R. M. KELLOGG'S GREAT CROPS OF 
We might answer this question by asking 
another. Would a perfectly sound horse, which 
had been bred up carefully from the days of his 
coltship, be as valuable and pull as large a load as 
a broken- winded, ring-boned and spavined stager? 
Pedigree Plants, being possessed of a strong con- 
stitutional vigor, will acfapt themselves to changed 
conditions much better than scrub plants. 
Climatic Conditions will always be a factor 
in fruit growing and may defeat the best laid plans, 
but since I commenced breeding up plants seven- 
teen years ago I never lost a crop nor had an un- 
profitable season. 
less than one cent per quart throughout the season. 
They will be at your door. No going without be- 
cause you have no time to go after the:ii. No 
expense for boxes except what the children need to 
pick and take to town to buy their school books 
with. A berry garden will furnish the family more 
real luxury than you can buy with several acres of 
wheat. Give it a start tliis spring. 
Farm for sale?— The way to sell a farm is to- 
make the would-be purchaser feel that he would 
like to own it. A display of fruits will contribute 
more to that end than any other one thing. The 
cost is trifling compared with inducements to 
purchase. 
BIBAUTIFUI/ BARRIES. 
The most beautiful berries are true to type, 
above medium and all of the same size. That is 
the advantage of pedigree plants. Their vigor en- 
ables them to bring their berries to the full size of 
their variety. Some excessively large berries are 
needed for advertising purposes to get people to 
talking about you, but the average family prefers 
above medium in size, good texture and rich flavor, 
hence the succesful grower plants most largely of 
the medium sized varieties, and then gives careful 
culture to make them all grow large. These are 
the money makers. 
Cobden Queen. 
THB FRUIT GARDEN. 
I pity the mother of a family who has to pre- 
pare 1095 meals every year with resources limited 
to the pork barrel, potato bin and bread tray. If 
she could only step into a fruit garden and find an 
abundance of asparagus for April and May, de- 
Ucious strawberries for the next month, and then 
raspberries, blackberries and grapes in succession 
until frost comes, giving a feast all summer long, 
with canned fruits in abundance for the long wm- 
ter months, the whole question of what to get for a 
meal would be solved. 
The way to the hushand's affections and 
that of the cliildren is right down through the 
stomach. Fruit eaters are always good natured. 
A fruit diet during hot weather means a clear head 
and strong body. The rich fruit acids cool the 
blood and are the great panacea for aches, pains 
and the "blues." It saves "family jars," doctors' 
bills, and enables a person to accomplish more 
work. It will keep the boys and girls contented at 
home. They see all these nice things in the town 
and forget they are products of the farm. Nothing 
adds so much to home life as a fruit garden. 
A small plat of ground, a few strong fruit- 
ing Pedigree plants of early, medium and late vari- 
eties, a little delightful recreation in the cool of 
the evening in caring for them and the pleasure is 
yours. To enjoy them you must see them grow- 
ing. To see the great beauties begin to turn red 
and peep out from under the foliage so coquettishly 
is a great treat. 
"Buy them cheaper?"— Let us see about 
that You furnish the land and manure and I can 
buy the plants and do all the work, paying regular 
wages, and have the berries ready to pick for much 
HOW TO Sm,h FRUIT. 
Never give the market a thought until the ber- 
ries are ready, but spend your time growing such a 
grade of fruit that customers will wait for your 
coming. You will not have to run around to drum 
up trade. 
If your fruit is right you will not have any 
trouble in arranging with the leading dealer to 
handle all you have. Get a neat circular letter 
printed describing your berries and have one left 
with every family who is a customer of your dealer, 
telling them where they can be had. Have notices 
put in the papers to the same effect. Our "squib" 
was generally one line: "To be happy eat Kcllogg's 
berries, sold at Wilson's." Put this in the paper 
in a dozen places. Of course it costs a little, but it 
sets everybody to thinking of )'OU, and the extra 
price and ready sale meets all the bills, and you 
are ahead in tlie end. The mere fact that tliis will 
bring the dealer a large amount of extra trade will 
make him glad to pay you all there is in it to se- 
cvire the agency. 
Pack your fruit honestly in a nice clean box 
and don't forget to put some big berries in the bot- 
tom. The people will find them and give you a 
good deal of credit. If you ship to a distant city 
secure a reliable dealer in the same way and have a 
neat stencil or label which shall act as a trademark 
so that people will become accustomed to it and 
insist on having your brand. 
You will have no occasion to make consign- 
ments to a commission house but will be put to 
your vnts' end to get enough fruit to supply regu- 
lar customers. 
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