18 GREAT CROPS OF STRAWBERRIES AND HOW TO GROW THEM 
R. M. Kellogg Co., Three Rivers, Mich. 
AN ACRE OF THOROUGHBREDS THAT YIELDED $1677.88 
J-JERE is a field of Kellogg Brandywine plants covering two and one-half acres, the property of J. W. Roe of San Gabriel, Cal. 
Referring to the photograph, Mr. Roe writes us under date of March 18, 1909 as follows: "From one acre of this field I sold 
$1677.88 worth of berries in one season (they bore for about six months) . Of this amount $1155.00 was net." 
just as soon as this is done you can almost see 
the plant grow. In doing the work, take a 
common pocket knife or shears and cut off 
the fruit stems. We use the thumb nail and 
pinch them off — that is the quickest and eas- 
iest way — and with the fingers you can reach 
right down into the crown of the plant and 
pinch off the bud without injuring the heart- 
leaf. This work is of highest importance. 
Spraying the Plants 
FORTUNATELY, strawberry plants are 
not attacked by many enemies. Especial- 
ly is this true if you are careful to set 
plants that have come from a propagating 
bed which has been thoroughly sprayed and 
where the proper system of rotation has been 
followed. Many of the insects which prey 
upon strawberry plants are carried from the 
nurseries to your farm. The assurance you 
have against any insects and fungi when you 
buy plants of the Kellogg Company is cer- 
tainly worth many times more than the small 
difference we charge per thousand plants over 
the price of the common plants. We have 
already said that our plants are sprayed from 
eight to ten times during the season. This is 
not because we are troubled with any insects 
or fungi, but it is becau.se we 'are afraid we 
might be attacked if we neglect to spray, and 
we feel that it is better to spray in advance 
and keep away these intruders rather than 
to wait until they attack us and then start 
fighting them. We also feel that when a cus- 
tomer sends us an order that he is placing 
his confidence in us, and we insist upon giv- 
ing him plants as pure as it is possible to 
have them. 
'T'HE first thing that attacks strawberry 
plants in the spring is the saw-fly. We do 
not know why it is called by this name, be- 
^1^^ cause it is a little grayish worm, of 
Saw-Fly ^ milkish color. It rolls up 
like a snail on the under side of the 
leaves and chews up the leaf; it is a very 
hearty feeder and is easily destroyed by one 
spraying of either Paris green or arsenate of 
lead. It does not last long and seldom does 
any injury to speak of. 
TN the States north of the Ohio river the 
*■ first brood of the leaf -roller hatches from 
June 1 to 10. This too is a small worm, which 
is hatched from the eggs laid by 
LeaVRoiier ^ brownish moth. The little rol- 
lers weave webs in the leaves and 
fold them together. The second brood hatch- 
es the latter part of July or first of August. 
For either the saw-fly or leaf-roller the best 
preventive is to mow off the foliage after the 
