Important Notice to Our Patrons 
REVISED PRICES 
This Circular Cancels All Other Prices Quoted on Plants For 1909 
Read Carefully Before Making Out Your Order 
HEN our 1909 Book and Price-list went to the printers early in September, we had a bright 
prospect for the largest crop of plants ever produced on the Kellogg Farms, and in spite of the 
extreme drought throughout the summer, our intensive cultural methods served to retain an 
abundance of moisture in the soil, which kept the plants growing vigorously, and the early rooted plants 
developed an excessively heavy root system and are as fine as we have ever grown. But the drought 
was not broken with the coming of Autumn, but continued from week to week until winter set in, which, 
of course, prevented all the late-formed plants from taking root. Even where soil was placed over the 
plants the top soil was so exceedingly dry that the plants could not take root. Thus our crop of plants 
was reduced by more than 60 per cent. — a condition of course which we could not foresee and which 
did not develop until weeks after both the Catalogues and Price-lists were printed. This shortage of 
plants exists not only with the Kellogg Company, but with every other plant grower in the United 
States and Canada. 
In view of this condition it would be utterly impossible for us to accept any orders at the thousand 
rates, but we are compelled to charge for all plants above the number of ICQ at the rate quoted in the 
Book and Price-list for 100 plants. For instance, if you were to order 100 Senator Dunlap plants you 
will note that the price is 70 cents. It you were to order 200 the price would be $1.40; 300 would 
cost $2.10; 400 would cost $2.80; 500 would cost $3.50 and 1,000 plants would cost $7.00. The 
same rule applies to all the various priced varieties — you will calculate the price for all above the num- 
ber of 100 at the rate charged for 100 plants. All rates quoted in the 1909 Book and Price-list or at 
any time on orders for more than 100 plants are herewith canceled. By making this change we not 
only protect ourselves, but are placed in a position where we may treat all our patrons alike and give to 
each his fair quota of the Kellogg strain of plants. Please note that prices for 25, 50, 75 and 100 
plants remain just as quoted in the Book and Price-list, but no plants, no matter how many may be 
ordered, will be sold at a rate less than that at which 100 plants are sold. 
While at first thought these prices may seem a trifie high, they are not high considering the scar- 
city of plants, and you will be indeed fortunate to get plants of such high quality even at these prices. 
The great drought of 1908 will drive most of the shiftless and indifferent growers out of business, 
leaving the field wide open for the up-to-date fellow, and we predict that the man who will set our high- 
quality plants in the spring of 1909, regardless of the trifling advance in price, will reap the greatest 
profit per acre from his crop of berries in 1910 that has ever been realized from an acre of strawberries. 
We base our judgment upon the facts— (1) That the weak-kneed fellow will not have the grit to stay 
in the battle and fight through to victory, thus will competition be lessened. (2) That the scarcity 
of plants makes impossible the setting of large areas of strawberries. So confident are we of the truth 
of this that we have prepared 1 10 acres to be set to plants in the spring of 1909. We do this because 
we are sure that exceptionally high prices will prevail for strawberries. In two years from now we 
expect to look on the drought of 1908 only as an experience of great value both to ourselves and to all 
progressive strawberry growers. Order at once to make sure of getting the varieties of your choice. 
R. M. KELLOGG COMPANY 
THREE RIVERS, MICHIGAN 
(See Other Side for Revised Prices) 
