Your Success is Our Success 



Uppermost in our thoughts and plans 

 is to produce strong vigorous healthy 

 plants, and to deliver them to you in 

 such fine condition that good stands, 

 well developed beds and high yields 

 will result. Naturally a successful 

 grower is our best customer, and we 

 leave no stone unturned that may in 

 any way contribute to your success. 



Strawberry plants to meet our high 

 standards must first be True to Name. 

 You carefully select the varieties best 

 suited to your soil and requirements, 

 the ones that will produce the best 

 yield or highest profit. To be sure you 

 receive just what you order we keep 

 accurate records of every planting and 

 the source of the parent plants. In 

 digging, each basket is labeled with 

 the variety and the digger. When the 

 plants are graded and counted each 

 bunch is labeled, thus varieties are 

 clearly identified from planting until 

 packed for your order. As a double 

 precaution, before digging begins, our 

 fields are gone over row by row, by 

 experienced men to be absolutely sure 

 there are no mixtures and that the 

 plants are of top quality. 



After digging, the roots are always 

 kept moist and are packed for ship- 

 ment in plenty of damp spaghnum 

 moss. Drying of the roots will serious- 

 ly injure strawberry plants and we watch this very carefully so our plants will reach you just 

 as vigorous and thrifty as they were in the field. 



Cleaning and grading are also important, our plants are thoroughly cleaned and the roots 

 straightened. This makes setting easier and quicker and beside the saving in time, a better 

 stand results. 



Of great importance to you is promptness, and as we realize early planting means so much 

 to successful growth and good yields we have arranged our system of digging and packing 

 so that more than 85% of all orders receive 4S hour service. Our customers appreciate this 

 promptness and we receive many letters commending our quick delivery. For strong, vigorous, 

 true-to-name plants, that will reach you on time, order Rayners Plants That Please. There 

 are no finer at any price. 



Get the Most From Your Berries 



To realize the maximum of pleasure and 

 profits from your berries, there are some 

 points that must be considered beyond the 

 actual production of fruit. 



1. Take special care that the plants do not 

 become too crowded in the row. Encourage 

 the early runners to root as these will pro- 

 duce more and better berries than the late 

 runner plants. A bed IS to 24 inches wide 

 with the plants spaced 6 to 9 inches apart in 

 the bed is ideal for heavy production of high 

 quality fruit. Fruit will be more firm and 

 there will be less decay in wet weather, as a 

 result of the improved ventilation. 



2. Keep the berries closely picked so that 

 they do not become too over-ripe and in so 

 doing lose their quality and appearance. 



3. Care in picking and handling will add 

 greatly in retaining the high quality of the 



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Vigorous plants such as these, properly cleaned, labeled and 

 bunched make strawberry growing Pleasant and Profitable. 



fruit. This should receive special attention 

 when the berries are to be shipped long dis- 

 tances or are to be kept for two or three days. 

 Berries that are bruised and crushed will of- 

 ten mold quickly while fruit handled carefully 

 will keep in good condition. The berries 

 should be kept as cool as possible and not be 

 permitted to stand in the sun any longer 

 than is absolutely necessary. 



4. Careful grading will also aid greatly in 

 maintaining high quality. All decayed and 

 imperfect fruit should be discarded and any 

 undersized berries packed separately. 



5. Mulching will aid greatly in keeping tbe 

 berries clean during a rain and also keep the 

 ground cool and moist. This practice is a 

 great aid in producing high quality fruit. 



6. Have your baskets well filled. Every- 

 one likes good measure, give it to them, it 

 PAYS. 





