H. J. 



"JACK" 



W. RAYXER 



DOUBLE 

 DUTY 



To do our bit in conserving paper 

 for the present emergency, we have re- 

 duced this catalogue one-third. Tins 

 saving is directly reflected in our 

 prices. We believe this will have your 

 approval. 



"BOB" 

 H. RAYXER 



We, the people of the United States, must aid our country to the fullest in this 

 time of trial, each by his own means. Our. country is facing a serious emergency 

 and has a big job ahead. It is the duty of each and everyone of us to do our bit to 

 further the completion of this job. One basic essential of defense is food and the 

 more families who produce all or part of their supply from a well balanced garden, 

 the more foods will be available for others. This will mean many spare hours 

 turned into useful work and in this time of rising living costs, help us live within 

 our income. By all means have a good garden in 1942. Help your country and 

 help yourself. 



It is the duty of the commercial grower to produce just as much, and just as 

 efficiently as possible. An abundance of fresh fruit and vegetables, with their 

 health giving vitamins, are essential if our nation is to be strong. Both Jack and 

 Bob (the Rayner Bros.) are on the job to aid you in your berry production at all 

 times and we are in a position to supply you with top quality plants at very rea- 

 sonable prices. 



For 1942 our prices are higher, we regret this very sincerely, but the drought 

 and abnormally high temperatures during the past season cut our plant crop at least 

 one third and all growing costs have increased. By maintaining a well balanced 

 supply of plant food we do have a fair supply of most varieties. However, we urge 

 you to place your order early to assure getting the vaieties you desire. 



Thanks to you many old and new customers who, through your confidence in 

 us, made 1941 our largest year in sales. We know you folks will be pleased with 

 the results these plants will give and we are looking forward to serving you again 

 this year. 



Advantages of Strawberries 



Very little money is needed to set a berry 

 field large enough to net a good profit. Only 

 8,000 plants are needed to set an acre and 

 about 600 to 800 lbs. of fertilizer. By using 

 stable manure and green cover crops a good 

 crop of berries can be grown without any 

 fertilizer whatever. Small plots can be used 

 to good advantage in the berry business, Y 2 

 acre or even less planted to Strawberries will 

 show a net return worthy of serious consider- 

 ation. Strawberries are the first fruit crop 

 harvested in the spring, bringing in cash when 

 it is most needed to help carry out other farm 

 projects. If you are not growing Strawber- 

 ries now, be sure to get some this year, no 

 matter what type of farming you conduct, we 

 are sure they will return as large or even larg- 

 er profit per dollar invested than any other 

 crop you could grow. 



Plant Every Year — Some years and under 

 some conditions little or no profit may be real- 

 ized from Strawberries but taken year after 

 year they will undoubtedly return higher pro- 

 fit than any other farm crop. This is the reason 

 the successful berry grower has berries every 

 year, not too many, just what you can handle 

 to good advantage. It has been shown, time 

 after time that one acre of well cared for ber- 

 ries will produce a larger net profit than sev- 

 eral acres that have been given indifferent at- 

 tention. 



Use Good Plants — Good, vigorous plants 

 are an important essential in profitable berry 

 growing. Ours are of consistent high quality, 

 are packed with pep and vitaity and are priced 

 to save you money. We hope you will set our 

 plants and we will do everything we can to 

 aid you in making Strawberries your best 

 paying crop. 



