THE W. F. ALLEN CO., SALISBURY, MD. 



W. Lee Allen 



Albert G. AUen 



Fulton W. Allen 



Grant Cantwel! 



All the members of our Company are interested in 

 having our customers get very best strawberry plants 

 grown and get them in the best possible shape. We 

 believe we have the personnel and the organization to 

 accomplish this in a manner highly satisfactory to our 

 customers. The duties of one become the duties of all 

 when needed. But, of course, for the purpose of ex- 

 pediting our work, getting it done on time and done 

 properly, we divide up. The men whose pictures are on 

 this page look after your plants from the time the 

 mother plants are set out in the field, through the grow- 

 ing season until the young plants have become strong 

 and well rooted and prepared to go. through the winter. 

 In spring when plant season begins these men, who are 

 all hard workers do their utmost to dig, handle, pack 

 and ship plants of such high quality that they are indeed 

 the growers Strawberry Plant Insurance which we talk 

 about on page 11. 



W. Lee Allen, who is General Manager, has charge of planting and digging. He 

 must see to it that true-to-name plants in good condition are sent to the field for our 

 own setting. In digging the men must have their baskets labeled properly and dig 

 from the right plots. Plants must be well cleaned and not exposed to sun or wind, 

 thus having vitality drawn from them. This work is most important, and we are fortu- 

 nate in having an organization of interested men big enough so that one of us can devote 

 a large part of our time to that work. At night and sometimes during the afternoon 

 Lee helps with the packing. 



Albert G. Allen, Assistant Manager, has charge of the packing house. He must 

 check up on the grading and counting to see that undersized, poorly rooted plants are 

 discarded, that full count is put in the bunches and that the roots are kept fresh and 

 moist. He must be constantly on the alert to see that plants are not mislabeled and 

 also in assembling the orders that the proper variety is sent. Correct and scientific 

 packing is a large part of his work. He also sees to it that the crates are properly marked 

 for shipment that they will be delivered promptly. 



Fulton W. Allen has charge of the mail order department. He must check up 

 to see that the smaller lots of plants which go into mail orders have been assembled 

 correctly, that the roots have been kept from drying out, and that they are packed 

 properly. Fulton comes near to being a champion when it comes to wrapping bundles 

 of plants and doing it well. He also answers the call for help in packing express 

 orders during the rush season. Practically all of the strawberry plants both in the 

 express and mail order departments are packed by Mr. Allen's three sons. 



Grant Cantwell, our Foreman, who has been with us 30 years. His special work 

 is in the field keeping the plants properly protected from sun and wind as they are 

 being planted, getting them planted . according to plot and seeing to it that they are 

 set properly with the buds just even with the ground. He, with his men practically 

 live in our strawberry fields in summer — hoeing, cutting blossoms, rooting runners, 

 pulling grass, etc. 



We have confidence that with this organization we can and will serve you in a 

 highly satisfactory manner if you need fine strawberry plants. If an old customer, 

 you know this. If not, won't you give us a chance to prove it to you? 



