GREAT CROPS OF STRAWBERRIES AND HOW TO GROW THEM 
Copyright 1913 by R..M. Kellogg Co., Three Rivers. Mich. 
BUSTER. FEMALE OR PISTILLATE - MEDIUM 
AS its name implies. Buster is a breaker of records in many sections of the country. It is becoming especially popular north 
of the Ohio River, where it has won distinct fame for its vigor of growth and reliability under adverse conditions. Es- 
pecially 13 it noted for its immunity from frost. Our Canadian friends, as well as those in the New England states, find the 
Buster perfectly adapted to their particular conditions. This is the fifth year we have offered Buster to our customers, and we 
find it necessary to set a larger acreage to this variety each succeeding season. Buster is a cross of Sharpless and Bubach and 
retains all of the desirable qualities of both of these old favorites. In size it is large, and in color a bright red. The flesh is of 
fine quality, moderately firm, making it an excellent shipper where the distance is not too great. If you are not familiar with 
the virtues of this variety, we suggest that you give it a fair trial. Results surely will please you. Grown only at Three Rivers. 
point, they are taken by stage to Gualala, which 
is on the coa&t, very near the Pacific Ocean. Now, 
after this long and difficult journey, to have these 
plants do so well as to merit the letter we received 
from this customer is certainly most gratifying. 
The letter follows: 
"From plants I got of you I raised the finest berries that 
were ever seen in this part of the country, both as to quality, 
quantity and size. One measured 6j^x7^ inches in circum- 
ference. Kellogg's Thoroughbreds for me every time. The 
flavor of your berries supasses all others." 
Mrs. J. S. Lampkin. 
16,000 Quarts to the Acre 
IN forwarding us an order April 11, 1913, H. R. 
Henderson of Sullivan, Michigan incidentally 
added a brief postscript which was full of interest 
to us. He said: 
"From one acre of your plants we picked last year over one 
thousand crates of berries." 
While we did not doubt Mr. Henderson in the 
least, we promptly wrote him, asking him if we 
had read his statement correctly, and he replied 
as follows: 
"You understood me correctly. I picked over one thousand 
crates of berries, 16 quarts to the crate. We sold 900 crates of 
this fruit to one commission merchant at Musketfon— J. W. 
Fleming." 
This will be recognized by growers the world 
over as an extraordinary crop. Some years ago 
H. B. Steward of Myrtle Point, Oregon, reported 
a similar yield from Kellogg plants. These two 
records are unexcelled. In the case of small 
plots many growers have succeeded in producing 
a greater proportionate quantity— that is to say, 
a few square rods have been reported to grow at 
the rate, say, of 20,000 quarts to the acre. But 
actually to gather and sell 16,000 quarts from one 
acre of land is a record that we believe never 
has been exceeded, and we sincerely congratulate 
Mr. Henderson upon his extraordinary success. 
That we are proud to have these two records 
for the Kellogg's Thoroughbred Pedigree plants 
we need scarcely say, and it gives us great pleas- 
ure to have the privilege of publishing the extra- 
ordinary results secured in this instance. What 
Mr. Henderson has accomplished may be achieved 
by others. As we have told our friends for thirty 
years, good plants, good soil, perfect cultivation, 
added to that fine quality of mind put into action 
by practical men, which we call plain common 
sense, will produce approximately such results 
nine seasons out of ten. It is something which 
should inspire every grower to work toward, and 
we hope that the example set by Mr. Henderson 
is to result in the equal success of many other 
growers who use the Kellogg plants and follow 
the Kellogg way. 
Our Rate for Postage on Plants 
WE desire to call the especial attention of 
customers who have their plants come for- 
ward by mail to the rate we charge for 
plants and the reason for adopting such a rate. 
As all our customers are aware, different varie- 
ties of strawberries will weigh out differently. 
Varieties that grow small plants, like Warfield 
and Senator Dunlap, will not weigh more than 
from one-third to one-half as much as such varie- 
ties, for instance, as Glen Mary, Clyde or Mar- 
shall. Again, the plants that are shipped at the 
beginning of the season are, of course, much 
lighter in weight than those which are shipped at 
mid-season, when the plants have attained very 
large size. 
Now, it is necessary for us to quote a specific 
rate to everybody, as we cannot know what va- 
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