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Plant Our Winter Covered Strawberry Plants For Greater Results. See Page 27, 



STRAWBERRIES 



An Early Profit-Maker For Every Farm 



IN THE YEARS OF LOW FARM INCOME STRAWBERRIES HAVE PROVEN THE GROWERS' 



MOST DEPENDABLE SOURCE OF INCOME. THEY REPRESENT A LOW INVESTMENT 



COST AND ARE KNOWN AS THE FARMERS' GREATEST EARLY MONEY 



CROP. THERE SHOULD BE A STRAWBERRY FIELD ON EVERY FARM. 



CULTURE 



One million Bountiful Kidgre Grown plants in this 

 field. Living: examples of vigror and thriftiness — they 

 will grive results wherever planted. 



Any good garden soil will produce 

 Strawberries successfully, althougli 

 they will prove successful 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 sev- 

 eral 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 Avill not require so much fertilizer for best results. 

 Prepare the 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 fertiizers such as 4-8-1: prove very 

 satisfactory where they are properly applied and work- 

 ed into the soil tlioroughly. Sometimes it is well to side 

 dress the plants after they have started to grow, hoe- 

 ing 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 

 August 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 re- 

 commend a balanced fertilizer for spring application. 

 A liberal spreading of barnyard manure is always desirable for a new straAvberry bed. being careful not to let 

 any largs chunks lay on the beds. If this is not possible, be sure and mulch the beds with some straw ur other 

 reasonably coarse litter to protect the plants during severe freezing weather. Remove litter from the beds in 

 spring and rake to the middles of the rows to help control weed growth and keep the berries clean Avhile ripening. 

 We recommend that they be planted in rows 3% to 4 feet apart, putting the plants from 15 to 24 inches apart in 

 the rows, depending on the variety. Putting the rows SV-j feet apart and plants 18 inches apart in the row re- 

 quires about 8000 plants to the acre. Putting the rows 4 feet apart and plants 18 inches apart in the row requires 

 about 7250 plants to the acre. 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 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 each 

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

 anyone. We are practicing the same policy of grading and packing our strawberry plants as we are in the bal- 

 ance 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 PAY TO BUY CHEAP STRAWBERRY PLANTS. AND AT THE PRICE THEY ARE 

 NOW SELLING IT DOES NOT PAY YOU TO DIG FROM YOUR OWN BEDS AND LIMIT YOUR YIELD. 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 heavy of them. They have proven up well in our test blocks here and we would like for you to try them. 

 Good Plants are not so plentiful this year. We have a supply of several million, but if there is a normal demand 

 there will develop a plant shortage, so do not wait too long in placing your order this spring. Our shipping sea- 

 son opens October 1st and continues 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 mig-ht want to plant this spring, and we shall 

 look forward to serving you. SPECIAL PRICES WILL BE GIVEN TO CO-OPERATIVE BUYING ORGANIZA- 

 TIONS AND CLUB ORDERS. WE WANT TO SERVE YOU IN THE WAY THAT IS TO YOUR BEST INTER- 

 ESTS. 



EARLY VARIETIES 



"DT fl'K'P'M'O'RP -^ promising New Variety that was released by the U. S. Department of Agriculture in 1930. 

 DLar^i\.S^Vil\^£\.L* It is a very free plant maker and responds quickly to good treatment. It is an abundant 

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

 Quality is superior to Missionary and Klondyke but not equal to Premier. It will ripen a few days earlier than 

 Premier. 



PREMIER 



An old favorite and possibly the 

 world's greatest strawberry 



No straw^berry 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 Ave cannot 

 say too many good things about it. Consider these important facts about Premier and you can readily understand 

 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, Avhether tlie soil was sandy, clay loam or rocl^y : whether 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 comparatively 

 poor soil Premier always makes a showing for you. It can be considered almost frost-proof. It has never failed 

 in a crop in this section since it was introduced. The berries average large and hold up Avell under heavy crops 

 and unfavorable seasonable conditions ; it ripens over a comparatively long period, from two to three 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 Avill carry Avell to markets up to three hundred miles and further if handled 

 properly. It is the best of the tried and proA-en early varieties. As an assurance for next year's income, plant an 

 acre or more of Bountiful Ridge groAvn PREMIER this spring. 



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Conceded by 



eminent horticulturists to be the same as Premier. 



