GREAT CROPS OF STRAWBERRIES AND HOW TO GROW THEM 
Copyright 1911 by R. M. Kellogg Co., Three Rivers, Mich. 
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A KELLOGG THOROUGHBRED PEDIGREE STRAWBERRY PLANT IN FULL FRUIT 
JN studying this picture please keep in mind the fact that this is not an imaginary drawing, but an actual photograph The 
* lower leaves were removed so that the camera might reproduce the great load of berries. It is needLss to say that no other 
except a thoroughbred which has been scientifically selected from a long line of heavy fruiting ancestors could develop such 
wonderful fru.tmg capacity. Such fruit and such extraordinary yields are to be had oX from the hShest quamy plIn^^^^ 
large interests and broad experience. He will 
succeed in strawberry growing just as he has in 
other lines of work because he is not afraid to 
ask questions and follow good advice. 
Some beginners feel timid about writing us; 
they apologize for taking up our time. We do 
not want you to feel that way. As busy as we 
are, we would rather answer fifty letters from 
one beginner who purchased only five hundred 
plants from us and have him succeed from the 
very start, than to sell that same fellow ten thou- 
sand plants and have him fail through hesitancy 
on his part to ask for our help. And so we say, 
come on with your questions, and give us an op- 
portunity to start you right in a most delightful 
and most profitable business. 
How toSecure aPerfect Stand of Plants 
CTRAWBERRY plants are exceedingly hardy, 
^ and as a general rule, it is very easy to get a 
full stand. Plants begin growing within a few 
days after they are set out, especially when 
weather conditions are favorable. Should the 
plants not start growing at once, do not become 
discouraged, but continue cultivating and hoeing. 
This will make a dust mulch which will draw the 
moisture around the plants, encouraging the feed- 
ing roots to take hold, and a new growth will soon 
start from the crown. Should an occasional plant 
fail to grow the runners from adjoining plants 
may be layered so they will fill in the vacant places. 
If, for any reason, your stand of plants is poor, 
give the plants which do live good care, and al- 
low them to make a large number of runners. 
When hoeing, draw the soil with the hoe blade 
over the runners just back of the node where the 
young plant is forming. This will aid the young 
plant to take root quickly. In the fall, when the 
soil is quite moist, take up the best of these run- 
ner plants, allowing as much soil to adhere to the 
roots as will, and set them wherever the plants 
failed to grow. By following this plan you easily 
can have every row completely filled in by Oct- 
ober 1st, and possibly earlier, and by transplant- 
ing the plants in this manner they will not be 
checked in growth and will give you a good crop 
of berries the following spring. 
Time to Set Plants 
OUR twenty-seven years' experience in grow- 
ing strawberries has convinced us beyond 
all doubt that the early spring months is 
the best time to set plants. We begin digging 
and shipping plants at our Michigan farms in the 
latter days of March and continue, as a rule, 
through the month of May. From our Canby, 
Oregon, farms we begin to ship plants about 
February 1, and from the Twin Falls, Idaho, farm 
about March 1, continuing throughout the season. 
In most states April is the ideal month to set 
plants. The earlier you can get the plants into 
the ground the more certain you are of getting a 
full stand. We never ship any plants during Sie 
summer or fall months. We refuse to take your 
money for fall-shipped plants because we do not 
want to accept your money when we know full 
well that we cannot give you your money's worth. 
Fertilizing and Preparing the Soil 
T^HE best of all fertilizers for strawberries is 
barnyard manure. It is the one great plant 
and fruit builder. During the winter and early 
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