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  STRAWBERRIES— 
  THE 
  

  

  THE 
  STRAWBERRY 
  REMAINS 
  ONE 
  OF 
  THE 
  MOST 
  PROFITABLE 
  SMxALL 
  FRUITS 
  

   IT 
  WILL 
  AVERAGE 
  LARGER 
  NET 
  RETURNS 
  PER 
  ACRE 
  THAN 
  MOST 
  OTHER 
  CROPS 
  

   IT 
  WILL 
  SUCCEED 
  UNDER 
  MOST 
  ALL 
  CLIMATIC 
  CONDITIONS 
  IF 
  PROPERLY 
  CARED 
  FOR 
  

   THERE 
  SHOULD 
  BE 
  A 
  STRAW 
  BERRY 
  FIELD 
  ON 
  EVERY 
  FARM 
  

  

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  MA 
  Any 
  good 
  garden 
  soil 
  will 
  produce 
  Strawberries 
  successfully, 
  although 
  they 
  will 
  prove 
  successful 
  

   X--VilLVire 
  on 
  heavier 
  soils 
  that 
  are 
  well 
  drained. 
  Soil 
  should 
  be 
  rich 
  in 
  humus 
  for 
  best 
  results. 
  Never 
  

  

  plant 
  in 
  newlv 
  plowed 
  sod 
  land, 
  for 
  the 
  white 
  grubworm 
  is 
  sure 
  to 
  do 
  you 
  damage 
  by 
  eating 
  the 
  crowns 
  of 
  the 
  

   newly 
  set 
  plants. 
  If 
  you 
  must 
  set 
  them 
  in 
  sod 
  land, 
  plow 
  it 
  during 
  the 
  fall 
  and 
  harrow 
  it 
  several 
  times 
  during 
  

   the 
  winter, 
  and 
  many 
  of 
  the 
  grubs 
  will 
  be 
  killed. 
  Rye 
  or 
  crimson 
  clover 
  make 
  splendid 
  crops 
  to 
  turn 
  under 
  when 
  

   thev 
  are 
  planted 
  in 
  the 
  earlv 
  fall. 
  In 
  this 
  way 
  you 
  put 
  natural 
  humus 
  in 
  the 
  soil 
  and 
  it 
  will 
  not 
  require 
  so 
  mucn 
  

   fertilizer 
  for 
  best 
  results. 
  Prepare 
  ground 
  as 
  early 
  as 
  possible 
  in 
  the 
  spring. 
  Ground 
  bone 
  used 
  at 
  the 
  rate 
  of 
  about 
  

   500 
  pounds 
  or 
  more 
  to 
  the 
  acre; 
  gives 
  splendid 
  results 
  as 
  a 
  fertilizer, 
  although 
  complete 
  fertilizers 
  such 
  as 
  4-8-4 
  

   prove 
  very 
  satisfactory 
  where 
  thev 
  are 
  properly 
  applied 
  and 
  worked 
  into 
  the 
  soil 
  thoroughly. 
  Sometimes 
  it 
  is 
  well 
  

   to 
  side 
  dress 
  the 
  plants 
  after 
  they 
  have 
  started 
  to 
  grow, 
  hoeing 
  and 
  cultivating 
  the 
  fertilizer 
  in 
  the 
  soil 
  thoroughly. 
  

   The 
  fruit 
  buds 
  of 
  the 
  strawberrv 
  are 
  formed 
  in 
  the 
  fall 
  of 
  the 
  year, 
  and 
  the 
  plant 
  should 
  be 
  fed 
  well 
  during 
  Aug- 
  

   ust 
  and 
  September 
  to 
  insure 
  a 
  heavy 
  crop 
  of 
  fruit. 
  All 
  fertilizers 
  applied 
  in 
  the 
  spring 
  merely 
  stimulate 
  the 
  plant 
  

   growth 
  and 
  produce 
  larger 
  berries. 
  We 
  recommend 
  a 
  balanced 
  fertilizer 
  for 
  spring 
  application. 
  A 
  liberal 
  spread- 
  

   ing 
  of 
  barnyard 
  manure 
  is 
  alwavs 
  desirable 
  for 
  a 
  new 
  strawberry 
  bed, 
  being 
  careful 
  not 
  to 
  let 
  any 
  large 
  chunks 
  

   lav 
  on 
  the 
  beds. 
  If 
  this 
  is 
  not 
  possible, 
  be 
  sure 
  and 
  mulch 
  the 
  beds 
  with 
  some 
  straw 
  or 
  other 
  reasonably 
  coarse 
  

   litter 
  to 
  protect 
  the 
  plants 
  during 
  severe 
  freezing 
  weather. 
  Remove 
  litter 
  from 
  the 
  beds 
  in 
  the 
  spring 
  and 
  rate 
  

