CATSKILL FAIRFAX DORSETT 



Such berries as these cannot fail to make a hit 



BERRY GARDENS Make a ^it 



All the family likes strawberries and to haye big, luscious, juicy ones 

 fresh off the yines is an added delight. They are yaluable food, but many 

 straiyberries are eaten just because tliey taste good. Folks enjoy eating them. 



They are easy on the family budget too because it costs so little to 

 start and they mean so much on the table during picking season. If canned 

 or preseryed they help out in lyinter too, especially for those who haye a 

 "sweet tooth." 



Eyerbearing gardens, with fine yarieties like Mastodon, Gem, Green Moun- 

 tain, and others, extend the joys and delights of fresh straAyberries clear 

 through late summer and fall until long after the first frosty weather. 



The Extra Money Comes in liandy too. A fam- 

 ily garden or small profit plot of strawberries is 

 ideal for making- that Extra money T^'hich comes 

 in so handy. Here are some reasons why. 



1. Beginners can do it easily. By follo"U'ing 

 simple instructions the beginner can often make 

 experienced growers "look to their laurels." 



2. The "worlc is liglit and healthy. Most suit- 

 able where boys, girls and women must help. 

 A real family job at work both interesting and 

 profitable. 



3. Where advancing- age or poor health pre- 

 vent full time work, as well as for those who 

 have part time jobs, strawberries are inost suit- 

 able for supplementing the income. 



4. Strawberries come early. The work is done 

 and out of the way of vegetable canning season. 

 Berry money is in the bank before most other 

 garden crops are harvested. 



5. "Egg Money" is counted on by many farm- 

 ers' wives, but many can have "berry money" 

 who do not have chickens and cannot give the 

 all the year around attention that chickens re- 

 quire. 



6. Little money is needed to start, and a lot 



can be done with very little land. BUT, be 

 sure to start with good, well-rooted, true to 

 name plants. In our 55 years' experience we 

 have never produced a finer lot of plants than 

 we are offering this year, and they are very 



reasonably priced. See page 35, also the special 

 offers on page 32. 



Here are reports from some folks who have 

 nice berry gardens from Allen's plants — and en- 

 joy them. 



Whole Family in Favor of Growing Strawberries 



Delaware Co., New York. March 14, 1939. Two 

 years ago my mother bought for me 50 each of 

 Fairfax, Catskill, Dorsett, Chesapeake, Gem and 

 Mastodon. The plants were the finest I have 

 ever seen. "We had more berries last summer 

 than ever before. "We expect to keep on growing 

 strawberries as the -whole family is very much 

 in favor of it. The plants grew splendidly. I 

 like Gem better than Mastodon and expect to 

 increase my plantings of them. Strawberry 

 shortcake after the regular season was past was 

 quite a hit around here. The berries were all the 

 best ever and sold very readily. I couldn't keep 

 up with the orders or begin to. W^e picked 300 

 quarts. I found your book very helpful and 

 "v\'ish to thank you. — Mrs. Gilbert Stewart. 



Berries Sold at Good Price 



Fulton Co., 111. April 19, 1939. Received plants 

 in good order, wonderful plants. Many thanks 

 for promptness. Had a good crop of berries 

 picked the earliest in years. Got good price, 25(} , 

 for first 100 quarts. Ended with an 18(i market. — | 

 Mr. W". F. Grollwitz. 



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