14 GREAT CROPS OF STRAWBERRIES AND HOW TO GROW THEM 
R. M. Kellogg Co.. Three Rivers, Mich. 
Thoroughbreds in Oklahoma — Ninety Days After Setting 
'X'HE owner of this patch, Will S. Guthrie, cashier of the Farmers State Bank at Oklahoma City, Okla., writes us as 
follows: "This photograph was taken July 5, 1908, just ninety days after the plants were set out. If there is any- 
thing in 'keeping the faith' with these splendid Pedigree plants, if there is anything in careful cultivation, this patch 
will discount anything in Oklahoma when it comes into bearing. Not a weed, not a spear of grass, not a rust spot, not 
an extra runner can be found— only three missing plants out of 550— nearly a 100 percent, stand. The very minute 
advisable after each rain found me on the ground with my wheel hoe— that dust mulch certainly does hold the moisture! 
Being a banker, with very little opportunity for out-door exercise, I count every hour in this patch worth $5.00 to me 
in pleasure and health." 
We Aid Beginners to Succeed 
Vl/^E ARE well aware that many people who 
receive our book and become interested 
in the subject of strawberry growing would 
like to engage in the work, but feel their lack 
of experience. To such friends we would 
give complete assurance that it is our highest 
purpose to aid them to win complete success. 
If you are one who finds himself in this situa- 
tion, you need not hesitate at all ; simply send 
us needed information concerning the size of 
your prospective patch, giving us its length 
and breadth, and we will advise you as to the 
number of plants required and, if you desire, 
will select an assortment of varieties that will 
exactly suit the requirements of your particu- 
lar locality. You know that a great deal 
depends upon getting well-developed plants 
and of the proper varieties as to whether you 
get the big red berries in large quantities. 
We shall advise you just how to set the 
plants to get the best results— will tell you 
how to mate them so that every bloom will be 
perfectly formed into a luscious berry. And 
if there is any other assistance required, sim- 
ply write and ask us questions and you will 
receive a prompt answer, explaining just how 
everything should be done. 
Strawberry production is the most profit- 
able work we know; and if you will give us 
a chance to do so, we shall be very glad to be 
of large service to you. 
Strawberry Leaves Showing Rust Spots 
and Mildew 
VIT'HEN you observe rust spots appearing 
' ' on the leaves of your plants it is a warn- 
ing of the presence of rust. At first sight 
spray with Bordeaux 
mixture. Formula — Put 
four pounds of blue vit- 
riol into a coarsely woven 
sack; put 20 gallons of 
water in a barrel; fasten 
the sack so that the bot- 
tom of the sack contain- 
ing vitriol will rest upon 
the surface of the water. 
This will allow the air 
to come into contact with 
,1 • • 1 J ..^ -11 1- The spots on this leaf are 
the vitriol and it will dlS- caused by rust spots. 
solve very quickly. Now ^"""mrxture."*""" 
The lazy-man's patch is a poor place to look for thriving strawberries. Good plants, good soil and good care form a 
combination that always wins out. 
