18 E. W. TOWNSEND & SONS’ STRAWBERRY PLANTS 
Strawberry Growers Have Continued to Be Prosperous Even in 
the Depression That Has Spread Over the World 
There has been no other farm crop that brought the Farmer as much profit during the past 
two years of depression as the Strawberry crop. 
sections of the country. 
practically every other crop was a loss. 
This fact is found to prevail in all strawberry 
Florida made money from the strawberry crop the past two years, while 
Louisiana had two of the best seasons ever 
known on strawberries during these two years. 
Other Southern States followed on up the line 
and made big money—at least made a fair profit 
while other crops were a loss. 
The same prevailed on up in the Northern 
States—while prices were lower than usual, there 
was a profit on berries, where other farm crops 
like Potatoes, Tomatoes, Corn, Wheat, ete., show- 
ed a heavy loss. All this goes to show that the 
demand even in hard times are far greater for 
Fruits such as Strawberries than for the general 
farm crops. We quote below facts to show that 
some of our customers are well satisfied with 
their returns from berries, and it is our advice at 
this time that still more berries be grown and 
less Potatoes, Corn and Wheat. There is still 
not half enough berries grown to supply the de- 
mand. Millions of folks never taste a straw- 
berry during the year. With the thousands of 
miles of State roads spread over the country, 
there should be thousands more of roadside mar- 
kets along these roads, offering strawberries to 
every passerby. Strawberries can now be offered 
every day from early in the season until freezing 
weather in the fall, and any road stand market 
that makes a specialty of Strawberries all the 
time can reap a harvest in profits. 
FROM ALL SECTIONS OF THE COUNTRY OUR CUSTOMERS REPORT GOOD YIELDS 
AND BIGGER PROFITS ON THEIR STRAWBERRIES 
THOS S. WOOD, North East Maryland, writes: 
Enclosed please find check for 6000 Premier Strawberry 
Plants. I have grown them for several years, and find them 
to be the most productive of any that I have ever grown. 
I had in 7000 last year and sold $900.00 worth of berries from 
plants received from you. Your plants have always arrived 
in good condition and been very nice plants. 
LEWIS PERRY, Plainville, Conn., writes: 
I had great success with your Premier berries last season. 
My land is located on the main highway between New 
York and Boston and right by the roadside. The berries 
were carried away by passing motorists faster than we 
could pick them, and all would say they were the finest 
berries they ever saw. 
W. L. CALER, Eau Claire, Penna., writes: 
From the 600 plants purchased from you last year my crop 
netted me this Spring 1190 quarts. The patch was in a 
square 50 by 50 feet. They were the largest run of berries 
I ever saw. I received for the most of them 20c per quart 
straight, getting this when the stores were selling berries 
for as low as 12c per quart. 
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Townsend’s Plants as Grown at Monogohela, Pa. 
FRED A. RANKIN, East Union, Maine, writes: 
I purchased Howard-17 plants from you last year and they 
did fine; everybody liked the berries and could have sold 
more if I had them. They certainly were dandies. Enclose 
find another order to be shipped by Express. 
L. S. HARTMAN, Hinton, Va., writes: 
I ordered one thousand plants from you. I don’t think I 
lost a single plant, yielding from amount of plants 1440 
quarts of fine berries. I am well pleased with the plants, 
also the yield. You can mark me down as another satis- 
fied customer. 
J. L. HARTLEY, Linville, N. C., writes: 
I grew last year eighteen thousand quarts of Premier 
berries from plants purchased of you, and had no trouble in 
selling them for 25c per quart. We formerly got all our 
plants from Eastern North Carolina. But they do not com- 
pare with yours, and it pays to grow your plants. 
CLARENCE BIBBINS, South Rutland, N. Y., writes: 
Your Premier unsurpassed for yielding. We have picked 
as high as 2,000 quarts from one thousand plants. 
FRANK KOURIL, Springfield, Mass., writes: 
From the plants purchased of you two years 
ago I never saw or tasted better strawberries. 
The berries were just wonderful and our cus- 
tomers keep asking for more. So we must 
plant an increase acreage this year. 
E. B. GRABLE, Monongahela, Pa., writes: 
September 8, 1931. 
Gentlemen,—Herewith enclose photo of my 
Strawberry Plants set this year: Premier, 
Town King, Chesapeake, and Ford. We had 
nearly 100 per cent stand from your 16,000 
plants, and never for a minute have they 
stopped growing. There is nothing like get- 
ting good plants for a good start, and we 
giwaye know where to go to purchase our 
stock. 
