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Everbearing Varieties 



Everbearing strawberries should be plaiired in rlie garden of every family in America 

 tliat like strawberries (and who does not like them) so they can have nice luscions straw- 

 berries dnriug the late summer and all fall for they begin fruiting in abont DO days after 

 setting and keep it up until freezing weather. Just think of having delicious strawberry 

 shortcake any time you want it or having them prepared the way you like liest. This is 

 easily passible and takes very little room for them for each plant will produce, if condi- 

 tions are favorable, about one quart of fruit during their long fruiting season. There is no 

 secret to it and you can have them with very little expense. Just procure some good 

 everbearing plants and set this spring like you would do the spring bearing varieties, un- 

 les planted by the hill system, give good cultivation and keep blossoms removed until July 

 1st or until plants get started good when you can let them ripen fruit : if you have never 

 planted them try some this year and I ain sure you will be surprised and delighted with 

 the results, and if you plant Mastodon you will also have a big crop of fruit next spring. 

 Many growers make enough and more than enough to pay the expenses of growing them, 

 from the sale of fruit in the fall and still have their spring crop which is practically all 

 net profit. 



In planting everl»eari]ig I would suggest using the hill system, unless a heavy spring 

 crop is wanted, that is setting the plants closer together and keeping all or most all of the 

 runners pinched off as the ])lants will then malce larger crowns and bear more fruit iu the 

 fall than if allowed to make runners. A good plan is to allow each plant to put out two 

 runners, one on each side of the plant, and each runner to make one plant and each plant 

 spaced equal distance apart, which if the plants were set 15 inches apart wotild make a 

 plant very 5 inches down the row. If a heavy spring crop is wanted would use the matted 

 row .system spacing the plants when hoeing so they will not be too close together. 



MASTODON 



Made Everbearers Profitable 



See Illustration Inside Back Cover 



jy][^§'y OJ)ON ^■'' ^^^'^ leader of all the everbearing varieties, holding about 

 the same position among the everbearers that Premier has 

 among the .spring varieties, and is the only variety I have tried that is worth growing 

 commercially, as it is firm enough for shipping to nearby markets. Gem. from my ex- 

 perience the past season, may be a close second, and would recommend giving it a thor- 

 ough trial, but Mastodon has been tried for several years and is a proven money maker. 

 One grower told me last fall that he made more money from his small patch of Mas- 

 todon than from any other crop he grew. It is as productive as Champion and while 

 not as sweet, is siq^erior in every other way. being very much larger, more handsome, 

 firmer therefore a better shipper, sells quicker and will bring more money. Plants set 

 this spring will begin to blossom and bear fruit soon after setting but for best results 

 blossoms should be removed until about tlie first of July when they can be allowed to 

 fruit and from then on to freezing weather will have blossoms, green berries in all stages 

 of growth and ripe berries at the same time. Another thing that makes Mastodon a 

 safe variety to plant is that it will not only produce a big fall crop but will bear a heavy 

 crop next spring that will compare favorably with most of the spring ])earing varieties, 

 ripening in mid -sea -^on. producing big juicy red berries of delicious flavor with a bright 

 cap giving them a handsome appearance in the package. 



After the fruiting season is over the plants should be thinned (if the matted row 

 system is used) and the plants kept cultivated, also worked with hoe to keep weeds 

 down, and after a brief rest they will begin fruiting producing until freezing weather 

 again, making three crops within eighteen months and the second crop will compare 

 very favorably with the first fall crop. The plants are large with long deep roots that 

 enable them to withstand drouth. The foliage is low and spreading which protects 

 blossoms from frost and cold in the fall. I planted a larger acreage of Mastodon last 

 spring and have a good supply of strong well rooted plants that will please you and 

 have tried to make the price within the reach of all. so why not enjoy nice luscious 

 berries this summer and fall. 



