i GREAT CROPSy STRAWBERMS 
«ndHOW TO GROW THEM 
Dear Sister Strawberry Growers: — 
Mrs. Beatty's Personal 
Ghat with Women 
Strawberry Growers 
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During my twenty-seven years of mairied life, my 
strawberry garden has been such a valuable asset to 
our home that I would not think of trying to keep 
house without one, and if I can encourage you to 
supply your family with delicious strawberries of your 
own growing, I shall have done you a favor that you 
will always remember. 
I address you as sisters because I feel so deeply 
interested in every woman who grows, or desires to 
grow strawberries, either as a pastime or for profit. 
MRS. FRANK E. BEATTY 
and her "Strawberry Dainties" 
I thoroughly enjoy all household duties, and in the winter, get much pleasure from 
my fancy work during my spare time, but in the spring just as soon as things begin .to 
grow, the longing to get out into the open is so strong that I simply must spend an hour 
or more every day in my garden with my flowers, vegetables and strawberries, and oh! 
what a complete and deiightful change to get out into the fresh air and work hand-in- 
hand with Nature. 
All garden work is both interesting and healthful, but I get more pleasure and profit from my straw- 
berries than anything else that grows in my garden. The strawberry is the first fruit to ripen in the spring 
and the last to ripen in the fall. Therefore, it is possible for me to serve them picked fresh from the vines 
from June to November, and as we have more company during these months than any other time of the 
year, fresh strawberries are indeed a great help in preparing my three daily meals, and the many compli- 
ments I receive on my strawberries make the pleasure of growing them all the greater. 
Besides the many other advantages of a strawb(?rry garden, there's the big saving in cash. You 
cannot reaUze how many dollars a small strawberry garden saves in grocery bills unless you have one of 
your own, and in addition to this saving, there is always a surplus over and above what your family can 
use which is easily sold at prices that will net you a snug profit. 
Besides supplying my family with all the delicious strawberries they can use picked fresh from the 
vines from June to November, I have jam, jelly, preserves, and canned berries throughout the winter, 
and in order that you may also enjoy this best-of-all fruit the year 'round, I am giving you thirty different 
ways of preparing strawberries, both for summer and winter use. Should you put up more berries than 
your own family can use during the winter, they will keep until the following winter or can be sold readily 
at good prices. In fact, a great many women find it profitable to can berries and sell them to their friends. 
My strawberry garden always has been profitable, but with the present high cost of living, it is more 
profitable than ever before. 
I have a large home to manage and there are five in our family, and I am just as busy as any woman 
possibly can be; but I find that the change and recreation which I get in my garden is just what I need 
to keep me in condition for my household duties. I fully appreciate the cares and responsibilities which 
re.st upon a wife and mother, and also know how anxious most women are to do their bit toward supplying 
comforts and good things for the home, and there is nothing you can do that will contribute more to your 
home than a few hours spent in your own strawberry garden. Strawberries are so easily grown that there 
is no reason why every woman who has a small garden or back yard should not grow them. 
Hoping that this little personal chat will result in our becoming better acquainted, and that all women 
who read this will feel encouraged to have their own strawb(!rry gardens, I am, 
Sincerely yours, 
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