GREAT CROPS OF STRAWBERRIES AND HOW TO GROW THEM 19 
Copyright 1912 by R. M. Kellogg Co., Three Rivers, Mich. 
SCENE ON THE BRANCH FARM OF THE R. M. KELLOGG CO. AT CANBY. OREGON 
HERE is a view of our testing plot on our branch farm at Canby, Oregon, which illustrates the extraordinary thrift and vigor 
of the plants growing there. Our Pacific-Coast customers have sent us the most flattering testimonials to the high quality 
of our plants grown in Oregon, and nothing can be more convincing of their excellence than the magnificent crops of berries 
which have been grown from our Oregon plants. We have greatly enlarged the area of the farm this season, and we are Pleased 
to report the prospects of an unusually fine crop for delivery which we shall begin shipping during the early days of 1913. 
certainly gratifying to see them; can't anything in the straw- 
berry line beat the R. M. Kellogg Co.'s plants. " 
John Nelson. 
Centerville, April 24, 1912. "The plants came duly from 
Canby, Oregon, and they were planted at once. They are fine, 
big plants. Some are already in blossom. Thank you for 
choosing the varieties for me." Harry C. Nicholson. 
Spokane, April 6, 1912. "The plants are fine. Thank you 
very much." MRS. E. C. Stillman. 
Good Reports from British Columbia 
J. A. Irving of the important mercantile concern of J. A. 
Irving & Co., Nelson, B. C, last season ordered for him- 
self and friends 79,000 strawberry plants, the bulk of which 
were shipped from our branch farm at Canby, the balance go- 
ing forward from our farm at Twin Falls. In a letter to us 
dated July 5, 1912 Mr. Irving says: "My plants are doing fine- 
ly. In fact, I never saw healthier looking plants. Some which 
at first I thought were dead also are coming along in fine 
shape. Any time I can put in a good word for your company 
I will gladly do so." 
Abbottsford, May 21, 1912. "Glad to say that the plants ar- 
rived in splendid condition. I didn't have the ground ready, 
having just moved here, so I heeled them in for about a week. 
Then I got the plants set and we had about two weeks of hot 
weather. I hoed around them a little, and in spite of the hot 
weather I lost only six plants out of 600. The rest have made 
splendid progress, and now wo have just had a good rain and 
I can literally see them grow. The loss of the six plants was 
in no way due to the plants themselves, but to unavoidable 
conditions." Harry Jackson. 
Wynndel, May 19, 1912. "Plants from both places (Canby 
and Three Rivers) arrived in good condition and are doing 
finely. The only fault I find with the plants is that they will 
not fight the cut worms without my assistance. The crop is 
promising." O. J . WiGEN. 
Reports from Plants Grown in Idaho 
Montana 
In the spring of 1912 we shipped more than 
30,000 plants to the Bitter Root Valley Irrigation 
Co., of which Prof. Wm. T. Le Fevre is the 
horticulturist. Writing under date of April 17, 
1912 Prof. Le Fevre says: 
"We received in very good condition the plants as ordered. 
They over-ran some in numbers. Mr Gall, our gardener, said 
that I might quote him as saying that there would be abso- 
lutely no excuse for the plants' not living, and if there were 
any bad results this year he would be to blame. I wish to con- 
gratulate you on the successful shipment." 
In another letter Mr. Le Fevre refers to the 
fact that he had occasion, when connected with 
the Agricultural College of Montana, to examine 
many shipments of our plants through many 
seasons and that never in all his experience had he 
ever seen a poor shipment of plants from the 
Kellogg Company. 
Mr. Gall, to whom Prof. Le Fevre refers, in a 
personal letter to this company writes as fol- 
lows: 
"I have used Kellogg's Thoroughbred plants in Massa- 
chusetts, Vermont, the Province of Quebec and now in the 
Bitter Root Valley of Montana, and I still have to experience 
my first disappointment. They are like a hard-boiled egg— 
can't be beat." 
Wyoming 
Stewart, May 25, 1912. "Many thanks for the fine straw- 
berry plants you sent me. They were five days on the road 
but were in good condition." Mrs. L. M. Stewart. 
Powell, Jan. 31, 1912. "I have had plants from you for 
several years, and wish to get more the coming spring." 
H. B. LOOMIS. 
Colorado 
Loveland, April 20, 1912. "The shipment of strawberry 
plants from Twin Falls was received today in fine condition. 
They are of excellent quality,.for which we thank you." 
L. C. Evans. 
Idaho 
Grand View, April 1, 1912. "I bought 600 plants of you 
last year and every one grew nicely. The year before I bought 
10.000 plants from another concern and didn't get over half-a- 
dozen plants to grow out of the entire 10,000. Moral: deal with 
aspeciahst." W. O. Wann. 
Kimberly, June B, 1912. "The strawberry plants I ordered 
from you in March are the finest plants in the country. 1 cul- 
tivate and irrigate them according to your methods." 
Wiley Coppinges. 
Salem City. May 16, 1912. "Plants shipped from Twin 
Falls were duly received. I am sure if I fail with such plants, 
having your very valuable annual as a guide, it will be through 
my own fault or the fault of the land. Please accept my sin- 
cere thanks also for the way in which you compelled the ex- 
