

 you. Write for free sample of roofing, free roof- 

 ing book and free millwork catalogue today — 

 one postal will bring them all promptly. Ad- 

 dress Gordon, Van Tine & Co. , Station D37, 

 Davenport, Iowa. Will save you many a dollar. 



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'T'HE Puget Sound country is remarkable fot 

 ■^ many things, but in a horicultural way it 

 appears to have achieved new and importane 

 faiTie by the introduction of the Superlativf 

 raspberry. This new candidate for the favor oe 

 sinall-fruit growers is having a wonderful vogur 

 all along the Pacific Coast, and there is every 

 reason to believe it will be quite as successful in 

 all sections of the country. The Superlative is 

 being introduced by the Chas. H. Lilly Co. of 

 Seattle, Wash., and its success has been most 

 marked, the letters from horticulturists being 

 nothing short of enthusiastic. The Superlative 

 is a surprise in every way. Its habit is different, 

 as are also the fruit and leaf. The berry is 

 shaped like the Cuthbert, but the size is very 

 much larger — so that the Superlative is often 

 mistaken for the Logan berry because of its giant 

 bulk. The berry ranges from one to one and 

 a half inches long. The cells are large, the 

 seeds very small and brittle and are almost un- 

 noticeable in chewing, as they crush so easily — 

 a peculiarity of the Superlative. The core is 

 the smallest of any raspberry grown. In color 

 the Superlative is crimson, but not of a deep 

 shade. The flavor is sweeter and richer — less 

 acid — than other raspberries. People who do 

 not usually care for raspberries enjoy the Super- 

 lative because of its aromatic, sub-acid flavor. 

 This is the unversal testimony of those who have 

 grown it. 



TWO handsome booklets come to us from 

 the Geo. H. Lee Co. of Omaha, Neb., 

 whose specialties — brooders, incubators and 

 stock-gtowers' supplies, have won such favor- 

 able recognition over a large territory. One of 

 these booklets has for its title "The Mandy Lee 

 Incubators and Brooders," and is a complete 

 guide to the use of these machines so essential 

 to the success of the modern poultryman, con- 

 taining much infomation that will help him in 

 his work. The other is "Lee's Book on Poul- 

 try and Live Stock," quite as valuable in its way 

 as the other. If you have any interest in the 

 subjects suggested by these titles, write the Geo. 

 H. Lee Co. , Dept. 51, Omaha, and your request 

 fur one or both immediately will be honored. 



