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How to Grow Great Crops of Strawberries 
the Kellogg Way 
The Essentials of Successful Strawberry Growing 
PURE-BRED, highly productive plants, well prepared fertile soil, thorough cultural methods and 
proper picking, packing and marketing of the berries are the four essentials necessary to insure 
big crops and big profits from strawberries. 
Pure-bred, highly productive plants always can be depended upon to produce big crops of fancy 
berries when the other essentials are present. 
Well prepared fertile soil is very essential because plants are dependent upon the food elements 
supplied by the soil and the more fertility the soil contains, the more material each plant has to draw 
upon in building its crop. 
Thorough cultivation serves to retain moisture, increases the activity of the bacteria which convert 
the plant food into available form, prevents weeds, and promotes heavy root development which in 
turn increases the growth and productiveness of the plants. 
The picking, packing and marketing of the berry crop is the last and one of the most important 
steps in strawberry growing. Fancy berries can be made to appear more attractive and inviting by 
proper picking and packing, and by adding to their beauty and attractiveness, you will create a greater 
demand and the berries will command higher prices. 
The most successful strawberry growers put these essentials into practice to the fullest extent. 
Choosing Plants 
The quality of the plants you set determines the quality and quantity of berries you will pick. 
Pure-bred, true-to-name plants, selected from mother plants of the highest fruiting powers, are the 
foundation of a profitable berry crop, but plants which are taken from fruiting beds, or which have been 
propagated without any regard to selection and restriction, soon will deteriorate and become unprofitable. 
Whether you grow strawberries for home-use or market, it is to your profit to set plants which will 
respond readily to the intensive cultural methods described in this book. 
Kellogg Pedigree Strawberry Plants are recognized as the world's most productive and most profit- 
able strain. They can be secured only from R. M. Kellogg Company, Three Rivers, Mich. 
Soils 
Any soil that will produce vegetables or common farm crops also will produce strawberries. However, 
old timothy sod should be avoided on account of white grubs. The kind of soil you have is not so 
important as what is put into the soil, the manner in which it is prepared, and the cultural methods 
followed. The soil is nothing more than the home where the plants live. It is the feeding and care 
which they receive that encourages their growth and productiveness. Strawberries thrive in high and 
low altitudes and in all soils and climates therefore instead of seeking better soil, improve your own soil 
by following the instructions given in this book. 
Soil Preparation and Fertilizers 
Whenever possible, it is advisable to plow or spade your field or garden in the fall and after plowing, 
apply stable manure at the rate of about 250 pounds per square rod or 18 tons per acre. The following 
spring replow the ground. 
If it is impossible to plow in the fall, the ground should be manured during the winter and plowed 
in the spring just as early as soil conditions will permit. 
In either case the soil should be thoroughly pulverized and well mixed with the manure after plowing 
by rolling and harrowing to insure a perfect seed bed the full depth of plowing. This should be done 
immediately after plowing to retain moisture. In small gardens this may be done with garden rake. 
If stable manure is not applied during the winter, it is advisable to apply it between the rows as 
soon as possible after plants are set. Poultry manure is an ideal fertilizer but if this is used it should be 
thoroughly composted with earth before applying on account of its heating tendencies. This is done 
by forming a pile three or four feet in height and of any convenient size composed of alternate layers of 
earth and manure, each layer from two to four inches deep. This pile should be allowed to stand until 
the manure has decomposed. It should then be thoroughly forked over to mix the earth and manure. 
Apply after plowing at the rate of 25 to 50 pounds per square rod or from two to four tons per acre and 
incorporate thoroughly with the soil before planting. 
Pulverized Sheep Manure also is an excellent strawberry fertilizer and offers several decided ad- 
vantages, viz: — • 
It is mo3t economical because it contains a high per cent of refined, concentrated plant-food in properly bal- 
anced proportions. * 
It is entirely free from all weed seeds and trash. It becomes almost immediately available for the plarx.ts* use. 
There is absolutely no danger, either to roots or foliage on account of using too freely. 
Pulverized Sheep Manure may be applied either as a top dressing at intervals during the growing 
season, by broadcasting or drilling, or in furrows. If used as a top dressing, (Continued on Page 50.) 
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