STRAWBKKUY PLANTS OF QTAI^rPY 



Set Plants Early 



Set strawberry plants oarly — just as early as tlie firoiuul can be worked. The na- 

 tural and most snecessfnl time to set all plants is in the early spring-. Every thinj? in 

 nature takes on new life at this time, and your plants will do much better i)lanted then 

 than at any other time. 



IMants are dormant durin.i;- the winter and just start putting;- out new foliaj;e and will 

 stand handling better than at any other time: also there is less foliaji,e and can be packed 

 in smallei- packages and transportation will be less. Then too your plants will not only 

 live and do better when set eai-ly but this job will be out of the way and give you more 

 time for the other work when the spring rush comes on. 



Plants set in early spring-, before the sun gets hot, will enable them to get started 

 much earlier. Then, there is plenty of moisture at this time, something every plant must 

 have to live and when set under these conditions, if i)roperly set will live almost to a 

 plant and enables the plants to get started good before the hot dry weather sets in. 



Be sure to set your plants early this spring. I would suggest ordering plants shipped 

 n few days before you intend setting (they can be heeled in if necessary) so they will be 

 there ready to set when the weather is just right for setting. 



Strawberries Are Profitable - Easily Grown 



Children Succeed With Them 



strawberries are a very profitable crop and are easily groAvn. Requires little cap- 

 ital to start with and returns come in earlier than from any other fruit crop with little 

 expense a se^-ond crop almost equal to the first may be had. Its a crop too that child- 

 ren can take care of (with some hel]) at picking time) and what boy or girl wouldn't be 

 proud to have a patch of nice red stra\A'berries they could call their very own so if 

 you can let them have a small piece of land and loan them a little money to buy plants 

 with, I believe you will be surprised at the results and the profits will make them more 

 content to stay on the farm. 



Mineral Co., W. Va. Mar.28, 1835. 

 Dear Sir — I ordered 1000 Premier, 500 Blakemore and 500 Gibson from you in the 

 spring of 1932. I picked 90 bushels from them in 1933 and 38 bushels in 1934. but the 

 Premier proved the best. They beat anything grown in this country. 



A. H. Roberts 



Strawberry Plants 

 Only 



My plants are especially grown for plants on high land 

 and have a well developcnl root system that mjikes them 

 grow and produce results for my customers when planted in 

 their fields. I grow and handle no other kind of nursery 

 stock putting all my time and attention to the growing, 

 packing, etc., of strawberry plants trying to do this one 

 thing well and believe I can give you better plants and 

 service than I could if I liandled several other kinds of 

 ruu-sery stock, and is another reason why it will pay you 

 to send me your order this year. 



AVhen setting strawberry plants care should be taken 

 not to set the i)lants too deep, covering up the bud or crown, 

 but still deep enough that no part of the roots are exposed. 

 The roots should be put straight down, and if the roots 

 are so long this cannot be done, it is better to cut off part 

 of the roots than to have them all doubled up in the row. 

 This can be esaily and cpiickly done by taking the bunch 

 of plants, before it is opened and holding it near the ends 

 of the roots and clipping off ends with knife or shears. 



