ditions make spraying necessary, we give here 
formulas for controlling both insects and fungous 
diseases. For all leaf-chewing insects, use arse- 
nate of lead, either in paste or powder form, or 
paris green. The past season we used powdered 
arsenate of lead as it is more easily prepared than 
tne paste. When this is used, it should be dis- 
solved by putting two and one-half pounds into a 
two or three gallon bucket and adding water un- 
till the bucket is filled, stirring thoroughly while 
adding the water. This solution should then be 
stirred into fifty gallons of water. When arse- 
nate of lead paste is used, use three pounds and 
add at first only enough water to make a thin 
paste and for pulverizing use an old mallet, po- 
tato masher, or paddle. Continue adding water 
until you have a creamy solution, and then com- 
bine this with forty gallons of water. We prefer 
arsenate of lead in either form, but when this can- 
not be obtained paris green will serve the purpose, 
and may be used as strong as one pound to fifty 
gallons of water. 
Tne paris green also should first be put into a 
bucket and made into a paste and thinned before 
combining with the water. Either of these will 
destroy any insects which eat holes in the leaves 
of your plants. For rust or leaf spot of any na- 
ture, use Bordeaux mixture which is made as 
follows: Put four pounds of blue vitriol in an old 
bag or any closely woven sack, and suspend this 
into forty gallons of water, fastening the sack in 
such a manner that it will float upon the top of 
the water. After doing this, put four pounds of 
lump or hydrated lime into a bucket and pour over 
it two gallons of water, stirring thoroughly un- 
til the lime is slacked or dissolved. Strain this 
through a sack or sieve into the barrel of vitriol, 
and you have a perfectly prepared Bordeaux mix- 
ture. If you have only a small patch or garden, 
the amounts of materials used should be in accord- 
ance with the area you wish to spray, considering 
that fifty gallons will spray about two acres, 
or twenty-five gallons to the acre. This mix- 
ture always should be used before plants are too 
badly affected with leaf-spot, because it is a pre- 
ventative rather than a cure, and the arsenate of- 
lead or paris green should be used as soon as you 
notice any insects. For mildew, which causes 
the plant leaves to curl or crimp, use prepared 
lime-sulphur at the rate of three gallons to fifty 
gallons of water. These materials may be pur- 
chased from your local druggist. 
Expressions From Visitors 
THERE are few days during the growing season 
that we do not have the pleasure of entertain- 
ing one or more of our customers. They come 
from practically every state in the Union and 
from the Canadian provinces, and the cheery let- 
ters we receive from these customers when they 
return home are a source of pleasure and satis- 
faction. These visitors always tell us that our 
farm is more beautiful and more extensive than 
we claim. 
We regret that it is not possible for everyone 
who receives this book to visit us and actually see 
how the Kellogg Pedigree Plants are produced, 
and to get personally acquainted with us. We al- 
so regret that we have not the room in this book 
to publish all the cheery letters which come to 
us from visiting customers. The few letters we 
give here show how our visitors appreciate the 
courtesies extended them. If you can visit us 
we shall indeed be pleased to have you do so, as 
we enjoy meeting our customers personally, and 
we shall do our very best to make your visit both 
pleasant and profitable. 
Here are two letters from our friends express- 
ing their satisfaction and pleasure: 
I want to thank you for the many courtesies shown us 
when we were at your place, and I want also to say how 
wonderfully impressed we were with the scientific 
way in which you grow plants. I am perfectly satisfied 
that your system of producing plants is the very best, 
for you produce plants of heavy, strong root systems 
and great vitality, and anyone buying Kellogg Pedigree 
Plants can rest assured that he is getting the best that 
can be produced. Your splendid system of irrigation is 
bound to produce plants of the highest type and vigor. 
You can rest assured that we will be sending you orders 
for Kellogg Pedigree Plants every year. 
Jno.C. Compton, Indiana. 
I take this means of expressing my thanks for the 
kindness and consideration shown me on my recent vis- 
it to the Kellogg farms. The treatment I received at 
your hands as a visitor and customer leaves nbthing to 
be desired. Your system of growing plants is as near 
perfect as anything I have ever seen, and your book, 
"Great Crops of Strawberries and How to Grow Them," 
does not in any way overestimate the care and culture 
you give your plants. Your system of selecting only 
the best of plants insures your customers the very best 
in strawberry plants that money can buy. 
Ernest Koontz, Ohio. 
J. W. Schlichtenmyerof Indiana visited us Au- 
gust 4, 1916, and after we had shown him over 
our farm, he remarked that it was the cleanest, 
most perfectly conducted, and most beautiful 
farm he ever had seen, and that he felt well re- 
paid for the time and money he had spent in com- 
ing here. He also said that he knew from his 
own experience that Kellogg Pedigree Plants 
were all and more than we claimed, as he began 
growing berries from Kellogg Plants years ago. 
In one season from one-fourth acre of Kellogg 
Pedigree Plants grown in a young orchard, he 
made a net profit of $400.00 above all expenses. 
The berries were so large and the vines so heavily 
loaded that pickers averaged from 150 to 200 
quarts per day. He not only used the Kellogg 
Plants, but followed the Kellogg Way, keeping 
his plants free from weeds, which made it an 
easy matter for him to get all the pickers he re- 
quired. The last remark he made when leaving 
was, "You will continue to receive my orders for 
plants." 
Mr. Schlichtenmyer is one of those plain, every- 
day men who enjoy their strawberry work and 
do everything at the right time and in the right 
manner. He also visited our farm six years ago 
and stated that the farm is now even better than 
it was when he visited us before, due largely to 
our overhead irrigation system which covers 120 
acres. 
Just Three Essentials 
'pHERE are just three essential requirements in 
^ making strawberry growing a very profitable 
business. First, pure-bred, strong, vigorous 
plants, the kind that insures big crops of fancy 
berries; second, well prepared soil; and third, 
thorough cultivation. With these three essen- 
tials strawberry growing is the easiest, simplest, 
and surest way to make big profits. The more 
closely you observe these three essentials, the 
surer and greater your profits will be. 
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