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GREAT CROPS OF STRAWBERRIES AND HOW TO 
R. M. Kellogg Co., Three Rivers, Mich. 
GROW THEM 
Interior View of Main Office of R. M. Kellogg Co. 
'X'HIS illustration shows the main room of our officu huikling anti the force of clerks busied with the work of handling 
the enormous mail and recording the great number of orders that come daily. IJcside this main room are rooms for 
the officers of the company and the stenographers, a large mailing room 24x60 feet, and another floor 24.x60 for storing 
office stationery and liling records. The receipt of 1111 orders is promptly acknowledged: should you fail to receive such 
acknowledgment within a reasonable time, write us so we may look it up at once. 
ing into contact with one of the men who has 
made corn improvement so important a work 
at the University of Illinois, he was led to en- 
gage in the work of corn-improvement. From 
that day he has been an enthusiastic and intel- 
ligent breeder, and no name stands higher on 
the scroll of those who have achieved things 
in this direction than that of D. L. Pascal, of 
DeWitt, Iowa. 
What Colantha 4th 's Johanna stands for 
in the dairy world; what the champion ear of 
corn stands for in the world of corn, Kellogg's 
Thoroughbred plants stand for in the straw- 
berry world. All three stand for progress and 
excellence and the world's uplift along their 
respective lines. All prove that selection and 
breeding lie at the very foundation of agri- 
cultural and horticultural success. Surely 
these object lessons are as valuable as they 
are convincing. 
A Typical Letter 
TN a letter written August 17, 1908, L. 
R. Walker, of Anderson, W. Va., thus 
expresses himself concerning Kellogg Thor- 
oughbred Pedigree plants. We quote: "Now 
as to pedigree plants, I will say I have tried 
plants from several other nurserymen under 
the same conditions which I have grown 
yours, and I am confident that I know the 
difference in value. I do not hesitate to say 
that one pedigree plant is worth more than 
one dozen plants such as are sold by others I 
have bought from, and the reasons are: 
"1. The Kellogg plants, with me, make 
from two to nine crowns before the runners 
start, while the other plants send runners be- 
fore the plants are able to support themselves. 
"2. The Kellogg plants send out strong 
runners, while the other kind send out weak- 
lings. 
"3. Then, at picking time — well, well! 
That is the time for the final test of the 
Kellogg plants. We get berries from other 
plants — an occasional berry and lots of 'knots'. 
This is my experience during six years of 
strawberry raising. 
"Another test of the value of Thorough- 
bred plants is the way they are received on the 
market. My berries have taken first place 
here. One merchant has given us an order 
for 200 bushels of our strawberries for de- 
livery next season. He said he did not know 
that such berries were raised until he got the 
fruit from me." 
Every year we start thousands of men and women on the right road to independence and prosperity. If you are ready 
to let us help you on the way, you may be sure we shall be glad to do so. Let us hear from you. 
