Why Strawberries 

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Of the small fruits Strawberries are the most important and are the most widely grown. 

 The same factors that bring about this wide popularity, make strawberries the most desirable 

 for the home garden, the market gardener and the commercial grower. 



Most important, very little cash outlay is necessary as plants are very reasonably priced, 

 just a few dollars will purchase plants for a large garden and for the larger grower, less than 

 $50.00 per acre for most varieties. If you have stable or chicken manure or compost, no ferti- 

 lizer is necessary. Where these materials are not available, excellent crops are produced 

 with 500 to GOO lbs. of commercial fertilizer poL' acre. This is a mighty low production cost 

 on a crop that will often gross from $500.00 to $1000.00, or even more per acre. 



Another important point, standard varieties of strawberries will produce a full crop the 

 spring following planting and are the first fruit harvested in the spring. The everbearers fruit 

 the same summer and fall following planting. With strawberries there is no long wait between 

 planting and profits as with most fruits. 



There is a place for strawberries in EVERY GARDEN and on almost every farm and we 

 know of no crop that will give more healthful pleasure for the gardener or return as large 

 consistent profit, for the care and money involved, to the larger grower. Under present condi- 

 tions unusually high returns are in prospect, so be wise, plant strawberries this spring. 



The most successful growers have three rules they follow carefully and these are very 

 important to success. 



First — Plant early, in the spring, just as soon as weather conditions permit preparing the 

 soil. Plants set while fully dormant start far better and have much more vitality than those 

 set late, after growth has started. To enable our customers, to set fully dormant plants even 

 when weather or climatic conditions makes early planting impossible, we are using a new 

 method of handling plants which is given on page 5. 



Second — Plant every year, occasionally, with adverse weather conditions, poor crops result, 

 but taken year after year, strawberries are the most productive and among the most profitable 

 of the small fruits. Thus having berries every year assures this high return. 



Third — Set good plants, the quality and vitality of the plants will largely influence growth 

 and production. Therefore planting strong, vigorous, healthy plants is very important. Our 

 plants are carefuly grown and packed, and are of such high quality, we know that by setting 

 Rayner's plants you will be sure of high yields and big returns, as far as it is possible for 

 plants to determine. 



When Berries Are Ripe Everyone's Busy and Happy 



Copyrighted 1943, Rayncr Brothers, Salisbury, Md. 



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