GREAT CROPS OF STRAWBERRIES AND HOW TO GROW THEM 31 
R. M. Kellogg Co., Three Rivers, Mich. 
AN OBJECT LESSON IN THE VALUE OF BREEDING 
UERE is presented that wonderful quintet of Shropshire sheep, bred by George McKerrow & Sons of Pewaukee, Wis., which 
were the Champions in 1908 at Wisconsin, Illinois, Kentucky and Tennessee State Fairs, and the International Live Stock 
Show at Chicago and the Eienver (Colo.) Fair. No one better understands the value of heredity than does Mr. McKerrow, and 
it is quite as important in plant life as it is in animal life, Kelloggr's Thoroughbred Pedigree plants are an exemplification of 
this principle, and our patrons find from actual experience an invincible combination in Kellogg plants and the Kellogg way. 
the plants are dug they will be laid with 
straightened roots, so that no "kinks" will 
be encouraged and the plants will be kept 
perfectly straight from digging to setting. 
The crowns will be more perfectly protected 
than when put into a sack as is the general 
custom. 
In packing the plants for shipment, we 
shall use a specially constructed crate made 
from Southern timber noted for its lightness 
and strength. The crate will be smaller, the 
number of plants in each crate fewer, and 
ample ventilation will thus be insured, so that 
the plants will carry in the most perfect con- 
dition possible. 
Expert Pruning of Plants 
lAlTE shall prune the roots and foliage of 
every bunch of plants before packing, 
so that when they reach their destination it 
will be necessary only to open bunches and 
set plants out. The advantage of expert prun- 
ing can scarcely be overestimated. Pruning 
the plants in this manner and packing them 
in crates made from lighter-weight timber 
will greatly reduce express charges on plants 
— an important matter where many plants 
are taken for long-distance shipping. 
Every improvement of the kinds noted' 
adds greatly to our expense in producing 
plants, and in addition to these we are now 
paying fully fifty per cent, more for help than 
formerly, owing to the great scarcity of la- 
bor. These conditions have made necessary 
a slight increase in prices for certain vari- 
eties, but we are convinced that the better 
service will more than compensate our cus- 
tomers for any additional cost. 
It is our sincere desire that every custom- 
er shall produce in his own strawberry field 
or plot just such berries as are shown in this 
book, and if he will take Kellogg plants and 
follow the Kellogg way, he may be sui-e of 
achieving these results. 
How to Prepare the Soil 
SOIL conditions are of primary importance 
to the strawberry grower, for the best 
plants that the combined efi^orts of na- 
ture and man can produce will utterly fail to 
give results unless the soil, chemicall.y and 
mechanically, be fitted to do its work. But 
