The Delicious Soutliern Strawberry 



PROUFIC IN QUALITY, EARLIEST ON THE MARKET, AND A 



LONG GROWING SEASON 



IN LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI ON LINE OP THE ILLINOIS CENTRAL R. R. 



'■PHE SOUTHERN STRAWBERRY GROWER has au advjintatro over his brother of 

 1 the North in getting his berries into market early. From Lonisiana and southern 

 Mississippi, berries are fretjuently ready for market dnrintr the month of Mareh, and 

 shipments continue until Jane, or until such time as the Northern markets are so 

 triutted as to make it unprofitable to ship them so far, after which the Southern mar- 

 kets are still available. The season for pickint; berries in the South is much longer 

 than in the North; they continuins to blossom and ripen for two months, and in 

 some eases it has been even three months from the time of the first to the last pick- 

 ing. The Illinois Centra] Railroad Company, appreciating to the fullest extent the 

 necessity of havint: fniit and Tegetables ltowu on its line reach Northern markets in 

 the best possible condition, has not only provided the best of refrigerator cars, but, 



J. F. MERRY. GENERAI. IMMIGRATION AGENT, I. C. 



during the season, run fruit trains from New Orleans to Chicago, shipments being 

 picked up from all stations, say within one hundred miles, and from tiie last point 

 the train is nin through to Chicago on fast schedule, stopping only for coal and 

 water, and at certain points for re-icing. In addition to its system for handling 

 perishable products en route, the ' 'Central' ' has a storehouse or fruit warehouse at 

 Chicago in which fifty cars can be quickly handled at one time. 



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issued by the Illinois Central R. R. Co. an! describing various matters of interest to 

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The Strawberry Photographic 

 Contest for 1907 



LAST YEAR the photographic contest between members of The 

 Strawberry family aroused much pleasant rivalry, and resulted 

 in giving to the world many beautiful and instructive views of 

 strawberry fields. It is our purpose to make the contest this year 

 of even greater interest to all. We therefore shall offer a duplicate 

 set of prizes---one for the best photograph of a field of strawberries 

 not less than one acre in extent; the other set of prizes for a photo- 

 graph of a family strawberry patch---as follows: 



A -COMMERCIAL STRAW- 

 BERRY FIELD 



1st prize Photograph, cash - $5.00 

 2nd prize Photograph, cash - 3.00 

 3rd prize Photograph, cash • 2.00 



B— FAMILY STRAWBERRY 

 PATCH 



1st prize Photograph, cash - $5.00 

 2nd prize Photograph, cash - 3.00 

 3rd prize Photograph, cash - 2.00 



It is to be understood that all photographs submitted in this contest 

 are to be the property of the Kellogg Publishing Company. The 

 season will extend from spring until late fall, the individual contest- 

 ant choosing his own time for taking the view; the desire being to 

 show ideal conditions at every stage of development of the plants. 

 Expert photographers will pass upon the n erits of the photographs 

 and award prizes. 



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Three Rivers, Michigan 



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