Our Own Modern Cold Storage 



Automatic Temperature Control — Automatic Moisture Control 

 No Freezing — No Drying Out With Bountiful Ridge Plants 



PI.ANTS ARE THOROUGHLY COOLED BEFORE 

 PACKING. PLANTS AND PACKAGE ARE COOL- 

 ED AFTER PACKING AND BEFORE SHIPPING. 



THEY MUST AND DO ARRIVE IN BETTER 

 CONDITION. 



We did not build this modern cold storage with 

 tlie 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 sections so 

 as to Ivcep the plants in good condition until soil 

 conditions were favorable for planting them. EVEN 

 THO THESE PLANTS WERE HELD UNDER UN- 

 FAVORABLE STORAGE CONDITIONS THIS 

 METHOD HAS PROVEN MOST SUCCESSFUL 

 WHEN THE PLANTS WERE IN GOOD CONDI- 

 TION WHEN PLACED IN COLD STORAGE. 



WITH AUTOMATIC CONTROLLED CIRCU- 

 LATING MOISTURE AND TEMPERATURES, 

 PLANTS ACTUALLY BECOME INVIGORATED 

 WHEN PLACED IN THIS STORAGE AND ARE 

 HANDLED AS WE HANDLE THEM. 



Wo start digging our plants in early Spring and 

 continue digging, as weather conditions permit, 

 until our plants are dug. Unseasonable hot or dry 

 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. 



IT IS THE PURPOSE OF BOUNTIFUL RIDGE 

 NURSERIES TO GROW AND DELIVER TO YOU 

 THE BEST PLANTS YOUR MONEY CAN BUY. 



OUR NEW DIGGING EQUIPMENT — OUR 

 NEW COLD STORAGE AND HANDLING METH- 

 ODS — OUR NEWLY DESIGNED SHIPPING 

 CRATES, COMBINED WITH OUR FAVORABLE 

 AND NATURAL SOIL AND CLIMATIC CONDI- 

 TIONS AND OUR MANY YEARS OF EXPERIENCE 

 IN PRODUCING PLANTS AND FRUIT WILL 

 MEAN A GREAT DEAL TO EVERYONE BUYING 

 BOUNTIFUL RIDGE STRAWBERRY PLANTS. 



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 racked 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 PACK- 

 ED AND SENT ON TO OUR CUSTOMERS. 



THE HUMIDITY CONTROL UNIT 



This is a very important accessory in any 

 cold storage where live plants are being stored. 

 This unit automatically maintains proper mois- 

 ture in the air so that plants that do not even 

 have moist packing about the roots may be 

 kept for weeks in perfect condition. Note circu- 

 lating fans just back of humidity control unit 

 and then note the bluflFness of the plants in 

 crate in foreground. OUR COLD STORAGE 

 TE3IPERATURES ARE MAINTAINED AT 33 

 to 34 DEGREES F. 



A SECTIONAL VIEW OF OUR 

 PACKING DEPARTMENT 



^Ir. Edward Smith, one of our regular 

 packers, proudly displays a bunch of 

 Bountiful Ridge grown heavy rooted plants. 

 Note plants in crates and style of crate. 

 We ne\er pack our plants more than '.i 

 bunched deep in a crate regardless of the 

 size of your order. Note moss pile inside 

 building next to packing bench. Only 

 new spagnum moss is used in the pack- 

 ing of Bountiful Ridge Plants. 



It Pays To Plant Bountiful Ridge Grown Strawberry Plants 



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