TRUE-TO-NAME STRAWBERRY PLANTS 3 
they begin to fruit, to buy some land set to Straw- 
berries. 
orchards to help sell land. Strawberries would be 
just as good, or even better, on small tracts of land 
already quite valuable. 
Strawberries in Young Orchard 
There is no better way to utilize the ground in a 
young orchard than by growing Strawberries. Make 
the berries pay for growing the orchard. Berries 
give a quick return and will bring in money while 
you are waiting for the orchard to come into bear- 
ing. They not only help pay for the orchard, but 
they are good for the orchard. Strawberries should 
be thoroughly cultivated and there is nothing better 
for the orchard than this. Tillage is manure, and 
the more we cultivate, the better both Strawberries 
and orchards will be. 
A Family Business 
The small farmer with a large family and little 
land can grow berries profitably, because Straw- 
berries give a larger return per acre than almost 
any other farm crop. Again, it provides healthy, 
agreeable work for the children, right at home, 
working together with father or mother. They can 
help and will be glad to do it. Ask them about it. 
Read about our Collection D, below. 
Keep the Boy on the Farm 
We believe every farmer or fruit-grower would 
like to keep his boy on the farm, would like-for him 
to go ahead and make an even greater success than 
his father. The first step in this direction is to get 
him interested, make the work as agreeable to him 
as possible, and make it show a good return to him. 
You can’t do better than to let him have ground for 
a berry patch all his own. He will be interested 
right off, he will like the work and take a pride in 
it; and he will be especially happy in marketing the 
fruit. Working in beautiful fruit is always a pleas- 
ure, and it will be more so to your boy when he 
begins to realize a big profit on his berries, either | 
on a local market, or from shipments to the city. 
Let him start a patch. Our Collection D (below) 
Real-estate men and others often plant | 
| returns that are realized. 
If you will help the boy to get started, and make a 
little money, he won't want to leave the farm. 
Women Berry-Growers 
Women play no little part in the Strawberry in- 
dustry. Often they help in picking. They prepare the 
fruit for the table. They make the preserves and 
syrups from berries. In many cases, the berry fields 
are managed by them from start to finish, and they 
are making good at it. We know of no better way 
for widows with families, on farms or lots, to increase 
their income, than by having a patch of berries. All 
the family can be together and all help in the work, 
which will mean pleasure as well as profit. Women 
have been especially enthusiastic over the Progressive 
Strawberry, which furnishes fruit for the table all 
summer and autumn. Read the cheerful letters 
from some of our women patrons. 
There is Money in Growing 
Straw berries 
QUICK RETURNS. One of the things that 
make Strawberry-growing so attractive is the quick 
In growing any other 
kind of fruit—blackberries, raspberries, peaches, 
apples, etc.—two, three, four, or even six years are 
required before fruit is produced, and even then not 
a full crop. Strawberries are different. The plants 
are set in spring; they grow just one year and then 
produce a full crop of fancy fruit. 
TWO CROPS. More than that, the beds can be 
renewed just after the crop is off (see page 6) and 
another crop can be produced the next year—just 
as good as the first and with very little expense. 
Profits 
How much we can expect depends on the land and 
the market. Given good care on good land, berries 
will produce from 3,000 to 15,000 quarts per acre, 
and with even a fair market, this will pay the grower 
handsomely. Here are a few reports from some of 
our customers. 
James L. Tucker, of Clay County, Indiana, re- 
ported a profit of $2,000 per acre from Dunlap last 
year. Another customer in Indiana reported 15,000 
quarts of fancy berries from an acre of Aroma and 
is just what he needs to make a successful start. | Fendall. 
Strawberry Collections 
Our collections are made up with the idea of saving the purchaser a little money and also of 
helping those who are not sure of just what varieties to plant. Please note that only the very 
best varieties are included in these collections. 
COLLECTION A. Home-garden selection of 
fine berries for small family. If wanted by mail, 
include postage. See third cover page. 25 Pre- 
mier, 25 Longfellow, 25 Ekey, 25 Chesapeake. 
Price, $1.25. 
COLLECTION B. Home-garden selection of 
fine berries for large family. Covers season from 
very early to very late. 50 Premier, 50 Dr. 
Burrill, 50 Ekey, 50 Chesapeake, 50 Orem. 
Price, $2.50. 
COLLECTION C. Fresh berries for large 
family during long season and some to preserve 
and can for winter use. List covers season from 
very. early to very late. 100 Premier, 100 Dr. 
Burrill, 100 Ekey, 100 Chesapeake, 100 Orem. 
Price, $4.25. 
COLLECTION D. Our ‘‘Money-Maker”’ Col- 
lection. Just what you need to earn some extra 
money. Quarter-acre collection. All fancy va- 
rieties. The looks of these berries will sell them at a 
good price. Extra early toverylate. 300 Premier, 
300 Early Jersey Giant, 300 Big Joe, 300 Chesa- 
peake, 300 Hustler, 300 Orem. Price, $12.50. 
COLLECTION E. Half-acre collection of 
dandy shipping varieties. The kinds that bear 
heavily, carry in good shape, and bring the top 
of the market. Plant one row of Aroma to two 
of Paul Jones and Sample. Collection E offers a 
good opportunity to start or continue a successful 
berry business. 500 Campbell’s Early, 500 Twilley, 
500 Senator Dunlap, 500 Paul Jones, 500 Aroma, 
500 Sample, 500 Gandy. Price, $17.50. 
