GREAT CROPS OF STRAWBERRIES AND HOW TO GROW THEM 
R. M. Kellogg Co.. Three Rivers, Mich. 
THOROUGHBREDS THAT ALWAYS TOP THE OREGON MARKET 
'TTHE above illustration is of the twin-hedge rows of Kellogg plants of A. H. Finnigan, located just out of Portland. Oregon. 
In his letter accompanying the photograph Mr. Finnigan says; "I had a most successful season this year, knowing exactly 
where every crate of berries was going before it was picked, and my 1910 crop already is engaged. No trouble to sell fancy 
fruit here!" Mr. Finnigan made the same flattering report in 1907 and in 1908. Kellogg's plants always win when they are 
properly handled, and a glance at Mr. Finnigan's field leaves no doubt as to the attention he gives the plants. 
Important 
Advantages 
just as early in the spi'ing as possible and 
when they arrive heel them in. 
1 A rE had plants of several other varieties 
" " come from the South and Southeast early 
in March, possibly a month before our ground 
was ready to set them, and they 
also were heeled in and shaded 
lightly with straw. If at any time 
it turned cold and threatened to freeze, all 
the plants were covered with straw sufficient- 
ly heavy to prevent them from freezing, and 
if in the day time it turned a little warm the 
plants were uncovered. Looking after the 
plants in this manner did not require five 
minutes of time a day, and all of these plants 
have grown splendidly. A thousand plants 
heeled in will occupy only one trench about a 
rod in length. However, if you do not ap- 
prove of this method and insist upon having 
the plants shipped late in May, there is no 
concern in the country better equipped to 
make late shipments than the Kellogg Com- 
pany. We are located in the far North where 
plants remain dormant until quite late, and 
our method of packing the plants is as near 
perfection as possible. One point favorable 
to having plants come forward early is the 
fact that when we start digging and shipping 
the plants are perfectly dormant and will 
carry to California and back in good condition. 
The plants at this time weigh very little, 
which makes express charges much lighter. 
The Price of Plants 
THE expense of fertilizing and properly 
preparing an acre of ground is too great 
to justify anyone in using unfruitful 
plants just because they are cheap. The first 
cost of your plants is not what determines 
their cheapness, but the fruitfulness of the 
plants — the quality and quantity of berries 
they are capable of producing — is what proves 
the plants to be costly or otherwise 
Those who have been using the Kellogg 
strain of plants for years know that there is 
a difference in the fruiting power of plants. 
They also know that plants of the Kellogg 
quality are the least costly plants to set. But 
to those who never have tried them and who 
might wonder why they are not sold in com- 
petition with other plants we will say the 
Kellogg plants have no competition; they are 
in a class by themselves. We do not say this 
boastingly, but it is well known that the Kel- 
logg Company is the only concern in America 
having a breeding bed from which to select 
