8. TJi). *^owNSEND & Jons' Jtrawberry Tlants 21 



Bigger Profits in Growing MASTODON Straw (IjC A 

 berries than any other crop and a chance to win ^J V 



Hundreds of our customers ask us just what they may expect from an acre of Mastodon 

 strawberries. 



1 have figured out a very conservative estimate on one acre of Mastodon, as follows — 



One Kruegers, runner cutter free — Cost carrying over plants for second year — 



Cost of 10,000 Mastodon plants $180.00 Fertilizer $ 30.00 



Cost of Fertilizer 20.00 Mulching and spreading 100.00 



Preparing land and setting plants 20.00 Picking 5,000 quarts at .03c 150.00 



Cultivating and hoeing 50.00 Crates and baskets 100.00 



Picking 10,000 quarts 300.00 Hauling to market 25.00 



Crates and baskets 200.00 



Hauling to market 50.00 Cost second year $405.00 



Sales 5,000 quarts at 20c per Qt. $1,000.00 



Cost first year $820.00 jg^^ p^^^^^ $595.00 



Sales 10,000 quarts at 20c per Qt. $2,000.00 y^tal net profit on the two crops 



Net profit, $1,180.00 in one year $1,775.00 



Cultural directions — Plant in rows three feet The only requirement is that you mention 



apart and 18 inches in the row, as early in when sending in your order that you wish to 



spring as you can work your land. enter the Club. 



As soon as several runners have started to And that when you send in your report you 



form around the plants go over the plot with a will give the number of quarts produced and 



Kruegers' runner cutter, making one cut over sold, and the price received for the fruit. In 



each plant as fast as you can walk. This opera- order that no one will have any cause for a 



tion is needed several times during the season kick please have two or three friends sign your 



first year, as it is important to keep off all sur- report. 



plus plants. The circle left around the hill will Remember that it is only necessary to take 



allow from six to ten plants to forrn and bunch the blossoms off the Mastodon one time, same 



up, allowing plenty air space for both fruit and as you do the regular spring varieties, and you 



plants, and it is an easy thing to get an average start picking berries in two months after plants 



of one quart .per plant first summer and fall, are set and will continue to pick all summer 



and half a quart the following spring. Note and fall until hard freezing weather sets in. Not 



that we give one Kruegers runner cutter free a few small berries, but lots of large fellows, in 



with every 10,000 plants sold at list price. fact much larger than you have ever seen grow 



I know that many of you will net much better unless you have seen the Mastodon before, 



returns than I have quoted above. And some P.S. — If you want to enter the contest with 



of you may not get that much. But I figure the only 5,000 plants you will stand same chance 



average grower will do that well or better. in winning the prize, $50.00, if your net profits 



And in order to try and help every one who are more than half as much as the highest 



orders this acre of plants to do their very best, 10,000 plant member. 



I am going to offer $50.00 for the best report (Signed) 



that is sent in by July ist, 1929. E. W. TOWNSEND, Pres. 



PARCEL POST RATES ON STRAWBERRY PLANTS 



Zone Zone Zone Zone Zone Zone Zone 

 1-2345678 



100 strawberry plants $0.10 $0.14 $0.21 $0.28 $0.35 $0.43 $0.50 



200 strawberry plants .13 .20 .33 .46 .59 .73 .86 



300 strawberry plants 16 .26 .45 .64 .83 1.03 1.22 



400 strawberry plants 21 .36 .65 .94 1.23 1.53 1.82 



500 strawberry plants 26 .46 • .85 1.24 1.63 2.03 2.42 



600 strawberry plants 29 .52 .97 1.42 1.88 2.33 2.78 



700 strawberry plants 31 .56 1.05 1.54 2.03 2.53 3.02 



800 strawberry plants 36 .66 1.25 1.84 2.44 3.03 3.62 



900 strawberry plants .38 .70 1.33 1.96 2.59 3.23 3.86 



1,000 strawberry plants 41 .76 1.45 2.14 2.84 3.53 4.22 



2,000 strawberry plants 56 1.06 



On all orders of 500 plants or more, the rate is cheaper by Express after the third zone. 



Owing to the fact that the postoffice department demand a minimum charge for C. O. D. collection and money 

 order fee of 17c, it is found cheaper for our customers to remit the amount of postage with the order. 



