GREAT CROPS OF STRAWBERRIES AND HOW TO GROW THEM 
Copyright 1912 by R. M. Kellogg Co., Three Rivers, Mich. 
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SECTION OF THE KELLOGG PLANT FIELDS AT TWIN FALLS, IDAHO 
OtIR Inter-Mountain-State patrons will be interested to note the thrif tineps of these plants, the complete freedom from weeds 
andSect Cultural methods « e employ in growing plants for then.. We have at Tw n Falls twenty acres just like this, 
txniTuv tri" us ray be sure o£ receiving the best plants the world can produce. Shi,,pinB will begin as early in March as possible. 
fiUowing the hill system rigidly. Our 
friends who have followed this system ad- 
vise us that it does away with the necessity 
of mulching to keep the berries clean, as 
the water never makes the soil wet 
enough on top of the ridges, where the 
berries ripen, to affect the berries. 
NOT the least important part of sue 
cess with strawberries lies in the 
marketing of the crop. This may be 
done through commis- 
Marketingthe gj^j^ houses in the 
Berries larger markets, or, it 
may be done by selling the fruit 
out of the wagon in the nearest 
town. But whatever method be 
adopted the fruit should be care- 
fully selected and packed in the 
most attractive manner pos- ^ 
sible. The grading of the 
fruit should be done by the 
pickers, and in the boxes of 
first quality there should be 
permitted not asingle straw 
berry of the second quali- 
ty. Onceitbecomesknown 
that your fruit is to be 
always relied upon and 
that the bottom of the 
box will contain just as 
fine fruit as the top of 
the box, you will be 
able to command the 
highest possible price 
for your product. 
The second grade 
should be of fair 
Quality, and where 
this is true you 
will be able to 
AT CLOSER RANGE 
SECTION of a single row at our Twin Fa'ls branch farm, just to show 
the size and vigor of Western-grown plants. It "11 be hard to btat 'em 
sell the second grade at a profit. It is the ex- 
perience of our patrons that it doesn ' t make 
the slightest difference how many berries 
there may be in the market, the berries 
that have been carefully graded and are 
known to be first-class will be sold at 
the price the grower fixes for them, 
even though it may be several cents 
above the prevailing price. 
THE berries having been graded 
in the field by the pickers, all 
that is necessary to complete the 
packing is to arrange i^p^^ance of 
the top layer attract- ^ 
ively. It the berries 
are round in form, they should 
be placed with stem ends down. 
But if the berries are long, like 
Haverland or Lovett or Long- 
fellow, they will present a 
much better appearance when 
laid on their sides, putting 
the glossiest side up. This 
method not only shows the 
berry to the best advan- 
tage, but also enough of 
the green calyx will be 
in view to add greatly to 
the attractiveness of the 
package. Small berries 
appear at their best 
when the top berries 
are placed in rows 
with stems down. 
A few sprays of 
strawberry leaves 
placed on top o f 
each crate after 
the quart boxes 
have been placed 
