R. M. KELLOGO'S GREAT CROPS OF 
Never in the history of America was labor so 
generally employed and so much money in the 
hands of the common people as at the present time. 
During the hard times farmers had hard work to 
make a living and berry growing having been very 
profitable they went into it largely. They knew 
nothing about the physical condition of plants as a 
factor in fruit growing and got their plants wherever 
they could get them cheapest and gave tliem poor 
tillage because they had other farm crops to care for 
at the same time. The result was that markets especi- 
ally in the large cities were flooded with the poorest 
kind of berries. Add to this the fact that labor was 
not employed and money could not be had and we 
can readily see how it was that prices went to noth- 
ing. 
Afterwards the price of general farm produce 
went up and these farmers returned to their regular 
work and plowed up their strawberry patches. 
The present is a golden opportunity to start a 
small fruit plantation if conducted along the lines 
pointed out in this pamphlet. There is abundant 
room for such a buisness near every village and city. 
Our patrons are paying for their homes and acquir- 
ing a competence for old age and have built up a 
bmsness they truly enjoy. See letters on page 36. 
There is something fascinating and delightful 
about fancy fruit growing. First the field covered 
with blossoms, then the luscious fruit and last but 
not least the appreciation of the customers who buy 
it, and the full pocket book after the season closes. 
I have often wondered if I really enjoyed the 
comfortable little fortune I have made in the berry 
business as much as the kindly expressions of a big 
line of customers, to whom I supplied fruit through- 
out the season . 
HOW TO GBT RICH. 
It is not diflScult to get rich if you go about it in 
the right way. The rich fruit growers of to-day 
made their fortunes by never touching anything not 
capable of making money for them. They used the 
very best of everything and when they did a days 
work they got large returns for it in the way of big 
prices while by their side were any number of people 
who are now and will ever remain poor just because 
they put their labor on plants which are unable to 
produce fruitandwillmakeonly big leavesand run- 
ners to pay for manure and tillage. You see such 
people all around you and perhaps you have been 
doing that very thing yourself. It costs but very 
little more to do a thing right andsecurethe great- 
est results for time, money and labor invested. 
If you do not have land, rent the best you can find, 
with the privilege of buying later on. Dont take 
very poor land at any price. 
I have grown many crops that paid for the land 
manuring and the whole outfit and had money left. 
I am in a position to start you right and if you will 
consult the price list on page 32 you will see for 
how small a sura you can commence with thorough- 
bred plants from which you can propagate for set- 
ting a year hence, and can furnish you in large lots 
for your general field planting this spring which, 
will save you a years tnne in starting your plant- 
ation. 
Brandywlne. 
THE FIRST AND SECOND FIDDI,ER. 
The first fiddler is a high-priced fellow. He 
has won a reputation for furnishing fine music and 
he will not and need not play for less than $25 per 
night, — often much more than that. They send 
for him from far and near. He takes pride in his. 
business, uses only the best fiddle to be obtained 
and never furnishes second-class music. He finda 
a world of pleasure in his business, has a delight- 
ful home and pleasant surroundings, with a good 
bank account, and looks at his whole life work as a 
magnificent entertainment. 
The second fiddler, with which the world 
seems abundantly supplied, plays for his supper 
(generally the second table), and picks up sucK 
odd jobs as he can get a pittance for doing, lives in 
a hovel, wears poor clothes, and sees disappoint- 
ment and gloom everywhere. 
Young man, do you see a moral in this com- 
parison? Look around you and see how many 
" second fiddlers " there are in the berry business 
in your community. Ask your grocer who is grow- 
ing strictly fancy fruit and you will be siurprised at 
his answer. 
Do you not see an opening for a neat, clean and 
profitable business? Don't be a wage earner all 
your life, but get the best piece of land you can 
and stock it with thoroughbred plants and pitch, 
in. Don't play second fiddle. 
If there is anything you don't under- 
stand write me full particulars and my experi- 
ence is at your service. It affords me a world of 
pleasure to give pointers and boost a young man 
into place as " first fiddler " in the berry business. 
THE POOR MAN. 
The very poor man is poor because he surrounds 
himself with a poor home, on poor soil, uses poor 
tools, poor seeds, poor plants, gives poor cultiva- 
tion and always has a poor crop of poor fruit and 
sells to poor people who are contented to buy poor 
stuff if it's "cheap," and thus he remains always 
and eternally poor. 
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