THE W. F. ALLEN CO., SALISBURY, ML. 



This Makes Them 



THE FUTURE OF STRAWBERRY 

 GROWING 



We do not claim to be prophets, nor do we make any 

 predictions for the distant future. But for the next few 

 years the future of strawberry growing appears very 

 bright. A man's first duty is to earn a good living for 

 himself and his family. We know of no farm or garden 

 crop more likely to give good returns for several years 

 than strawberries. 



A LARGER MARKET 



1. Prohibition has created an enormous demand for 

 fruit juices for soda fountain and other purposes, the 

 strawberry flavor being a great favorite. At many 

 large shipping points "juice men" consistently outbid 

 regular buyers except for the very fanciest fruit. 



2. Canning and preserving strawberries as a com- 

 mercial proposition is becoming more important yearly. 

 Jams, jellies and conserves are being manufactured and 

 sold under many different brands. In many factories 

 berries are bought at the city markets and "done up" 

 at once. Manufacturers are also going right to the 

 shipping points, buying berries, and putting them in 

 barrels with sugar. They are then shipped to the fac- 

 tory for use as above. We sold over 25,000 quarts for 

 this purpose alone last year. 



PROFITABLE PRICES 



These new outlets in addition to the regu ■: markets 

 (hotels, restaurants, grocery trade, home canning and 

 preserving, etc.) are bound to have their effect in main- 

 taining profitable prices for berries for several years. 

 We may not have the very high prices of last year, 

 but they surely will be good. We were informed by a 

 prominent buyer recently that the "strawberry juice" 

 was still selling at a premium, a price that will enable 

 juice men to pay fully as much for berries as last year. 

 Our advice is to plant all you can take care of and ar- 

 range to take care of every one you possibly can. We 

 are going to do that ourselves. We expect to set about 

 1,000,000 plants next spring. We have already placed 

 our order for 750 tons of stable manure to be applied to 

 the land this fall. 



Another thing which makes profitable prices likely 

 is the scarcity of good farm labor. This makes it 

 harder to grow and take care of big acreages but it 

 makes good prices practically certain for every one 

 you can grow. 



