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BIG JOE — Berries like these will make you money 



1 ne Stra^\^Derry s Future 



The future of the strawberry in- 

 dustry is very encouraging. During 

 the war labor was high and hard to 

 get; shipping facilities were very un- 

 certain and thousands of growers dis- 

 continued the growing of berries and 

 grew crops that required less labor 

 instead, consequently there has been 

 a shortage of small fruits and brought 

 high prices. Now the strawberry is 

 coming into its own. Prospects are 

 brighter. The country is now overing 

 the great financial depression or pan- 

 ic following the re-adjustment to pre- 

 war conditions. Railroad facilities 

 are much better with a possibility of 

 lower rates in the near future. Labor 

 is cheaper and more plentiful; Plants 

 are cheaper. Everything points to a 

 revival of the small fruit industry; 

 thousands of growers who discontin- 

 ued growing them will begin again 

 and thousands of new growers will 

 take the place of many who for one 



reason or another will not take up the 

 culture of small fruits again. But, 

 will there not be an over supply, you 

 ask? No I do not think so. I think it 

 will be three or four years yet before 

 berries will be as plentiful as they 

 were before the war and doubt if they 

 will ever be as cheap again for we 

 have found new uses for them; there 

 is a large and steadily growing de- 

 mand for them for making fruit juices 

 and flavors for soda fountains, the 

 making of ice cream, etc. and now 

 with cheaper sugar there will be a big- 

 demand for them for wine. All in all 

 I think it is an opportune time to take 

 up the growing of small fruits (straw- 

 berries are the first fruit in the spring 

 and people are anxious for them and 

 willing to pay good prices after liv- 

 ing thru the winter on meat, canned 

 goods etc.) and I am sure you will 

 not regret it but will reap a rich har- 

 vest and thank me for advising you 

 to take up their growing. 



The Ttngle Printing Co., Pittsville, Md. 



