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  COMPLETE 
  PRICES 
  FOR 
  STRAWBERRY 
  PLANTS 
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  STRAWBERRIES— 
  THE 
  

  

  THE 
  STRAWBERRY 
  REMAINS 
  ONE 
  OF 
  THE 
  MOST 
  PROFITABLE 
  SMALL 
  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 
  STRAWBERRY 
  FIELD 
  ON 
  EVERY 
  FARM 
  

  

  Pllltill*P' 
  ^ 
  ny 
  good 
  garden 
  soil 
  will 
  produce 
  Strawberries 
  successfully, 
  although 
  they 
  will 
  prove 
  successful 
  

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

   plant 
  in 
  newly 
  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 
  

   they 
  are 
  planted 
  in 
  the 
  early 
  fall. 
  In 
  this 
  way 
  you 
  put 
  natural 
  humus 
  in 
  the 
  soil 
  and 
  it 
  will 
  not 
  require 
  so 
  much 
  

   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 
  they 
  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 
  strawberry 
  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 
  always 
  desirable 
  for 
  a 
  new 
  strawberry 
  bed, 
  being 
  careful 
  not 
  to 
  let 
  any 
  large 
  chunks 
  

   lay 
  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 
  rake 
  

   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 
  3% 
  to 
  4 
  feet 
  apart, 
  putting 
  the 
  plants 
  from 
  15 
  to 
  24 
  inches 
  apart 
  in 
  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 
  and 
  worked 
  well 
  in 
  the 
  soil, 
  are 
  the 
  best 
  things 
  to 
  build 
  up 
  the 
  land 
  

   ready 
  for 
  planting. 
  

  

  We 
  have 
  developed 
  our 
  strawberry 
  plant 
  business 
  till 
  Ave 
  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 
  each 
  

   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 
  in 
  the 
  balance 
  of 
  

   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 
  our 
  standard 
  of 
  quality. 
  

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

   ING 
  FOR 
  IT 
  DOES 
  NOT 
  PAY 
  YOU 
  TO 
  DIG 
  FROM 
  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 
  Ave 
  advise 
  they 
  be 
  tried 
  in 
  your 
  section 
  before 
  planting 
  

   heavy 
  of 
  them. 
  They 
  haA 
  T 
  e 
  proA-en 
  up 
  Avell 
  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 
  haA^e 
  a 
  supply 
  of 
  

   several 
  million, 
  but 
  not 
  as 
  many 
  as 
  last 
  y^ar, 
  and 
  if 
  there 
  is 
  a 
  normal 
  demand 
  there 
  will 
  develop 
  a 
  plant 
  short- 
  

   age, 
  so 
  do 
  not 
  Avait 
  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 
  serA 
  7 
  e 
  you 
  in 
  a 
  satisfactory 
  way 
  in 
  AvhateA 
  r 
  er 
  strawberry 
  

   plants 
  or 
  other 
  nursery 
  stock 
  a*ou 
  might 
  Avant 
  to 
  plant 
  this 
  spring, 
  and 
  we 
  shall 
  look 
  forward 
  to 
  seeing 
  you. 
  

   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. 
  

  

  Blakemore 
  

  

  EARLY 
  VARIETIES 
  

  

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

   We 
  haA^e 
  thoroughly 
  tested 
  it 
  here 
  in 
  our 
  County 
  and 
  find 
  that 
  it 
  has 
  much 
  to 
  recommend 
  it 
  

   to 
  the 
  planters. 
  It 
  is 
  a 
  A 
  T 
  ery 
  free 
  plant 
  maker 
  and 
  responds 
  quickly 
  to 
  good 
  treatment. 
  It 
  is 
  an 
  abundant 
  bearer, 
  

   the 
  fruit 
  aA'erages 
  large 
  and 
  retains 
  its 
  bright 
  attractive 
  red 
  color 
  even 
  after 
  being 
  picked 
  seA^eral 
  days. 
  It 
  can 
  be 
  

   classed 
  as 
  a 
  good 
  shipper. 
  The 
  quality 
  is 
  superior 
  to 
  Missionary 
  and 
  Klondyke 
  but 
  not 
  equal 
  to 
  Premier. 
  It 
  will 
  

   ripen 
  a 
  few 
  days 
  earlier 
  than 
  Premier 
  and 
  is 
  fast 
  replacing 
  this 
  old 
  reliable 
  A 
  r 
  ariety 
  as 
  a 
  market 
  berry 
  for 
  our 
  

   County. 
  

  

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

   iJClHIlrtr 
  much 
  about 
  the 
  Bellmar 
  for 
  Ave 
  had 
  never 
  seen 
  it 
  fruit. 
  Noav 
  Ave 
  give 
  our 
  opinion 
  of 
  the 
  berry 
  

   briefly. 
  The 
  A 
  r 
  ariety 
  is 
  an 
  excellent 
  plant 
  maker, 
  not 
  as 
  much 
  so 
  as 
  the 
  Blakemore 
  but 
  this 
  is 
  an 
  advantage 
  for 
  

   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 
  proA'e 
  a 
  far 
  better 
  ship- 
  

   per 
  than 
  Blakemore 
  or 
  Premier. 
  

