This year we planted fifty acres of Fallbearing Strawberries for Market, growing 

 them in the hill system, as we have recommended to our customers, being the best 

 way to grow them. Today, September 20th, and everything is in "strut" on the 

 Townsend's Farms going after these big delicious berries. Truck loads of men 

 and women are given daily employment harvesting these berries. First thing we 

 say when a load of pickers arrive at our farms is — "Folks just step in first and 

 help yourselves," as they began talking about how good they look. We just as 

 well tell them to do this in the beginning, as it would be impossible for any healthy 

 person to step into such a berry patch and pick these wonderful "mouth-water- 

 ing" berries without eating, so we want them to feel welcome first, and after they 

 have eaten all they like, they are ready for work. But, really it is not labor to pick 

 these large delicious Fallbearing berries — it is simply a pleasure and every one soon 

 joins in the glee, and happier folks I have never seen on the Beach than our berry 

 pickers are. 



In a few hours the road trucks are "tuned" up, and loaded for the markets. 

 First load is for New York City, 225 miles distance, and the truck must be on the 

 road early to catch the early market. Next truck for Washington, D. C, 150 miles 

 distance, so the President and other "silk hat" officials can have their Strawberries 

 and cream for breakfast. Later in the day another truck leaves for Baltimore, and 

 so you see everything is kept humming all day through. This will last until late 

 in November, and the beauty is we are growing something that is in ready demand, 

 and easy to sell, as we never get enough berries to supply our 

 trade. Thousands and thousands more folks would eat these 

 berries every day and pay a good price if they could get them. 

 So Folks there is plenty room for any of you to get in on this 

 deal — it will be a mighty long time before enough Fallbearing 

 Strawberries are grown in the fall months to supply the de- 

 mand. We are making more money growing these berries 

 than we ever made before, and certainly you can make money. 

 If you cannot grow them in fifty acre fields, and load trucks 

 for markets you can grow a small patch and sell at your road- 

 side market or to your local trade in nearby towns. They are 

 easy to grow and just as easy to sell. Thousands of our cus- 

 tomers are getting larger returns than ever before from their 

 Fallbearing plants by growing them in the hill system, and 

 more are catching on to the idea each year. The View at the 

 left shows how it is done and complete culture directions for 

 growing everbearing in the Hill system will be found on page 29. 



Mr. Wm. Kehr, of Perkasie, Pa., writes: 



Enclose photo of my Grandson holding a Mastodon Strawberry 

 plant which by actual count has 84 berries at one time. We had 

 many others that had from 40 to 60 berries. We have been pick- 

 ing fancy berries all through the dry spell, having no rain for 

 ' five weeks. The hill system surely is the way to grow Ever- 

 bearing. 



R. W. Hildeath, Gardner, Maine, writes: 



Find enclosed $15.00; please ship me another 1000 Mastodon 

 plants. From 2900 of your plants set I picked 3600 quarts. I do 

 not believe that this record has been beaten in this State. 



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E. W. TOWNSEND & SONS . SALISBURY . MARYLAND 



