GREAT CROPS OF STRAWBERRIES AND HOW TO GROW THEM 
R. M. Kellogg Co., Three Rivers, Mich. 
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Chesapeake, B. (Male) 
LATE. Bisexual. Chesapeake early in its his- 
tory won an enviable reputation among Eastern 
growers for its many fine qualities, and judging 
from the reports received from those to whom 
we made shipments of this variety in 1909, it is 
destined to become a leader in the West. One 
Indiana customer writes us that Chesapeake was 
the only variety that endured the terrific late 
frosts in the spring of 1910, and adds: "When a 
customer once gets the Chesapeake, he wants 
nothing but Chesapeake." In size the fruit is 
very large and may be compared with the Gandy 
as to form, but somewhat larger. The berries 
color all over at once ; the flavor is similar to that 
of Wm. Belt. Plants are large, vigorous, appear 
to be rust-proof and, so far as we have been able 
to discern, exhibit no weakness of any sort. The 
foliage is thick and leathery with upright leaf 
stems, carrying leaves that are almost round. 
The fruit is borne on large stems, most of which 
stand up, holding the fruit from the ground. Al- 
though this is the second year we have catalogued 
Chesapeake, our own experience with it, as well 
as the experience of our customers, justify us in 
placing Chesapeake among the greatest of late 
varieties. 
full of liquid manure. And when the general 
spring thaw comes, the manure shades the 
ground, and the heat which is stored up below 
the freezing line will start thawing on the under 
side, which will break up the cells more uniform- 
ly and allow the soil to settle back to place more 
naturally, leaving the soil in a much richer and 
mellower condition than would be possible if the 
thawing started from the upper side. 
After the manure is plowed under, some mix- 
ing tool, like a disc or Acme harrow, should go 
over the ground until the vegetable elements in 
the manure are well incorporated with the soil. 
The more evenly this humus is distributed 
through the soil, the more efl'ective will it be. 
Aside from its fertilizing value is the great 
mechanical value of barnyard manure, and this 
is increased when it is spread in the fall. 
It shades the ground, retains its richness and 
mellowness. It prevents puddling or cementing 
Sample, P. (Femjile) 
LATE. Pistillate. Sample is one of the heaviest 
yielders known, and to this very important qual- 
ity is added that of beauty, this variety being 
famous for its exceedingly fine appearance on the 
market. Not only is it large of yield, but it is 
famous for its size of fruit, which is bright red 
and top-shaped, the narrow part being a very 
deep scarlet, and the meat rich and juicy, as well 
as highly flavored. The seeds turn red as the 
berries ripen, and so nearly resemble the color of 
the berry as to be scarcely visible. The stem and 
calyx are small and remain a bright green for 
days after the berries have been picked. Thus it 
is that Sample has become one of the most popu- 
lar berries with commercial growers because of 
its extraordinary endurance as a shipper. One 
favorable trait of the Sample is its habit of color- 
ing a certain percentage of its fruit each day un- 
til the season is over. This combination of fine 
qualities has made Sample a universal favorite. 
This is the fifteenth year we have bred this vari- 
ety, and we have a steadily growing appreciation 
of its high qualities. 
of the soil grains, during a quick thaw. This 
process naturally extracts a portion of the miner- 
al matter from the soil, which if left bare would 
eventually become dry, and would surely be car- 
ried away and wasted by wind and dashing rains. 
Manure when properly incorporated with the 
soil makes the most desirable humus. 
Humus creates a spongy soil, making conditions 
favorable to the storing up and holding of large 
quantities of water. 
Humus keeps the soil and the moisture in the 
soil in a more even temperature than would be 
possible without it. 
Humus increases bacterial germs and makes 
the soil bed more comfortable for them. 
These micro-organisms will work more uniform- 
ly under a temperature of from 45 to 90 degrees. 
Manure aids in maintaining this temperature. 
The bacterial germs are plant cooks. That is, 
they work up, knead or prepare the plant-food in 
a form whicn makes it possible for the roots of 
the plants to absorb it. 
Thus it will be seen that stable manure is used 
