^ K-M.Kellogg's Gheai Crops of <^ 
Challenge, B. (Male) 
MEDIUM. Bisexual. One of the most popular 
varieties for the family trade, with berry extra large 
but not so uniform and smooth as some others. But the 
great size, fine color and rich flavor of this variety win 
for it permanent customers wherever they once are sold. 
Round in shape and corrugated, they are dark-red with 
bronze-colored seeds, and they look as if they had 
been polished when packed nicely in a box. The flesh 
is a deep crimson, very solid and rich. Popular for the 
home trade, also is a valuable shipper. Foliage is large, 
dark-green and spreads out well, giving every berry a 
chance to develop to full size. We have tested it in 
many ways on different soils and it thrives finely every- 
where. To its other qualities it adds that of great pro- 
ductiveness. This is the sixth year of selection and re- 
striction of the Challenge in our breeding beds. 
Bubach, P. (Female) 
LATE. Pistillate. Famous for its large yields, 
mammoth in size and beautiful in color. Bubach is a 
reputation winner, a money-maker and commands the 
market as do few varieties. The berries are great big 
meaty fellows with a bright-red and waxy surface; 
some are conical in shape and others are thick and 
broad. The inner part is meaty and fine grained. 
The bright red color of the exterior extends clear 
through the fruit. It has a large calyx with medium- 
sized stems. The foliage is a waxy dark-green with 
spreading habit and very short fruit and leaf stems. 
Bubach is universally successful. We have tried this 
variety on sandy loam, on clay and on black soil, and 
each test gave very satisfactory results. This is the 
twenty-first year we have been selecting the Bubach in 
our breeding beds, and the reports sent us by our cus- 
tomers convince us that our strain of Bubachs is un- 
equaled. 
$125.00 in Cash from a Quarter Acre 
FROM E. W. Catlin, North Yakima, Wash., comes 
a letter in which he says: "The plants 1 bought 
of you in 1905 did finely. I had less than a quarter of 
an acre, and took off $125.00 in cash. I put the first 
berries on the market with the Excelsior, beating Kene- 
wick and Hood River and my neighbors by ten days, 
with the result that 1 got 35 cents a quart for my first 
berries, did not sell a quart for less than 12]/4 cenli. 
Will have a half-acre next year." 
Soils for the Strawberry 
IY may be accepted as a rule that the soil that grows 
a good corp of corn or potatoes will mature an 
abundant crop of strawberries. Frequently samples of 
soil are sent to us for our opinion as to its adaptability 
for strawberry production. As a matter of fact, a sam- 
ple of soil indicates very little as to what that soil may 
accomplish in the way of crop production. Even though 
a chemical analysis of soil be made, still it is difficult to 
determine. The soil may be likened to a dish containing 
food. The quantity of food may be increased in the 
dish or it may be removed entirely from the dish. Any 
soil may be treated mechanically so that the plant food 
already contained in it shall become available, or chem- 
ical constituents may be added to the soil in the form of 
nitrogen, potassium and phosphorus, and thus increase the 
plant-food content of this dish — the soil. Broadly 
speaking, the strawberry grower should select a soil 
that is easily handled and well drained, and which ex- 
perience has shown will yield a good crop of corn or 
potatoes or any garden crop. Do not set your plants 
where moisture lingers after a rain, for though the 
