GREAT CROPS OF STRAWBERRIES AND HOW TO GROW THEM 
Copyright 1915 by R. M. Kellogg Co., Three Rivers, Mich. 
be attracted to farm life if they could engage in 
the lines of agriculture and horticulture that ap- 
peal to them. 
All over the country corn clubs have awakened 
an unusual interest among the boys and have 
stimulated them to large efforts. Indeed, some 
of the boys have accomplished such wonderful 
results in the corn field as to put quite in the 
shade the highest re- 
sults ever secured by 
their elders. We al- 
ways have encouraged 
the boys to grow Kel- 
logg strawberries, and 
we have had such splen- 
did reports from their 
efforts in this direction 
that we have decided 
to create a Kellogg's 
Strawberry Club for 
Boys. One of the most 
successful organiza- 
tions for boys in Iowa 
already is growing the 
Kellogg berries and se- 
curing wonderful re- 
sults from them in the 
way of large quantities 
of delicious fruit. This 
club is located in Mar- 
ion County, Iowa. The 
boys are now in their 
second year's contest 
and are making won- 
derful records. 
We are confident that 
Kellogg's Strawberry 
Club for Boys will in- 
terest and help more 
boys than even the corn 
cluba have done, be- 
cause boys enjoy grow- 
ing big money-making 
crops; and one acre of 
strawberries will give a 
boy more dollars than 
he would receive from 
ten or twenty acres of 
corn. We believe in 
corn growing for boys 
and to the boy who pre- 
fers to grow corn, we 
say "Amen; stick to 
corn growing and put 
your whole life and be- 
ing into it." The boy 
who grows the crop he 
likes the best certainly 
will take the largest de- 
gree of interest in that 
lineof work. Butif boys 
who are growing corn 
wish to become mem- 
bers of our club, we shall 
inches apart in the rows and the plants grown m hills. It is 
understood that these plants are not to produce any berries 
until the spring- followinK the setting-. That 13 to say, the hrst 
crop will be picked in the spring of 1917. Complete cultural 
methods given in this book. 
(3) Each boy must keep an account of all expenses and all 
sales and a record showing the number of quai ts of berries 
picked each day, also total cash receipts. 
(4) At the close of the fruiting season each boy must mail 
to our office a report showing the number of quarts of berries 
picked each day. amount of 
be greatly pleased to have them do so. The rules 
we have adopted for this contest are as follows: 
(1) Each boy is required to set 2,000 plants selected from 
four varieties as follows; 
500 Kellogg's Premier *5"22 
BOO Dr. Burrill — Jnn 
600 Magic Gem - 
600 Kellogg's Prize J* "" 
Total $17.00 
Our special price on this collection to boys entering this 
contest will be $15.00. 
(2) The rows must be 30 inches apart and the plants set 15 
daily sales, also total number 
of quarts picked and total 
amount of money received 
for the crop throughout the 
season. 
(5) We will furnish all 
record blanks free of charge. 
These record sheets will have 
a column for expense, daily 
pickings, daily sales, etc. 
These record sheets will be 
forwarded to each boy upon 
receipt of his order. 
(6) Theboythatgrowsthe 
most quarts of berries from 
these 2,000 plants will receive 
a cash prize of $15. The boy 
getting the next best yield 
will receive $10. and the third 
best wiU receive $5.00. 
(7) The boy who sends us 
the best photograph of his 
strawberry plants, photo- 
graph to be taken at fruiting 
time, will receive $5.00; sec- 
ond best, $3.00; third best, 
$2.00. The photographs will 
be judged by our photogra- 
pher, who ia in no way inter- 
ested in this contest. The 
three prize-winning photo- 
grapha will be shown in our 
Great Crops of Strawberries 
and How to Grow Them"; 
also photographs of the boys 
who win prizes. 
We desire to have 
clubs in every state in 
the Union, and in order 
to stimulate interest in 
this direction we are 
offering some very at- 
tractive prizes. We do 
this because we realize 
that when a boy wins a 
prize he also has won a 
victory — a victory that 
encourages him to go 
on to still larger work 
and more splendid re- 
sults. 
We have selected 
Kellogg's Premier, Dr. 
Burrill, Magic Gem and 
Kellogg's Prize for this 
contest because they 
cover the season from 
the earliest to the lat- 
est, and because we are 
confident that these 
four varieties will suc- 
ceed in all soils and cli- 
mates, and we know 
that they are exceedingly productive. We also 
know that these varieties produce large, fancy 
berries and that the berries will bring the top- 
notch prices. , , , , 
These 2,000 plants grown in hills should produce 
at least 2,000 quarts of berries, and if the berries 
sell at only 10c per quart, each boy should realize 
$200 for his first crop and the second year's crop 
should equal if not excel the first crop. We are 
confident, however, that many of the boys will 
get a much greater yield and much higher prices 
Page Twenty-five 
The "Billy" Sunday Strawberry 
PERHAPS no other individual in private 
life is better known throughout this 
country than the revivalist, "Billy" Sun- 
day. So, when D. P. Yost, an Ohio straw- 
berry grower, originated a new variety 
he named it in honor of Mr. Sunday. 
From the records made on the grounds 
of Mr. Yost this variety is destined to 
enjoy a similar popularity to that of its 
namesake, and we take great pleasure in 
introducing this variety to our patrons. 
Billy Sunday is a prolific yielder of high- 
grade berries, which are produced con- 
tinuously from early to late, beginning 
earher than Warfield and ending its fruit- 
ing season just before Sample ceases bear- 
ing. This fact, together with its capacity 
for making runners without depleting the 
strength of the mother plant, indicates 
an unusual degree of vigor. Foliage is 
tall and large; fruiting stems are long 
and hold the fruit well above the foliage 
until the fruit weighs them down. In 
form and flavor, in color and size, this 
delicious and beautiful variety is of the 
type that the public demands, and during 
the six years it has been grown on Mr. 
Yost's farm he has sold the fruit of this 
variety at top-notch prices and never has 
been able to supply the demand for them. 
This variety is a strong bisexual, and will 
poUenize pistillate varieties from the 
early season through the later seasons. 
Every customer should give this extra- 
ordinary variety a trial this season. To 
encourage all to do so we have fixed the 
price for the Billy Sunday variety at $5.00 
per M. See full price-list on Page 62. 
