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GREAT CROPS OF STRAWBERRIES AND HOW TO GROW THEM 
Copyright 1911 by R. M. Kelloge Co., Three Rivers, Mich. 
A KELLOGG THOROUGHBRED PEDIGREE PLANT AT BLOOMING TIME 
DLEASE note the perfect development of the flowers: also how evenly they are distributed throughout the plants, which shows 
* that every crown must be of high fruiting quality. A perfectly developed flower insures strong and vigorous anthers filled 
with fertile pollen. It also insures pistils that are ready to receive the pollen at the proper time. Plants of such wonderful 
vitality invariably insure a big crop of fancy berries. This means prosperity for the grower, for unfailingly he pleases patrons. 
Station, Moscow, Idaho, appears the following: 
PEDIGREE PLANTS. In case the grower has not the 
time or inclination to select his own plants, they may be 
secured through several reliable firms. The R. M. Kel- 
logg Company of Three Rivers, Michigan, is making a 
practice of sending out nothing but pedigree plants. 
Much has been said lately regarding the merit of these 
so called plants. Their method of obtaining them is a 
matter of selection. Undesirable characters are elimin- 
ated as fast as time will permit. Thus by their process 
of long continued selection, they have made rapid strides 
along the lines of improvement. 
We do everything we can to help our customers 
start right and stay right and to win complete 
success. One of our customers sold nearly $900 
worth of strawberries from the first acre he ever 
grew. This was a splendid record, but it indi- 
cates what may be done where Thoroughbred 
plants and the Kellogg way are employed. Let 
us help you to make a record in the growing of 
big crops of big red strawberries ! It will give 
us pleasure to serve you, and we are sure you in 
turn will find not only pleasure but large profit 
in the work. 
Suggestions for Beginners 
IN giving our methods for growing strawberries 
in this publication, we endeavor to make them 
so plain that the beginner may easily understand 
and follow them. We suggest that you read our 
Book from beginning to end. Study the cul- 
tural methods carefully and thoughtfully. Then, 
if there is anything you do not understand, write 
us. Ask all the questions you wish, but be sure 
and put your questions on a separate sheet from 
your letter and number your questions. This will 
enable us to answer them more accurately and 
more satisfactorily than we possibly could do if 
your questions were mixed in with a long letter. 
We always are greatly interested in those who 
are just beginning to grow strawberries either 
for market or for home use, and it gives us great 
pleasure to advise or assist them in any way that 
we can. If you will consult us we pledge you our 
most loyal assistance in the direction of success. 
One of the mistakes often made by beginners 
who wish to grow strawberries for market is the 
setting of too large an acreage at the start. We 
advise you to begin in a small way. Do not start 
with more than one or two acres. You can in- 
crease your acreage from year to year as your 
experience and conditions warrant. If you have 
a large family of boys who have the work fever, 
and you are located near a good market, you 
could possibly start with from three to five acres. 
Those who want berries for family use should not 
set more than from three hundred to one thou- 
sand plants. The number of plants set will, of 
course, depend upon the size of your family. 
Five hundred strong plants, well cared for, will 
yield enough berries for a family of five or six, 
so that they may have all the berries they will 
use three times a day through the entire fruiting 
season, with plenty to can and preserve for win- 
ter's use. Besides this, enough could be sold to 
pay for the plants and all other expenses incurred 
in growing the berries. 
Here is a letter of appreciation from a begin- 
ner, George E. Gunn of Salt Lake City, who 
came to us for instruction: "I wish to thank you 
for your letter of August 29, and to compliment 
your company upon it, as it shows you are wide 
awake and that the man who wrote that letter 
was taking an interest in the affairs of others and 
ready to answer their (questions intelligently. 
He answered some questions which I was very 
much interested in, and it was very valuable for 
me to know." Mr. Gunn is a business man of 
Address all communications and make all remittances payable to R. M. KELLOGG CO., Three Rivers, Mich. 
