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GREAT CROPS OF STRAWBERRIES AND HOW TO GROW THEM 
R. M. Kellogg Co., Three Rivers, Mich. 
Haverland, P. (Female) 
MEDIUM. Pistillate. One of the most widely pop- 
ular of all the varieties, and after nineteen years of 
selection and restriction, having noted its performance 
year by year, as well as its increasing popularity in 
all sections, we can with absolute confidence recom- 
mend growers everywhere to give to this variety a 
large portion of space at their command. The Haver- 
land yields a long, large berry, bright crimson on the 
sun's side, shaded to a light red on the other side; 
rather full and round at the stem end, gradually 
tapering to an obtuse point. The seeds are bright 
yellow and just prominent enough to increase the 
handsome appearance of the berry, over which the 
calyx gracefully falls. No other berry of our acquain- 
tance presents a more beautiful and tempting appear- 
ance in the box than does the Haverland. The foli- 
age is tall, of spreading habit, with a long, dark leaf. 
The Haverland makes strong productive plants which 
produce large crops under all conditions of soil and 
climate; indeed, so productive is it that the berries 
lie in windrows, and render picking a delight. See 
page 30. 
The Use of Commercial Fertilizer 
'TpHE long and successful experience we 
have had in the growing of strawberries 
has convinced us that no fertilizer is more 
valuable in the thorough preparation of the 
soil than barnyard manure. When this is 
properly applied and thoroughly worked into 
the soil it seems to furnish the necessary plant 
foods and humus to satisfy the strawberry 
plant and cause it to produce abundantly the 
very choicest berries. However, we realize 
that in some sections of the country the scar- 
city of manure makes it impossible for some 
growers to get sufficient quantities of stable 
manure properly to enrich their soil, and for 
the benefit of such growers we give below a 
formula for commercial fertilizer best adapt- 
Senator Dunlap, B. (Male) 
MEDIUM TO LATE. Bisexual. The name of this 
variety has become a household word wherever straw- 
berries are grown, and stands today as one of the 
most popular fruits in the world. This fact alone ia 
sufficient evidence of its quality. Large and handsome 
in form, having a rich dark-red color, with glossy 
finish, shading to deep scarlet on the under side, and 
prominent bright yellow seeds that look like gold im- 
bedded in highly colored wax, the Senator Dunlap is 
one of the most attractive berries upon the grocer's 
counter. One of its strong features is its uniformity 
in size and shape. Another is its great productive- 
ness. The flesh is bright red, exceedingly juicy and 
of delicate flavor. Its foliage is tall, bright green in 
color, upright, with a long leaf; it develops an un- 
usually heavy crown system, frequently as many as 
fifteen to eighteen crowns being found in one hill. Its 
flowering season is very long, its bloom is exceedingly 
rich in pollen — in short, the Dunlap is an ideal 
variety. This is the eleventh year we have bred our 
strain of Dunlaps. See page 32. 
ed to the development of the strawberry — 3 
per cent nitrogen, 9 per cent potassium, and 7 
per cent phosphorus — which seems to be about 
the right proportion to insure big crops of 
choice fruit. This proportion may be obtained 
by combining ingredients as follows : 
For nitrogen use 100 lbs. nitrate o( soda, or 75 lbs. sulphate of am- 
monia, or 250 lbs. cottonseed meal per acre. 
For potassium use 90 lbs. sulphate of potash, or 95 lbs. muriate of 
potash, or 400 lbs. kainit per acre. 
For phosphorus use 2.50 lbs. acid phosphate, or 250 lbs. dissolved bone 
per acre. 
If the grower wishes to use more than this 
amount per acre he may increase all the dif- 
ferent ingredients in the same proportion. 
This fertilizer should be applied in the spring 
after the ground has been plowed, and thor- 
Tbe R. M. Kellogg Co. devotes its entire energies to the production of the best strawberry plants that can be grown, 
and has no other plants or bushes or trees of any sort to ??11, 
