GREAT CROPS OF STRAWBERRIES AND HOW TO GROW THEM 
R. M. Kellogg Co., Three Rivers, Mich. 
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Highland, P. (Female) 
EARLY. Pistillate. A variety which has won 
large fame as a money maker. The Ohio Agri- 
cultural Experiment Station places this variety 
at the head of all others for productivity. In 
1904 it reported the Highland as being the most 
prolific out of 146 varieties tested on the station 
ground; in 1905-6-7 the reports made by this sta- 
tion concerning this variety also were to this ef- 
fect. Its general characteristics are compared 
with those of the Crescent, only that the fruit of 
the Highland is said to be much the larger. The 
fruit is medium to large, bluntly conical. In 
color it is bright scarlet and the flesh is red from 
circumference to center. Plants ai-e very large, 
strong and vigorous. Of its shipping qualities 
the Ohio Station report says: "Notwithstanding 
that it might truly be said it is not firm enough 
for a commercial variety where long shipping 
would be necessary, it is amply firm for the 
grower who is in reasonable distance of his mar- 
ket, and for this class of growers the Highland 
gives great promise of becoming a great 'busi- 
ness' berry and a money maker for even the 
small planter." Results secured from commer- 
cial growers in many sections fully confirm these 
reports of the Ohio Station, therefore we confi- 
dently recommend our patrons to make a trial of 
this variety. 
a positive rule against fall shipment, from which 
we cannot deviate; and this is done in your inter- 
est, as well. If we wished to do so, we could 
shin large quantities of strawberry plants during 
the fall months and make some money by doing 
it, but at the same time we should be taking 
your money when we knew full well that we 
could not give you your money's worth. We have 
not reached the point where we wish to do this, 
and we are sure that after making this explana- 
tion you will not ask us to deviate from our rule. 
Advice to Beginners 
IF you never have had any experience and want 
to make strawberry growing your business, 
we would suggest that you do not start with 
more than one acre; this will require 6225 plants. 
We are figuring that the rows will be made three 
Heritage, B. (Male) 
EARLY. Bisexual. A new variety which has 
won instant recognition from high-class growers 
all the country over and is pronounced by G. B. 
Brackett, Pomologist of the United States Agri- 
cultural Department to be "remarkable for its 
shape, fine color and excellent qualities." In 
size the Heritage ranks among the largest ber- 
ries ever introduced and in size of yield the same 
thing may be said. One fine feature of the va- 
riety is the uniformity in size of the berries. In 
color they are of a dark lustrous shade of crim- 
son, with brilliant golden seeds, and are among 
the handsomest berries shown upon the market. 
The Heritage is supposed to be a seedling of the 
famous Marshall variety. In shape the berry is 
long and conical with an obtuse point. The flesh 
is fine. The foliage is very heavy, of most at- 
tractive shade and many leaves measure nine 
inches across. The root system is very large and 
penetrates the soil to a great depth, making an 
exceptionally valuable variety in seasons of ex- 
treme drought. We hope that no patron will fail 
to secure at least a few of this variety for test- 
ing purposes. 
and one-half feet apart and the plants set two 
feet apart in the rows. One year after this acre 
of plants is set, they will produce their first crop 
of berries, and when that crop is harvested you 
will have had the experience of growing, picking 
and marketing. Then you should be ready to in- 
crease the acreage according to your market and 
other conditions. You may think this to be queer 
advice to come from a company recognized to be 
the world's largest producers of strawberry 
plants and having many millions of plants to sell. 
But our aim is to start you right and keep you 
right so that you will make a success from the 
very beginning. Then we have won your confi- 
dence and friendship and your patronage for 
years to comfe. We wish you could read some of 
the grateful letters which come to us from be- 
ginners who were over-enthused and who wanted 
to start with five acres and whom we encouraged 
to come down to one acre. They tell us how im- 
portant was the first experience and how fine 
their plants now look; that everything points to 
their success. This might not have been the 
