GREAT CROPS OF STRAWBERRIES AND HOW TO GROW THEM 
Copyright 1914, by R. M. Kellogg Co., Three Rivers, Mich. 
EARLY OZARK, LEADER OF THE EXTRA-EAULIES 
THE reputation of Early Ozark as one of the earliest varieties ever originated increases as the public 
becomes acquainted with its merits in that regard. But extra-earliness is not its only virtue, for in 
size and flavor it ranks with varieties of any of the seasons. Early Ozark is a cross of Excelsior and Aroma, 
and combines the excellent characteristics so pronounced in the case of both of these varieties. It has the 
Excelsior's earliness with the sweetness of Aroma, which makes a very unusual and valuable combination. 
It is a staminate, unusually strong in pollen, and therefore excellent for mating purposes; very productive 
and of firm texture, Its qualities as a yielder and shipper make it popular with commercial growers. Although 
of comparatively recent origination, it already has taken a place in the front ranks of the extra-early 
varieties. We advise our friends to secure a sufficient number of the plants of the Early Ozark to give it 
a thorough test. We know from experience that it will pay generously. Grown on all our farms. 
plants and commonly grown plants for one 
acre amounts to only a few rtoUars, while the 
difference in the net profits is something enor- 
mous. Government statistics show the average 
yield of strawberries to be 1,700 quarts per 
acre, while reports from growers who use the 
Kellogg Pedigree plants show yields ranging 
from 6,000 to 16,000 quarts per acre. 
The cost of preparing the land and cultivat- 
ing an acre of plants is the same whether you 
get seventeen hundred quarts or sixteen thou- 
sand quarts. The few dollars you save in the 
first cost of cheap plants means a shortage 
of many dollars at harvest time. 
There are two ways to grow strawberry 
plants: One way is to fix the selling price in 
advance and then grow the plants as cheaply 
as possible so they may be marketed at that 
price. The other way (the Kellogg way) is 
to grow the best plants that can be grown. 
regardless of selling price, find out what it 
costs to produce and market such plants, add 
a reasonable profit and fix the price accord- 
ingly. 
How Kellogg Plants Are Developed 
TO GIVE you a better understanding of the 
quality of the Kellogg Pedigree plants we 
will enumerate a few of the most important 
features employed in developing such plants. 
First. The Kellogg Pedigree plants are pro- 
duced by mother plants of the highest fruiting 
quality. 
Second. The plants' are grown in soil espe- 
cially prepared and treated to bring them 
into full maturity. Phosphorus, potassium and 
nitrogen in proportions to suit the require- 
ments of the plants are thoroughly incorpor- 
ated into the soil in addition to large quan- 
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