   to 
  the 
  middles 
  of 
  the 
  rows 
  to 
  help 
  control 
  weed 
  growth 
  and 
  keep 
  the 
  berries 
  clean 
  while 
  ripening. 
  We 
  recom- 
  

   mend 
  that 
  they 
  be 
  planted 
  in 
  rows 
  ZVi 
  to 
  4 
  feet 
  apart, 
  putting 
  the 
  plants 
  from 
  15 
  to 
  24 
  inches 
  apart 
  m 
  the 
  rows, 
  de- 
  

   pending 
  on 
  the 
  variety. 
  It 
  is 
  always 
  desirable 
  to 
  plant 
  on 
  a 
  slightly 
  elevated 
  row 
  and 
  continue 
  to 
  build 
  this 
  up 
  

   while 
  hoeing 
  and 
  cultivating 
  the 
  plants 
  to 
  insure 
  drainage 
  for 
  the 
  beds 
  during 
  the 
  picking 
  season 
  Liberal 
  ap- 
  

   plications 
  of 
  manure, 
  applied 
  after 
  plowing 
  annd 
  worked 
  well 
  in 
  the 
  soil, 
  are 
  the 
  best 
  things 
  to 
  build 
  up 
  the 
  land 
  

   read^ 
  ^to^ 
  planting. 
  strawberry 
  plant 
  business 
  till 
  we 
  are 
  now 
  shipping 
  plants 
  by 
  the 
  million 
  each 
  season, 
  

  

  and 
  our 
  plants 
  are 
  grown 
  on 
  land 
  that 
  will 
  produce 
  clean-rooted 
  stock. 
  Each 
  field 
  is 
  personally 
  examined 
  eacn 
  

   year 
  several 
  times 
  for 
  mixtures, 
  and 
  we 
  feel 
  confident 
  that 
  we 
  have 
  as 
  nice 
  plants 
  to 
  offer 
  as 
  can 
  be 
  grown 
  by 
  any- 
  

   one 
  We 
  are 
  practicing 
  the 
  same 
  policy 
  of 
  grading 
  and 
  packing 
  our 
  strawberry 
  plants 
  as 
  we 
  are 
  m 
  the 
  balance 
  or 
  

   our 
  nursery, 
  and 
  you 
  will 
  find 
  our 
  plants 
  and 
  methods 
  of 
  packing 
  superior 
  to 
  many 
  other 
  nurseries. 
  We 
  have 
  

   tried 
  to 
  make 
  our 
  prices 
  as 
  reasonable 
  as 
  it 
  is 
  possible 
  to 
  make 
  them 
  and 
  still 
  maintain 
  °ur 
  standard 
  ot 
  quality. 
  

   IT 
  DOES 
  NOT 
  PAY 
  TO 
  BUY 
  CHEAP 
  STRAWBERRY 
  PLANTS, 
  AND 
  AT 
  THE 
  PRICE 
  THEY 
  ARE 
  NOW 
  SELL- 
  

   ING 
  FOR 
  IT 
  DOES 
  NOT 
  PAY 
  YOU 
  TO 
  DIG 
  PROM 
  YOUR 
  OWN 
  BEDS 
  AND 
  LIMIT 
  YOUR 
  FIELD. 
  Our 
  plants 
  

   are 
  all 
  grown 
  on 
  sandy 
  loam 
  soils 
  and 
  they 
  can 
  be 
  dug 
  at 
  most 
  any 
  time 
  with 
  their 
  full 
  root 
  system. 
  We 
  have 
  

   cut 
  our 
  list 
  of 
  varieties 
  till 
  we 
  are 
  only 
  listing 
  what 
  we 
  consider 
  the 
  best, 
  except 
  for 
  a 
  few 
  new 
  varieties 
  which 
  

   we 
  are 
  listing 
  for 
  trial, 
  and 
  we 
  know 
  they 
  are 
  worthy 
  but 
  we 
  advise 
  they 
  be 
  tried 
  in 
  your 
  section 
  before 
  planting 
  

   heaw 
  of 
  them. 
  They 
  have 
  proven 
  up 
  well 
  in 
  our 
  test 
  blocks 
  here 
  and 
  we 
  would 
  like 
  for 
  you 
  to 
  try 
  them. 
  Plants 
  

   are 
  not 
  so 
  plentiful 
  this 
  year, 
  the 
  crop 
  being 
  almost 
  as 
  short 
  as 
  the 
  drought 
  year 
  of 
  1930. 
  We 
  have 
  a 
  supply 
  oi 
  

   several 
  million, 
  but 
  not 
  as 
  many 
  as 
  last 
  year, 
  and 
  if 
  there 
  is 
  a 
  normal 
  demand 
  there 
  will 
  develop 
  a 
  plant 
  jnort- 
  

