DR. EUGENE L. CROWSON OF MISSOURI AND HIS KELLOGG STRAWBERRY GARDEN 
■r\R. CROWSON advises us that this picture was made about the middle of October and that there was practically 
i-f no rain from the time the plants were set until August 31. In spite of this unfavorable weather condition, the 
plants made an immense growth, which proves that anyone, even without experience, may have a profitable straw- 
berry garden. No doubt the Doctor gets much pleasure and needed exercise working among his strawberry plants. 
If a busy doctor can grow such a splendid garden, is there any reason why you cannot do fully as well? 
his father gave him so that he might get money 
to pay for the plants and become a member of 
this club. 
Boys and girls put their whole life and being 
into that which they love to do, in work as well 
as play, and we feel well repaid simply in getting 
them interested in a work that is worth while. 
We feel confident that this club is going to de- 
velop some permanent berry growers, who will 
make the old-time growers sit up and take notice. 
On account of the everbearers occupying such 
an important place in strawberry growing, we 
have decided that it would be to the interest of 
the boys and girls to include everbearers with the 
standard varieties used in this contest. This will 
make it possible for the contestants to realize an 
income from their plants the same season they 
are set. The varieties we have decided upon for 
this season, and the number of plants are as fol- 
lows: 
100 Progressive everbearers 
100 Superb everbearers 
100 Kellogg's Premier 
100 Dr. Burrill 
100 Kellogg's Prize 
100 Magic Gem 
Our special price for this club selection to the 
boys and girls is only $10.00, and we will prepay 
all express or parcel-post charges to any town in 
the United States. The everbearing plants alone, 
should produce enough berries this season to pay 
for all the plants, and leave a nice little profit be- 
sides. The standard varieties should not be al- 
lowed to fruit this year, but next season both 
everbearers and standard varieties may be allow- 
ed to fruit to their fullest capacity. The second 
season, the everbearers will begin fruiting early 
in the summer and will continue to fruit until 
freezing weather. 
This selection contains fewer plants than were 
used last year, which will give the boys and girls 
an opportunity properly to enrich their soil, and 
to give the plants just the care they should have 
to insure the largest crop of the finest berries. ' 
It is to be understood that the plants are to be 
set 15 inches apart in the rows and that the rows 
are to be made 30 inches apart, and the plants 
grown in hills. The prizes are as follows: 
The boy or girl growing the greatest number of 
quarts from the 200 everbearers this season will 
receive our check for $10.00. The one growing 
the next largest crop from the everbearers this 
season will receive our check for $5. 00. Be sure 
to keep an accurate record of the number of 
quarts picked each day, placing the figures in 
columns, and please keep this record sheet as 
neatly as possible and write your full name and 
address on each sheet. These reports should be 
sent to us this fall as soon as you have made the 
last picking from the everbearers, and must be in 
our hands not later than December 10, 1917. 
In addition to these prizes, we will give the fol- 
lowing prizes for next season's crop, which will 
include the yield from both everbearing and stand- 
ard varieties: The boy or girl growing the g^reat- 
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