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X Is undoubtedly the finest I have ever ^rown and in quantity is suf- ^> 



► ficient to plant thousands of acres. Xo one who has seen my plant i\ 

 ^^ beds this year ever saw their equal. It is the general talk of the 

 \i public, and passers-by are often overheard to say "That can't be beat." 

 ii Some photographic views herein illustrated tell their own 

 ^ story and speak plainer than words. But thes^ results have not 

 ^^ been obtained without great effort. During the twelve months 

 v comprising 1899 we received and used, mostly on these plant beds, 

 ^^ 73 car loads, or 2,096 tons of New York City stable manure and 

 o four car loads, or 65 tons of high grade fertilizer. Over 7000 days 



► of labor has been required to do the work exclusive of berry picking 

 ^\ which was an item of $2,220 for picking 14:'^,000 quarts of berries y* 

 \^ at li cents per quart. In this vast field of strawberries not a weed \ 

 \ is allowed to gro>v or a crust allowed to form. These plants grown 7 

 ^ in a loose mellow loam, given thorough culture ^and an abundance 

 ^ of manure make vigorous and healthy plants with long, yellow fi- 

 ^ brous roots which are equal to the best that can be produced, and 



far superior to a large majority of those that are offered for sale. 



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I have never employed many agents in selling my plants, but 

 in the future I have determined to have none, because I have alwavs 

 found it more satisfactory to my customers as well as to myself, to 

 deal direct with them; and in the future T shall give my customers 

 all the advantages to be gained by direct dealing. Aside from 

 lowering the price on almost everything I shall allow all customers 

 a special discount of 5 per cent on all orders amounting to 3,000 to 

 5,000 plants; 10 per cent on orders amounting to 5,000 to 10,000 

 15 per cent on orders amounting to 10,000 to 20,000 plants; 20 per 

 cent on orders amounting to 20,000 plants or over. Thus you see be- 

 sides a liberal reduction in list price I am now giving you the agent's 

 commission also, which I hope will be iiccepted and appreciated. Two 



r, or more neighbors can club together and make up an order of 10,000. 



\ to 20,000 and thus get their plants verv low. 