  

  Coinf 
  qv 
  Released 
  for 
  introduction 
  by 
  the 
  U. 
  S. 
  Department 
  of 
  Agriculture 
  spring 
  1933. 
  From 
  our 
  own 
  

   * 
  alO 
  £*A 
  observation 
  the 
  Fairfax 
  and 
  Dorsett 
  are 
  all 
  that 
  has 
  been 
  said 
  about 
  them 
  by 
  the 
  Department 
  

   and 
  Introducers. 
  We 
  belieA 
  T 
  e 
  they 
  will 
  prove 
  to 
  be 
  all 
  that 
  is 
  claimed 
  for 
  them 
  and 
  if 
  they 
  do, 
  no 
  groAver 
  of 
  StraAv- 
  

   berries 
  can 
  afford 
  to 
  be 
  Avithout 
  them. 
  The 
  foliage 
  of 
  the 
  Fairfax 
  seems 
  very 
  vigorous, 
  even 
  more 
  so 
  than 
  the 
  

   Premier, 
  our 
  old 
  standard 
  of 
  comparison. 
  The 
  foliage 
  and 
  fruit 
  stems 
  extend 
  Avell 
  aboAe 
  the 
  ground 
  Avhich 
  tends 
  

   to 
  give 
  clean 
  fruit 
  and 
  make 
  the 
  fruit 
  ripen 
  more 
  uniformly. 
  The 
  Fairfax 
  ripens 
  about 
  the 
  same 
  time 
  as 
  Prem- 
  

   ier, 
  and 
  its 
  fruiting 
  season 
  extends 
  over 
  a 
  long 
  period. 
  In 
  production 
  tests 
  for 
  season 
  of 
  1932 
  the 
  Fairfax 
  did 
  not 
  

   yield 
  quite 
  as 
  heavy 
  as 
  Dorsett 
  but 
  held 
  a 
  big 
  lead 
  over 
  Premier, 
  its 
  nearest 
  riA^al, 
  and 
  twice 
  as 
  many 
  berries 
  as 
  

   many 
  of 
  our 
  old 
  standard 
  A'arieties. 
  The 
  quality 
  of 
  the 
  Fairfax 
  is 
  equal 
  to 
  the 
  best 
  of 
  our 
  older 
  A'arieties. 
  The 
  

   berries 
  are 
  large 
  to 
  very 
  large, 
  of 
  a 
  bright 
  red 
  color 
  at 
  picking 
  time. 
  Like 
  the 
  Bellmar 
  it 
  turns 
  dark 
  after 
  being 
  

   picked 
  for 
  seA^eral 
  days 
  but 
  retains 
  its 
  flavor 
  and 
  firmness. 
  The 
  Fairfax 
  should 
  be 
  planted 
  for 
  both 
  home 
  and 
  

   commercial 
  use. 
  

  

  n^^c^l-l- 
  Released 
  for 
  introduction 
  by 
  the 
  U. 
  S. 
  Department 
  of 
  Agriculture 
  spring 
  1933. 
  The 
  Dorsett 
  

   L'Uf 
  ovil 
  surely 
  makes 
  a 
  Avorthy 
  companion 
  for 
  the 
  Fairfax 
  and 
  each 
  of 
  them 
  seem 
  to 
  have 
  their 
  adA*an- 
  

   tages. 
  The 
  foliage 
  of 
  Dorsett 
  resembles 
  that 
  of 
  Blakemore 
  to 
  some 
  extent, 
  apparently 
  not 
  being 
  as 
  vigorous 
  as 
  

   Fairfax 
  but 
  equally 
  as 
  resistant 
  to 
  diseases. 
  The 
  foliage 
  and 
  fruiting 
  sterns 
  are 
  more 
  erect 
  than 
  Premier 
  and 
  it 
  

   is 
  a 
  free 
  plant 
  maker. 
  The 
  fruit 
  is 
  usually 
  conic 
  in 
  shape. 
  The 
  color 
  is 
  bright 
  red 
  similar 
  to 
  Blakemore. 
  The 
  

   berries 
  Avill 
  average 
  much 
  larger 
  than 
  Blakemore 
  although 
  not 
  quite 
  so 
  large 
  as 
  Fairfax. 
  The 
  flaA'or 
  of 
  Dorsett 
  is 
  

   not 
  equal 
  to 
  Fairfax 
  but 
  superior 
  to 
  other 
  Early 
  berries 
  and 
  can 
  be 
  classed 
  among 
  the 
  best. 
  In 
  production 
  test 
  

   made 
  season 
  of 
  1932 
  it 
  outyielded 
  the 
  Fairfax 
  considerably 
  and 
  naturally 
  had 
  a 
  AA 
  r 
  ide 
  margin 
  on 
  all 
  other 
  var- 
  

   ieties, 
  Premier 
  being 
  its 
  nearest 
  riA^al. 
  The 
  Dorsett 
  is 
  not 
  as 
  firm 
  as 
  the 
  Fairfax 
  but 
  is 
  equal 
  to 
  Blakemore 
  and 
  

   more 
  firm 
  than 
  Premier 
  so 
  should 
  be 
  a 
  good 
  commercial 
  variety 
  because 
  of 
  its 
  productiveness, 
  attractive 
  color, 
  

   and 
  excellent 
  quality 
  for 
  an 
  early 
  berry. 
  

  

  