GREAT CROPS OF STRAWBERRIES AND HOW TO GROW THEM 15 
R. M. Kellogg Co., Three Rivers, Mich. 
Four Acres of Thoroughbreds that Yielded 53,0,00 Quarts 
THE above scene is a view in the strawberry field of O. J. Wigen, of Creston, British Columbia, who, writing under 
date of July 28, 1908, says: "Having just finished the marketing of 2,206 24-quart cases of strawberries from a little 
over four acres of ground set with your Thoroughbred Pedigree Strawberry Plants, I feel it my duty to let you know 
of the performance of your plants in this part of British Columbia; and I would add that under a more perfect system 
than I have been able to follow this yield can be greatly increased." Mr. Wigen employs fifty Indians as pickers, and 
his situation is one of romantic beauty, reminding us of the pioneer days of long ago. To have grown more than 13,000 
quarts of strawberries to the acre is a feat worthy of special notice. 
the more nearly dormant a plant is the bet- 
ter it will carry to destination, and we there- 
fore advise our customers to have their plants 
come forward early in the spring, while they 
are still dormant, and, as soon as they ar- 
rive, to heel them in, if for any reason thev 
cannot set them at once in their permanent 
place. We have often received plants of new 
varieties for testing purposes from the Pacific 
coast and Southern states in March, and have 
heeled them in and held them there for as 
long as five or six weeks, until our soil was 
ready for them ; and in such cases have had 
every plant grow with wonderful vigor. Heel- 
ing-in, when properly done with dormant 
plants, is always successful (see pages 17-18). 
Of late years many of our customers in 
Northern states and in Canada have requested 
us to defer shipping their plants until the very 
last of May or first of June, because their 
ground would not be ready earlier. Now this 
is a mistake. It would be much better to al- 
low us to ship plants early and for the cus- 
tomer to heel them in immediately upon ar- 
rival. We have shipped thousands of orders 
the very last day of IVIay and up into the early 
days of June, and with great success; but we 
None may read the voluntary tributes to Kellogg Thoroughbreds in this book that come from delighted customers and 
not be convinced that we do exactly as we say we will do in every particular. 
put four pounds of lump lime into another 
barrel, over which pour enough hot water to 
cover. When slaking stir to pre- 
vent burning, and when thorough- 
ly slaked add enough water to 
make twenty gallons. When the 
vitriol and lime water are com- 
bined you have the Bordeaux 
mixture. But do not combine un- 
til ready to use. Bordeaux mix- 
ture is a preventive for all leaf- 
spots and mildew. If you have 
leaf-eating insects at the same 
time, you may add either Paris 
green or arsenate of lead to the 
Bordeaux mixture and spray with ^^JJJf,^!^'^' 
the combination. When the leaves 
are affected with mildew they curl or roll up 
as though suffering for moisture. At first 
sight spray with Bordeaux mixture. 
Our Shipping Season. 
"VIT^E begin digging and shipping our plants 
in the latter part of March and continue 
the work until the latter part of May or the 
first of June. Our experience has been that 
