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GREAT CROPS OF STRAWBERRIES AND HOW TO GROW THEM 
R. M. Kellogg Co. Three Rivers, Mich. 
KELLOGG'S EXPERIiHENTAL BED 
HERE is where we test all of the varieties from which we are propagating, and it is from this experimental plot we get our 
records used in writing the descriptions of the different varieties. By this method we can give a definite account of the 
behavior of each variety, both in plant and fruit production, as well as the quality of the berries. The time of ripening and the 
date of last picking also is noted. From the time that plants start blooming until the berries are all picked, this experimental 
plot is watched with much interest. 
cattle sheds, horse stables and chicken yards, 
and they are all good when properly applied; 
but, like everything else, you can use too 
much of it, and you would better not use any 
than to apply a big forkfuU in one place and 
none in another, and turn under large clumps 
of strawy manure. 
Preparing the Home Garden 
THIS book would not be complete without 
instructions for preparing and managing 
the home garden or small patch which is 
intended for strawberries, because those who 
may have a very small plot would not be 
justified in using the heavy farm implements 
that we have recommended for preparing a 
large field. The first thing to do preparatory 
to setting the small patch is to select the 
piece of ground which you intend to use for 
this purpose Then in the winter or early 
spring months scatter over it some kind of 
manure. It does not matter whether it is 
from the chicken pens, cow or horse stables, 
just so it is well decayed and scattered over 
the ground evenly. If chicken droppings are 
used they should be scattered very lightly. 
The manure should lie on the ground during 
the winter and in the spring spade it under. 
KELLOGG'S THOROUGHBREDS IN NEW JERSEY 
THIS beautiful back-yard scene is that of the home of O. B. 
Kelsey of Blackwood, N. J., and illustrates what may be 
done with a little spare ground. Mr. Kelsey apologizes for the 
photograph and says it is his first attempt, but all will join us 
in saying no apologies are necessary, as the photograph is in- 
deed a fine ,inc and shows also the care Mr. Kelsey gives his 
plants. The plants shown are Marshall, Sample and Climax. 
working the soil up finely with a garden rake, 
thoroughly incorporating the manure with 
