HVorthwhile Suggestions 



PLANTING — Early spring is the best and the 

 most successful time to set Strawberry Plants. 

 Do not neglect spring planting expecting to plant 

 during the late summer or fall, with equal success. 



PLANT EARLY — You may plant your berry 

 patch in your best soil, using the very best 

 plants, fertilize properly and cultivate and hoe 

 at just the right time, but if you do not pla'nt 

 early you will fail to get the full results from 

 this otherwise correct culture. We cannot im- 

 press you too strongly with the importance of 

 early planting. 



SOIL SELECTION — Strawberries are one of the 

 best paying crops. Give them a chance by select- 

 ing a good piece of ground that contains plenty of 

 humus, holds moisture well and has good drain- 

 age. Use your best soil, it pays. 



FALSE ECONOMY— Often in trying to cut down 

 expenditures a grower loses many times over what 

 he actually saves. Don't continue to g/ow oid, 



unpro'lucti.-e varieties just because you have them. 

 Then, before digging plants from your fruiting 

 bed consider the fruit these plants would have pro- 

 duced, the time and labor neceiisary to dig them, 

 tlie short, coarse roots they will likely liave and 

 the delay in planting while you are getting your 

 plants ready. Then, too, a change of climate will 

 always have a very invigorating effect. If you 

 are following this practice and the results seem to 

 be fairly satisfactory, just order a few plants from 

 some reliable nursery to compare with your own. 

 We are very sure you will find that all the time 

 and labor you have spent in digging and cleaning 

 plants has been worse than wasted. Give this a 

 trial anyway. 



REMOVING BLOSSOMS— This should never be 

 neglected. If the plants are permitted to fruit the 

 year set they will be greatly weakened and the 

 next seasons crop materially reduced. On ever- 

 bearers the blossoms should be kept off until the 

 plants are well established. 



MARKETING — Market carefully and wisely that 

 you may realize the maximum returns from your 

 labor and investment. 



THE BETTER VARIETIES 



Select heavy producing varieties of large, high quality fruit, which are adapted to your 

 section and requirements, keeping in mind their soil preferences and frost and disease resist- 

 ance. Planting those varieties which will extend the fruiting season over a long period. Fol- 

 lowing are listed the better varieties : 



I PREMIER Early — Productive, frost resistant. Very dependable. 



DORSETT Finest flavor, very attractive. Must be well grown and carefully handled. 



Very productive when properly grown. 



FAIRFAX Large, rich appearance, highest dessert quality, a money maker for the care- 



ful grower. Productive. 



BLAKEMORE Very Early — Best southern commercial variety, light red, firm, and an excel- 

 lent shipper, 



NORTHSTAR Medium Early — A very promising new variety for moist rich soils. Very at- 

 tractive, firm and apparently frost resistant. , 



FAIRMORE New Southern shipping berry, larger, more firm, and of better quality than 



Blakemore. Offered for trial. 



• CATSKILL Best Mid-Season — Very productive of large berries, dependable, and profitable. 



BIG JOE An old favorite of fine quality. Very susceptible to frost injury. 



JOYCE Light in color, productive, and dependable. 



' CHESAPEAKE Best Late — Equally fine for shipping, home garden, or local market. High 

 dessert quality. Requires rich moist soil, not a free plant maker. 



WM. BELT Fine quality, but subject to leaf spot. Has been very popular in the North- 



ern states. 



LUPTON Good shipping variety, but of poor quality. 



GANDY Both very late, productive and profitable when grown on soils containing 



PEARL plenty of humus, that hold moisture well. 



MASTODON Most popular everbearer, widely planted, and well liked. Needs moist rich 



soils for good summer yield. 



GEM 



Better than Mastodon here, 

 producer, g-ood shipper. 



Fruit smooth, uniform and firm. Persistant 



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