   age 
  so 
  do 
  not 
  wait 
  too 
  long 
  in 
  placing 
  your 
  order 
  this 
  spring. 
  Our 
  shipping 
  season 
  opens 
  October 
  1st 
  and 
  con- 
  

   tinues 
  until 
  May 
  10th 
  each 
  year. 
  We 
  shall 
  do 
  our 
  best 
  to 
  serve 
  you 
  in 
  a 
  satisfactory 
  way 
  in 
  whatever 
  strawberry 
  

   plants 
  or 
  other 
  'nursery 
  stock 
  you 
  might 
  want 
  to 
  plant 
  this 
  spring, 
  and 
  we 
  shall 
  look 
  forward 
  to 
  serving 
  

   SPECIAL 
  PRICES 
  WILL 
  BE 
  GIVEN 
  TO 
  CO-OPERATIVE 
  BUYING 
  ORGANIZATIONS 
  AND 
  CLUB 
  ORDERS. 
  

   WE 
  WANT 
  TO 
  SERVE 
  YOU 
  IN 
  THE 
  WAY 
  THAT 
  IS 
  TO 
  YOUR 
  BEST 
  INTERESTS. 
  

  

  Early 
  Varieties 
  

  

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  A 
  promising 
  New 
  Variety 
  that 
  was 
  released 
  by 
  the 
  U. 
  S. 
  Department 
  of 
  Agriculture 
  in 
  1930. 
  

   OiaKeuiOre 
  we 
  have 
  thoroughly 
  tested 
  it 
  here 
  in 
  our 
  County 
  and 
  find 
  that 
  it 
  has 
  much 
  to 
  recommend 
  It 
  

   to 
  the 
  planters. 
  It 
  is 
  a 
  very 
  free 
  plant 
  maker 
  and 
  responds 
  quickly 
  to 
  good 
  treatment. 
  It 
  is 
  an 
  abundant 
  hearer, 
  

   the 
  fruit 
  averages 
  large 
  and 
  retains 
  its 
  bright 
  attractive 
  red 
  color 
  even 
  after 
  being 
  picked 
  several 
  days., 
  it 
  can 
  pe 
  

   classed 
  as 
  a 
  good 
  shipper. 
  The 
  quality 
  is 
  superior 
  to 
  Missionary 
  and 
  Klondyke 
  but 
  not 
  equal 
  to 
  Premier, 
  it 
  win 
  

   ripen 
  a 
  few 
  days 
  earlier 
  than 
  Premier 
  and 
  is 
  fast 
  replacing 
  this 
  old 
  reliable 
  variety 
  as 
  a 
  market 
  berry 
  tor 
  our 
  

   County. 
  

  

  A 
  New 
  variety 
  released 
  by 
  the 
  U. 
  S. 
  Department 
  of 
  Agriculture 
  1931.. 
  Last 
  year 
  we 
  could 
  not 
  say 
  

   JtSeiimar 
  mvLch 
  about 
  the 
  Bellmar 
  for 
  we 
  had 
  never 
  seen 
  it 
  fruit. 
  Now 
  we 
  give 
  our 
  opinion 
  of 
  the 
  berry 
  

  

  briefly. 
  The 
  variety 
  is 
  an 
  excellent 
  plant 
  maker, 
  not 
  as 
  much 
  so 
  as 
  the 
  Blakemore 
  but 
  this 
  is 
  an 
  advantage 
  tor 
  

   the 
  berries 
  will 
  average 
  much 
  larger 
  than 
  the 
  Blakemore. 
  It 
  is 
  a 
  very 
  heavy 
  producer. 
  The 
  flavor 
  is 
  superior 
  to 
  

   Blakemore 
  and 
  almost 
  equal 
  to 
  Premier. 
  The 
  berries 
  are 
  very 
  firm 
  and 
  in 
  our 
  opinion 
  will 
  prove 
  a 
  tar 
  better 
  snip- 
  

   per 
  than 
  Blakemore 
  or 
  Premier. 
  

