GREAT CROPS OF STRAWBERRIES AND HOW TO GROW THEM 
Copyright 1014, by K. M. Kellogg Co., Three Rivera, Mich. 
THKEE ACRES THAT PRODITCED $1,';64 WORTH OF STIHWBERRIES 
/^NE of our enthusiastic customers is Henry Dittemore of South St. .loseph. Mo., and the above illustration 
^ shows his splendid strawberry patch as well as the beautiful Missouri river scenery surrounrtins it. Mr. 
Dittemore feels that he has reason to be enthusiastic about KelloKg plants, as he produced from tliree 
acres of Kellogg plants llOS crates of strawberries which brought an average of $l.li2 per crate, or a total 
o£ $1,764 — almost $600 to the acre. Actual experiences of this sort are convincing: proof of strawberry success. 
life; second, it forms a dust mulch, which re- 
tains moisture during dry times. Moisture 
which works up from the lower soil to the sur- 
face soil by capillary attraction is held in re- 
serve for plants when they need it most. Third, 
it destroys weed seed while germinating, and 
controls all obnoxious growth. Fourth, it 
changes the position of the soil and aids decom- 
position and nitrification of vegetable matter. 
Fifth, it discourages insects such as grubs, 
aphides, beetles, etc. Sixth, it insures the 
grower against loss by drouth and annoy- 
ance of weeds, and saves a world of hand work. 
Just What Cultivation Does 
TO sum up the advantages of repeated culti- 
vation: It establishes a dust mulch; a dust 
mulch prevents escape of moisture; moisture 
dissolves plant food and aids bacteria in con- 
verting plant food into available form for the 
plants; plant food combined with moisture 
makes active roots, and active roots supply an 
abundance of nourishment to the stems, leaves 
and body of plants. These, combined with the 
essential elements furnished by the atmosphere, 
keep up a perfect circulation and build up a 
mammoth vegetative growth. A mammoth and 
healthy vegetative growth makes a perfect- 
working plant machine for the manufacture of 
a big crop of big red berries. 
Before closing this important subject, let us 
caution you against cultivating while the soil 
is sufficiently wet to paste when pressed be- 
tween the hands but do not defer cultivation 
until a crust forms. Moisture escapes very 
rapidly through the cracks and crevices which 
form in crusted s'jil. 
Do not go deeply close up to the plants. The 
teeth which cut the soil next to the plants 
should be shorter than the balance of the teeth 
on the cultivator. A blacksmith will soon 
shorten the teeth to the desired length. About 
two or three inches is as deep as the teeth 
should go which work up close to the plants. 
Continue cultivation until late in the fall. 
After you are through cultivating, attach a 
shovel to the rear end of the Planet .Ir. cul- 
tivator (this shovel should be about three or 
four inches in width) and make a furrow in 
the center of the space between the rows, 
which will act as a drain. 
The water from rains and snows during the 
winter months will drain into this furrow and 
prevent the freezing of ice about the crowns 
of plants. Or this furrow may be made with 
a small furrowing plow. Any tool that will 
make a furrow four or five inches deep and 
about six inches wide at the top will serve 
the purpose. 
The soil directly in the rows and around the 
plants should be hoed often to keep the soil 
loose and to prevent weed growth. These hoe- 
ings bring the moisture close up to the plants 
and prevent evaporation, as would be the case 
if the strip of soil was left undisturbed. When 
hoeing do not cut the soil deeply, especially 
when working around the plants; simply loosen 
the surface, going deeper as you work away 
from the plant. 
Cultivating the Fruiting Bed 
WR are perfectly satisfied that it pays to 
cultivate the fruiting bed. Strawberries 
are about ninety-seven per cent water, and as 
this water forms in the berries while they are 
maturing and ripening, it is absolutely essential 
that the plants be supplied with plenty of mois- 
ture during the fruiting season. And unless 
irrigation is practiced, the only way to pupply 
th-'s moisture is through the combination of 
mulching and cultivation. 
If your plants have been mulched — and they 
certainly should be — this mulching may be 
raked up close to each side of the rows. This 
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