KELLOGG'S EVERBEARERS 
AND HOW TO GROW THEM 
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Strawberries Fresh From The Vines From June to November. 
THE cultural methods which we already have 
given apply exclusively to the growing of the 
standard varieties, while the cultural methods 
given here apply only to the everbearers. 
The soil for the everbearers should be prepared 
in the saifie manner as for the standard varieties 
except that more manure should be used. The 
everbearers produce their first crop of berries in 
about three months after the plants are set, and 
on account of their early fruiting, also their great 
productiveness, they necessarily require richer soil 
than the standard varieties, ^^^lile the everbearers 
produce a fair crop on medium rich soil, they are 
much more profitable on soil prepared especially 
for them. Our customers who apply a top dressing 
of manure between the rows after plants are set, 
get wonderful results. One of our customers at 
St. Joseph, Mo., who follows this plan of fertihzing, 
sold $400.00 worth of berries from one-fourth acre 
of everbearers the same season plants were set. 
The small additional cost of top dressing with 
manure was insignificant when compared with the 
increased returns in dollars which his berry crop 
brought him. The top dressing of manure should 
be appUecfthe latter part of June or early in July, 
at the rate of four or live two-horse loads per acre. 
The strawy part of the manure should be placed 
around the plants as this will keep the berries 
clean, and the heavy part should be applied between 
the rows so that it will be worked into the soil 
when cultivating and hoeing. Any kind of stable 
manure or pulverized manure may be used for 
top dressing. 
System for Everbearers 
The everbearers always should be grown in 
hills. This system insures a large crop of fancy 
berries the same sea.son plants are set as well as a 
large crop the following spring aiid fall. Hill cul- 
ture insures more berries, larger berries and better 
berries than any other system. The plants develop 
to wonderful size and become exceedingly pro- 
ductive, often producing two quarts per hill the 
same season the plant.s are set and seldom less than 
one quart. The everbearers will produce a large 
crop when grown in matted rows, but the berries 
will be much smaller than when grown in hills. 
Rows should be thirty inches apart and plants 
set fifteen inchas apart in the rows, or, if you are 
crowded for room, rows may be made twenty-four 
inches apart and plants set twelve inches apart 
in the rows. All runners should be pruned, and 
.the season the plants are set, all blossoms should 
be removed until about the first of July. If the 
plants are not large and vigorous by the first of 
July, continue removing blossoms mitil about the 
middle of July. The plants will then begin fruiting 
in August, and continue to fruit heavily until freez- 
ing weather. It is not necessary to remove any 
blossoms after the plants begin fruiting. The sec- 
ond year these plants will give you a large crop 
of berries in the spring and early summer, and 
another big crop during the fall. The plants should 
be cultivated the first season the same as the 
standard varieties. It is a mistake to stop culti- 
vating the first season when they begin fruiting. 
The second year, the everbearers make very few 
runners, but these should be removed the same as 
the first year. If you will follow the Kellogg 
Way of growing the everbearers as described here, 
you will find them just as easy to grow as the 
standard varieties. 
Our customers in every nook and corner of the 
United States and Canada are meeting with the» 
same success in growing the everbearers as they are 
with the standard varieties. Kellogg's Everbearers 
grown the Kellogg Way produce big crops of fancy 
berries in all soils and climates. 
Profits From Everbearers 
The big profits made from Kellogg's everbearers 
during the past few years removes all doubt as to 
their success, both for home use and for commercial 
strawberry growers. 
Kellogg's everbearers will produce as many 
quarts per square rod in the spring as any of the 
standard varieties, barring none. In addition to 
their big spring and early summer crop, they pro- 
duce a fall crop equally as large and often larger. 
■Tliey give a big profit in the spring and early sum- 
mer, and a bigger profit in the fall. One wonderful 
feature of the everbearers is the fact that neither 
their blo.ssorus nor berries are injured by frosts. 
This should encourage all who possibly can to 
grow them, as their frost-resisting habit makes 
them a most dependable crop. 
The following extracts from a few of the thou- 
.sands of letters we receive show what our customers 
think of Kellogg's everbearers: 
"Too much cannot be said in favor of Kellogg's 
Superb. They are the most prolific plants I ever 
have seen, and when I want more plants, I shall 
send to Kellogg's. James Phicb, Montana. 
"My 300 Kellogg's Progressive everbearers 
made me S37.20 last season. Kellogg plants 
certainly are the 'real stuff.' " 
W. E. Baker, New York. 
"I have found Kellogg Pedigree Plants as 
represented in every way, and recommend them 
to anyone wishing plants of the highest quality. 
Kellogg's Superb everbearers certainly live up to 
their name. In fact, I cannot say enough for them." 
C. Bradley, Parham, Ky. 
"Kellogg's Everbearers have gone beyond my 
highest expectations. They are wonderful. _ We 
had ripe strawberries right up until Thanksgiving." 
J. A. Thomas, Missouri. 
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