  

  PD 
  C 
  y 
  I 
  r 
  D 
  An 
  old 
  favorite 
  and 
  possibly 
  the 
  

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  tL 
  IVI 
  I 
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  1\ 
  world's 
  greatest 
  strawberry 
  

  

  - 
  No 
  strawberry 
  ever 
  introduced 
  has 
  brought 
  the 
  returns 
  to 
  the 
  grower 
  that 
  the 
  Premier 
  has, 
  and 
  it 
  still 
  stands 
  

   unchallenged 
  as 
  a 
  real 
  money-maker. 
  It 
  has 
  a 
  record 
  very 
  hard 
  to 
  equal 
  as 
  an 
  early 
  market 
  berry, 
  and 
  we 
  can- 
  

   not 
  sav 
  too 
  many 
  good 
  things 
  about 
  it. 
  Consider 
  these 
  important 
  facts 
  about 
  Premier 
  and 
  you 
  can 
  readily 
  un- 
  

   derstand 
  why 
  we 
  say 
  this 
  about 
  it. 
  Until 
  the 
  introduction 
  of 
  the 
  Blakemore 
  it 
  had 
  no 
  equal 
  as 
  a 
  variety 
  that 
  

   would 
  adapt 
  itself 
  to 
  most 
  all 
  soil 
  and 
  climatic 
  conditions, 
  whether 
  the 
  soil 
  was 
  sandy, 
  clay 
  loam 
  or 
  rocky; 
  wheth- 
  

   er 
  it 
  was 
  planted 
  in 
  North 
  Carolina, 
  Mass., 
  or 
  111., 
  you 
  always 
  had 
  an 
  abundance 
  of 
  new 
  plants 
  that 
  were 
  thrifty 
  

   and 
  disease 
  free. 
  The 
  land 
  did 
  not 
  have 
  to 
  be 
  rich. 
  Of 
  course, 
  it 
  will 
  do 
  better 
  on 
  good 
  soils 
  but 
  even 
  on 
  com- 
  

   parativelv 
  poor 
  soil 
  Premier 
  always 
  makes 
  a 
  showing 
  for 
  you. 
  It 
  can 
  be 
  considered 
  almost 
  frost-proof. 
  It 
  nas 
  

   never 
  failed 
  in 
  a 
  crop 
  in 
  this 
  section 
  since 
  it 
  was 
  introduced. 
  The 
  berries 
  average 
  large 
  and 
  hold 
  up 
  well 
  under 
  

   heavy 
  crops 
  and 
  unfavorable 
  seasonable 
  conditions 
  ; 
  it 
  ripens 
  over 
  a 
  comparatively 
  long 
  period, 
  from 
  two 
  to 
  tnree 
  

   weeks 
  : 
  the 
  berries 
  have 
  an 
  attractive 
  bright 
  red 
  color 
  and 
  unusual 
  quality 
  that 
  is 
  only 
  surpassed 
  by 
  Chesapeake 
  

   and 
  possibly 
  Red 
  Gold. 
  It 
  is 
  moderately 
  firm 
  and 
  will 
  carry 
  well 
  to 
  markets 
  up 
  to 
  three 
  hundred 
  miles 
  and 
  fur- 
  

   ther 
  if 
  handled 
  properly. 
  It 
  is 
  the 
  best 
  of 
  the 
  tried 
  and 
  proven 
  early 
  varieties. 
  As 
  an 
  assurance 
  for 
  next 
  year 
  s 
  

   income, 
  plant 
  an 
  acre 
  or 
  more 
  of 
  Bountiful 
  Ridge 
  Nursery 
  grown 
  PREMIER 
  this 
  Spring. 
  

  

  HOWARD 
  17. 
  Conceded 
  by 
  all 
  eminent 
  horticulturists 
  to 
  be 
  the 
  same 
  as 
  Premier. 
  

  

  TVT~_*^t 
  I 
  A 
  seedling 
  of 
  our 
  own 
  with 
  unknown 
  parentage. 
  It 
  has 
  many 
  of 
  the 
  characteristics 
  of 
  the 
  

  

  nanCy 
  LCe 
  Premier 
  and 
  Aroma. 
  We 
  have 
  tested 
  it 
  thoroughly 
  here 
  in 
  the 
  Nursery 
  and 
  its 
  main 
  points 
  

  

  of 
  merit 
  are 
  its 
  unusual 
  thriftiness 
  and 
  resistance 
  to 
  all 
  diseases; 
  its 
  ability 
  to 
  crop 
  under 
  mosttrying 
  conditions 
  : 
  

   its 
  resistance 
  to 
  frost 
  injury; 
  its 
  productiveness, 
  and 
  its 
  superior 
  quality 
  to 
  all 
  other 
  Early 
  berries 
  we 
  have 
  tested. 
  

   It 
  starts 
  ripening 
  a 
  week 
  before 
  Premier 
  and 
  continues 
  to 
  give 
  an 
  abundance 
  of 
  berries 
  for 
  nearly 
  a 
  month 
  ine 
  

   berries 
  average 
  large 
  to 
  very 
  large, 
  most 
  of 
  them 
  having 
  a 
  double 
  cap. 
  It 
  is 
  shaped 
  like 
  the 
  Premier 
  and 
  pro- 
  

   duces 
  its 
  berries 
  near 
  the 
  ground 
  like 
  Premier. 
  

  

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