For More Pleasure and Greater Profits 
To realize the maximum of pleasure and 
profits from your berries, there are some 
points that must be considered beyond the 
actual production of fruit. 
1. Take special care that the plants do not 
become too crowded in the row. Encourage 
the early runners to root as these will pro- 
duce more and better berries than the late 
runner plants. A bed 18 to 24 inches wide 
with the plants spaced 6 to 9 inches apart in 
the bed is ideal for heavy production of high 
quality fruit. Fruit will be more firm and 
there will be less decay in wet weather, as a 
result of improved ventilation. 
2. Keep the berries closely picked so that 
they do not become too over-ripe and in so 
doing lose their quality and appearance. 
3. Care in picking and handling will add 
greatly in retaining the high quality of the 
fruit. This should receive special attention 
when the berries are to be shipped long dis- 
tances or are to be kept for two or three days. 
Berries that are bruised and crushed will of- 
ten mold quickly while fruit handled carefully 
will keep in good condition. The berries 
should be kept as cool as possible and not be 
permitted to stand in the sun any longer 
than is absolutely necessary. 
4. Careful grading will also aid greatly in 
maintaining high quality. All decayed and 
imperfect fruit should be discarded and any 
undersized berries packed separately. 
5. Mulching will aid greatly in keeping the 
berries clean during a rain and also keep the 
ground cool and moist. This practice is a 
great aid in producing high quality fruit. 
6. Have your baskets well filled. Every- 
one likes good measure, give it to them, it 
PAYS. 
Better Plants... Insure Success 
Uppermost in our thoughts and plans is to 
produce strong vigorous, healthy plant, and to 
deliver them to you in such fine condition that 
good stands, well developed beds and high 
yields will result. Naturally a_ successful 
grower is our best customer, and we leave no 
stone unturned that may in any way contri- 
bute to your success. 
Strawberry plants to meet our. high stand- 
ards must first be True to Name. You ¢are- 
fully select the varieties best suited to your 
Vigorous plants such as these, properly cleaned, labeled and 
bunched make strawberry growing Pleasant and Profitable. 
soil and requirements, the ones that will pro- 
duce the best yield or highest profit. To be 
sure you receive just what you order we keep 
accurate records of every planting and the 
source of the parent plants. In digging, each 
basket is labeled with the variety and the dig- 
ger. When the plants are graded and counted 
each bunch is labeled, thus varieties are clear- 
ly identified from planting until packed for 
your order. As a double precaution, before 
digging begins, our fields are gone over row by 
row, by experienced men to be abso- 
lutely sure there are no mixtures and 
that the plants are of top quality. 
After digging, the roots are always 
kept moist and are packed for ship- 
ment in plenty of damp spaghum 
MOss. 
Drying of the roots will seriously 
injure strawberry plants and we 
watch this very carefully so that our 
plants will reach you just as vigor- 
ous and thrifty as they were in the 
field. 
Cleaning and grading are also 
important, our plants are thoroughly 
cleaned and the roots straightened. 
This makes setting easier and quicker 
and beside the saving in time, a_ bet- 
ter stand results. 
Of great importance to you is 
promptness, and we realize early 
planting means so much to success- 
ful growth and good yields we have 
arranged our system of digging and 
packing so that more than 85% of all 
orders receive 48 hour service. Our 
customers appreciate this promptness 
and we receive many letters com- 
mending our quick delivery. For 
strong, vigorous, true-to-name plants, 
that will reach you on time, order 
Rayner’s Plants That Please. There 
are no finer at any price. 
Copyright 1945, Rayner Brothers, Salisbury, Md. 
