GREAT CROPS OF STRAWBERRIES AND HOW TO GROW THEM 
R. M. Kellogg Co., Three Rivera, Mich. 
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Thoroughbreds in Patch of J. B. Koupal, West Point, Neb. 
HERE is a case where pluck and perseverance won success under difficulties. Mr. Koupal writes us that he received 
his plants April 8, and set them out on the 9th. Heavy frost on the 10th destroyed the leaves, and on the 18th a foot of 
snow covered them. Some of the plants failed, but he saved the best runners and layered them in the rows to fill 
vacancies and the result is the fine patch shown above, the photograph being taken about October 10. Gumption and 
stick-to-it-iveness go a long way in strawberry culture — just as they do in every other line of endeavor. 
little micro-organisms will properly prepare 
and separate the mineral matter from the 
soil which goes to make up the 3 to 5 per 
cent of the plant. 
When this so-termed plant food is prop- 
erly prepared it is absorbed by the roots; this 
crude material which is taken in by the roots 
passes upwards into the body of the plant; 
Heeling-in Plants — Showing Plants in Trench 
SHOULD plants arrive before you are ready to set them in their permanent place, dig a V-shaped trench in a shady 
place, open the bunches — one variety at a time — and place the plants closely together against one side of the trench, 
as shown in cut. You will note that the crowns of the plants come even with the surface of the soil and the roots hang 
straight down in the trench. When plants are placed in this manner, draw the soil from the opposite side of the trench 
up against the roots and press it firmly, as shown on page 18. 
Carefully read all instructiona appearine on the order sheet before making out your order. 
