GREAT CROPS OF STRAWBERRIES AND HOW TO GROW THEM 
Copyright 1014, by K. M. Kellogg Co., Three Rivers, Mich. 
SOME SPECIMENS OF WM. BELT BERRIES 
'T'HIS famous variety Is grown In great quantities over a large range o( territory. Tile Belt prodaces a 
large berry of extraordinary beauty. In color it is bright red, which extends to the heart of the fruit. 
The Belt is very rich. Juicy and meaty, and in every way a desirable berry for table purposes. The yellow 
seeds of this variety make a fine contrast set in the beautiful, bright-red surface, creating a sparliling'eftect 
and making It particularly attractive when placed, neatly packed, on the market. The calyx is rather small 
for so large a berry. The foliage Is unusually tall, and light green in color. The Belt is an ideal pollen- 
Izer, and has a long blooming season. The berry varies somewhat as to form, but the Illustration shown 
represents a typical Wm. Belt. We have had this variety in our breeding bed for nineteen years, and its 
strong points have been developed to perfection by the method we employ in selecting from the healthiest 
and most vigorous mother plants. Wm. Belt and Glen Mary make an ideal team. Grown on all our farms. 
the soil at any time after a rain until it is so 
dry that it will crumble. 
Preventing Pollen Secretion 
SOON after plants are set they will send out 
fruit stems on which develop fruit buds. 
These should be removed before the buds fully 
open, to prevent blooming. If the plants are 
allowed to come into full blossom they will be 
weakened by pollen secretion, and if the young- 
set plants are allowed to bear fruit the same 
spring they are set, it will be very injurious and 
possibly result in a failure. Young-set plants 
will produce fruit the same season they are 
set, but they are in no physical condition to 
withstand the shock of pollen secretion and 
seed production. Therefore, we urge the re- 
moval of all fruiting stems during the first 
season. One man or boy will do this work 
on one acre of plants in about one or two 
hours. Simply pinch off the fruiting stems 
with thumbnail or cut them with shears or 
knife. These fruit stems grow above the 
foliage, which makes it easy for even an 
amateur to distinguish them from the rest of 
the plant. 
Another great stimulus to the newly set 
plants is the removal of their first runners, and 
so we suggest that all runners be cut off until 
the last of .June. This will give the plants an 
opportunity to build up a strong and vigorous 
growth, at which time they will be in a splendid 
physical condition to make strong and fruitful 
runner plants without injury to the mother 
plants. 
Training Runners 
WHEN berries are grown in hills, such as 
the single-hill rows or twin-hill rows, all 
runners should be cut when hoeing, while with 
the single hedge or triple hedge the runners 
should be trained or set in a manner to make 
up the desired row. All of this work will be 
done when hoeing. Simply place the runner 
cord where you want it, and with the hoe place 
soil over the runner cord just back of the node 
or bud which forms the young plant. The soil 
you place over the runner cord will hold it in 
place, and also will aid the young plant quickly 
to take root. After you have the desired row, 
the balance of the runners should be cut as fast 
as they appear. This runner cutting will re- 
lieve the plants of the strain of perpetuating 
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