Our Own Modern Cold Storage 



PI.AXTS AKE THOROUGHLY COOLED BEFORE PACK- 

 ING. PLANTS AND PACKAGE ARE COOLED AFTER 

 PACKING AND BEFORE SHIPPING. 



THEY MUST AND DO ARRIVE IN BETTER CONDITION. 



We did not build tliis modern cold storage vrith the idea 

 of storing- plants all winter or all summer. We did have the 

 records of years of experimenting on putting plants in cold 

 storage at point of planting by the planters in various sec- 

 tions so as to keep the plants in good condition until soil 

 conditions were favorable for planting them. EVEN THO 

 THESE PLANTS WERE HELD UNDER UNFAVORABLE 

 STORAGE CONDITIONS THIS METHOD HAS PROVEN 

 MOST SUCCESSFUL WHEN THE PLANTS WERE IN 

 GOOD CONDITION WHEN PLACED IN COLD STORAGE. 



WITH AUTOMATIC CONTROLLED CIRCULATION, 

 MOISTURE AND TEMPERATURES. PLANTS ACTUALLY 

 BECAME INVIGORATED WHEN PLACED IN THIS STOR- 

 AGE AND ARE HANDLED AS WE HANDLE THEM. 



We start digging our plants in early Spring and continue 

 digging, as weather conditions permit, until our plants are 

 dug. Unseasonable hot, dry and wet weather during the 

 digging and shipping season can and does cause delays and 

 plants not up to a high standard in quality and vitality and 

 which naturally does not tend towards good success for the 

 planters. Spring 1953 was one of the worst we have experi- 

 enced in years to dig and ship plants. 



IT IS THE PURPOSE OF BOUNTIFUL RIDGE NUR- 

 SERIES TO GROW AND DELIVER TO YOU THE BEST 

 PLANTS YOUR MONEY CAN BUY. 



OUR NEW DIGGING EQUIPMENT — OUR COLD STOR- 

 AGE AND HANDLING METHODS — OUR NEWLY DE- 

 SIGNED SHIPPING CRATES. COMBINED WITH OUR 

 FAVORABLE AND NATURAL SOIL AND CLIMATIC CON- 

 DITIONS AND OUR MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE IN 

 PRODUCING PLANTS AND FRUIT WILL MEAN A GREAT 

 DEAL TO EVERYONE BUYING BOUNTIFUL RIDGE 

 STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 



Healthy foliage, clean roots; fresh dug plants are living 

 examples of fine planting stock. When properly planted and 

 cared for they will give results. 



Entrance to our cold storage. Note crates packed and 

 labeled ready to move on to our customers after being pre- 

 cooled. Note the type of crate used. The strips placed on 

 each end of crate to give ventilation when packed in express 

 cars or trucks or storages. OUR COLD STORAGE IS BUILT 

 IN A SECTION OF OUR LARGE COMMON STORAGES. 



ALL STRAWBERRY PLANTS ARE BROUGHT DIRECT- 

 LY FROM OUR GRADING AND COUNTING SHEDS AND 

 PLACED IN THIS COLD STORAGE UNTIL PACKED AND 

 SENT ON TO OUR CUSTOMERS. 



Sparkle plants, Bountiful Ridge Grown 1953 style. We 

 have some very fine Sparkle plants this year. 





- 'J *-3f -"^^^ "'^ 





Producing field of Bountiful Ridge Premier Strawberries 

 in Hudson Valley, N. Y. 



"Our Premier rated best by those who grow the best." 

 The above is the picture of a picking field of strawberries. 

 He started right by planting Bountiful Ridge plants and by 

 taking good care of them you can see that he has the basis 

 of very heavy production per acre on this field. Please note 

 the straw mulch which has been applied on this field. First 

 as a protection to winter injury to the crowns and second to 

 give good clean fruit that will bring the top prices on the 

 markets. 



HAVE THE RIGHT VARIETIES. GIVE THEM PROPER 

 CARE. STRAWBERRIES IN GENERAL WILL DO THEIR 

 PART FOR YOU. 



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