LAKEVIEW STRAWBERRY FARMS, STEVENSVILLE, MICHIGAN 
clusively that it is to your advantage to deal with 
us. Our plants are all grown on new ground and 
they are certainly strong, well rooted and free 
from disease. Our method of continuous cultivation 
has contributed largely to the fine quality of the 
plants we offer for this season's planting. 
It :s our object to give an accurate description of 
the different varieties we have to offer, as we 
have found them here. We also wish to acquaint 
you with our method of producing first class berry 
pUints, and we can assure our old customers the 
same liberal treatment accorded them in the past. 
To those who are not acquainted with us and our 
method of doing business, we especially solicit your 
patronage, that we may become better acquainted, 
in a business way, and we can assure you that we 
will do our utmost to make the deal pleasant, 
profitable and satisfactory. 
We want to supply growers who appreciate good 
plants and fair treatment, because we know our 
plants will please you. It is important that you 
get started right in the berry business. If we can 
be of service to you, please write us. We are al- 
ways glad to help. 
Strawberries for Profit 
Everyone who owns or rents land should grow 
Strawberries- Of all the small fruits the Straw- 
berry is of the greatest commercial importance to 
this country. There is no plant that adapts itself 
so readily to all soils and climates. Of course 
there are some localities that are more adapted to 
the growth than others, but Strawberries are 
grown in all parts of the country, and are the 
source of a handsome income to a large number of 
growers. It requires very little money or experi- 
ence to become a successful Strawberry grower. 
The only cash outlay is for plants, and it is im- 
portant that they be strong and healthy. The 
Strawberry is the first fruit to ripen in the spring 
and a source of much joy to the lucky owner of a 
good Strawberry patch. Take for instance the 
few rows in your garden. You will be surprised 
at finding how much you can save on your grocery 
bill. Not only do you save the cost of the fruit 
you usually buy, but there will be a number of 
things you won't need now that you have the ber- 
ries. By having three or four varieties including 
the Everbearers you will have all the berries you 
can use from June until November. Besides having 
Strawberries and short cake all Summer you will 
preserve a lot for the long winter, and they will 
have an added value because you grew them your- 
self. If you have more than you can use the sur- 
plus can be easily disposed of to your neighbors 
at a fancy price. If you are the lucky owner of a 
farm you should plant one or more acres of Straw- 
berries this spring sure. Strawberries are bring- 
ing more money now than ever before and if you 
don't get started with them you will surely regret 
it. Strawberries give quick returns, it isn't neces- 
sary to wait two or more years for your crop, such 
as is the case with Raspberries, Blackberries, etc. 
There is no crop that can be grown so easily and 
give the returns that Strawberries will, one acre 
of Strawberries will produce from 150 to 400 cases 
and will give you from $200.00 to $500.00 accord- 
ing to market conditions. Strawberry growing is 
both pleasant and profitable. Don't delay, get 
started this spring sure. In order to get the most 
from your Strawberry patch it is important that 
you get started right. To get started right you 
must have good plants, plants that are vigorous, 
strong and healthy producers of large, nice colored 
fruit. You should select varieties of early, medium 
and late season. Set them on a good piece of land, 
keep the weeds out and the ground stirred and your 
berries will be larger and of better quality, and 
will bring the top in any market. An acre of 
Strawberries is worth a number of acres of corn 
and much easier to work. 
Plants True to Name 
We personalty supervise the growing, digging 
and packing of our plants, and exercise the great- 
est care to have everyone of our plants true to 
name and reliable. We never send out plants un- 
der an assumed name, but have stuck to the old 
standard varieties and have sold them just that 
way. Catalogs come to us every year, in which 
are listed sixty to a hundred different varieties. 
This is not only confusing to the fruit growers, 
but as they are all described as the best, a large 
number are sure to prove worthless and a disap- 
pointment to the purchasers. We test a number of 
new varieties each year, but it is very seldom that 
we find one of sufficient merit to truthfully recom- 
mend to our customers. During our thirty-two 
years of experience we have probably tested several 
hundred varieties, we have discarded the worthless 
ones until now we are only listing about twenty va- 
rieties. You will readily see by glancing over them, 
that they are all standard sorts of real merit. 
Why Our Plants Give Satisfaction 
We are located in Berrien County, Southwestern 
Michigan, in the heart of what is known as, "The 
Great Fruit Belt of Michigan." Our soil and 
climatic conditions are particularly adapted to the 
growth of fruit plants. Our soil is a rich sandy 
loam, that produces vigorous, strong, heavily rooted 
plants. We can safely guarantee them to please 
you and produce big paying crops of extra quality 
berries. Natural advantages alone are not re- 
sponsible for the superior quality of our plants ; 
selection, care and our methods of growing, all 
have been important factors in producing plants 
that give satisfaction. It is certainly a pleasure 
to read the many testimonials we receive, and we 
will certainly do our utmost to provide plants that 
will produce the fruit you have a right to expect. 
During the winter months our plants are abun- 
dantly mulched with snow, giving them natural 
protection from the cold and frosts. They are 
seldom exposed to zero weather, but at the same 
time they are grown far enough north to harden 
them well, and provide them with sufficient vitality 
to produce enormous amounts of fruit. 
We grow our own plants and this means a great 
deal to you, as they are given the best care pos- 
sible, and we are in a better position to guarantee 
them that dealers who buy the plants from other 
growers. Every plant is taken from new beds, and 
the whole row is taken. This a-ssures you of the 
strongest plants in our propagating beds. What is 
more important we never allow any of our plants 
to fruit, only in our test beds. This leaves all the 
vitality in our plants and assures you of a good 
growth. 
Our prices are a little lower than others charge 
for high grade stock, and we will tell you why. 
Our soil is new and free from weeds, and we can 
produce a maximum amount of plants with a 
minimum amount of labor. We economize as much 
as possible with catalogues and advertising. We 
do all the work we can ourselves and do not care 
to get rich quick at the other fellow's expense. 
Our prices are based on the cost of production. 
We are satisfied with a living and a fair remuner- 
ation for our work and capital invested. All 
orders are appreciated and none are neglected. 
When you send us your order, it receives the same 
careful attention that you would receive if you 
were here in person. When you trust us with your 
money, we believe the best is none too good for 
you, and it is our object to provide you with the 
best. 
