34 ALLEN'S BOOK OF BERRIES— 1*23 



PRICES 



Our prices are fair for the quality of plants we send out. They are not high. They 

 are not low; neither is the quality of our plants and service. A fair price for good plants 

 is a sound investment. 



Nowhere is the first cost less important than in the purchase of strawberry plants. 

 An extra dollar or two per thousand plants may well mean many, many dollars in your 

 net profits. Good plants, in good condition, and true-to-name are more important 

 than price. Figured on a basis of returns per dollar invested, you will fine our plants 

 really cheaper than "cheap" plants. They are produced and handled to give results — to 

 compete in quantity and quality of the crop, but not in price. 



ORDER EARLY 



Don't wait until shipping time to order your plants. At the beginning of the season 

 we have a good supply of all varieties, but many of our old customers appreciating 

 good plants and true-to-name have them reserved during January, February and the 

 first part of March to be shipped during March and April. It sometimes happens 

 that when a customer waits until he is ready to plant before he sends in his order, that 

 our supply of certain varieties may be sold out or reserved for others who ordered early. 

 Our policy is first come, first served. Don't be disappointed. Order Today. 



HOW TO SHIP 



Express is generally satisfactory and the best way to ship plants if your order is 

 large or if the distance is great. 



Parcel Post. Generally cheapest and most satisfactory for small shipments and 

 v/ith larger shipments in adjoining and near-by states. 



Strawberry plants packed for shipment weigh approximately 4 pounds per 100 

 plants. Make up your order, calculate the approximate weight and if you do not know 

 your zone from Salisbury, Maryland, use distances given below, or ask your postmaster. 



With the zone rate published below, you can easily calculate the amount of pos- 

 tage to send. Be sure to send postage enough. If you should send more than is required, 

 the excess will be returned. If sufficient amount to pay parcel post charges are 

 not sent with the order the plants will be sent by express collect, or by par- 

 cel post, c. o. d. for the amount of postage, as we cannot keep accounts and send 

 bills for small items of postage. 



Zone. Miles. 1st Pound. Additional Pound 



1st to 50. ... 5 cts .- 1 ct. for each or fraction 



2d 50 to 150 5 cts 1 ct. for each or fraction 



3d 150 to 300 6 cts 2 cts. for each or fraction 



4th 300 to 600 7 cts 4 cts. for each or fraction 



5th 600 to 1000 8 cts 6 cts. for each or fraction 



6th 1000 to 1400 9 cts 8 cts. for each or fraction 



7th 1400 to 1800 11 cts 10 cts. for each or fraction 



8th 1800 up 12 cts 12 cts. for each or fraction 



Doing Fine in New Hampshire. 



Hillsborough Co., N. H., May 22, 1922 . 

 I received the strawberry plants all right and found them in good shape, and I am real pleased 

 with them. They are doing fine. 



Mrs. F. Herbert Brown. 



This Customer Appreciates Our Efforts. 



Clinton Co., Pa., May 4, 1922. 

 It is not customary to write a firm after your business dealings have been closed up, but I thought 

 that I owed it to the company in general for the courteous treatment received from them this season. 

 I received 15,000 Big Joe strawberry plants. Now why I mention this is, my plants were all paid for 

 ana some over before I got the plants and you could have easily given me bum plants, but the plants I 

 received from you were wonderful, not ordinary but great, and I most heartily thank you for this. Now 

 in regards to price, I was offered Big Jce plants at $2.00 in .5000 lots. But I preferred to pay you the 

 difference for I had plants before from you and they were fine and this is why I bought again. It isn't 

 so much the price of a thing especially in berries for when the ground is ready and you have calculated 

 t-> plant, the price of the plants is the smallest thing to be considered. I received the check for $30.00 over 

 pay and I again want to thank you for the nice, thrifty plants you sent me and I don't see why every 

 plant, vou sent me don't grow. If they don't it is surely no fault of yours. 



J. H. Romig. 



