FAMILY BERRY GARDENS 



No Home Garden is complete without Strawberries 



A berry garden should be a must with every family who has a small plot of 

 ground available. Experience is not necessary in growing nice strawberries. 

 Beginners can grow them successfully and profitably. It is an ideal crop for young 

 people, for retired folks, and for farmers with small acreage who need a high 

 income per acre crop. 



Strawberries are enjoyed in many ways — fresh from the vines, in preserves, 

 jam, and strawberry shortcake. Frozen berries provide a way to lengthen the 

 all-too-short berry season and to enjoy that "fresh" flavor the year round. 



The beauty, taste and healthfulness of strawberries would rate them as a 

 luxury but actually it need not be so, because they are so easy to grow and can 

 be produced in such a small space. 



No home garden is complete without a berry bed. Plan yours today. 



Lawrence Co. Ohio. Jan. 13, 1962. "I want to 

 take this occasion to write you about the berry 

 plants I have ordered from your farms over 

 the past ten to twelve years. My family and I 

 live on a small farm seven miles from Ironton 

 and since I work at a plant in the city my 

 farming is kept on a small scale. My largest 

 crop is strawberries. Since this is a family 

 project we grow only what we can take care 

 of. I feel if berries are properly taken care of 

 the profits are higher and the buying public 

 receives a better berry. At this time I have 

 five varieties — Pocahontas, Robinson, Sure- 

 crop, Earlidawn and Redstar. This way I can 



find out just what variety my customers pre- 

 fer. Our leading berry is Robinson because 

 of its size and sweetness, and the next is the 

 Pocahontas. At the first strawberry festival my 

 berries received the second prize. I entered 

 the Robinson but I have found that the Poca- 

 hontas can take rougher handling and makes 

 a better "show" berry. At this time I want to 

 endorse the Allen Co. plants. The blue ribbons 

 and trophies I have received for my berries 

 have brought great satisfaction to me and 

 pride to our Agricultural Extension Agent, 

 who has been so helpful to me." FRANK C. 

 KLINE. 



Just Lovely 



Wayne Co. Ohio, Feb. 2, 

 1962. 'Tour plants are 

 always just lovely. Our 

 patch produced last year 



J~^ JSai "^C^IllP > v v Ior the first time and 

 ' mi^ f\ * rom ^e original 100 

 ' «sss*// \ Plants we picked 200 

 ■ ■' ' quarts of berries. We 

 certainly had no trouble selling what we 

 couldn't use. Our son made enough money 

 for a week at Scout Camp and also purchased 

 some of his equipment." MRS. HARRY LUTZ. 



"Gardening Is My Hobby" 



v York Co., Pa. Nov. 24, 



jy^B 1961. "Having recently 



H moved from Taneytown, 



Md., and having used 



your berry plants for a 



a number of years with 



much success in my gar- 



J| den, I want to continue 



on your mailing list, as I will be making a 



new berry bed next spring and continuing my 



hobby of gardening and berry growing. A 



few years ago I laid 11 Catskill berries side 



by side in a straight row and they measured 



18 inches. That is good enough for me at any 



time and I'll say to anyone that you have the 



best berry plants I've seen anywhere." REV. 



MORGAN ANDREAS. 



1600 Quarts of Berries 



/*" \ Caroline Co., Va., March 



J'.^t) 21, 1962. "Last year my 



*^ ^£&Z j ^ wife and I picked 1600 

 S^^V^BV-^ quarts from a patch of 

 ^» 250 plants plus an old 



patch of the same num- 

 ber. It was my record 

 yield for the number of 

 plants purchased. I can highly recommend 

 your plants to small and commercial growers." 

 O. L. SWISHER. 





