Afton, IN. Y. 
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To My Customers. 
The past season has been one of the best in recent years for growing good 
plants for the fruit and for the trade. In someparts of the state the plants were 
injured by the severe drouth and but little growth was made in this section. 
We were greatly favored with plenty of rain. A better growing sea'son could 
hardly be desired. The result is we have a large stock of No. 1 plants. 
My plants for 1905 are grown from new beds and on soil that is heavily fer- 
tilized. They were thoroughly sprayed in the spring with Bordeaux mixture 
s >,m as the mulch is removed, and again several times through the growing sea- 
son. The runners are carefully laid in July from 8 to 10 inches apart and 
the space between the plants are not allowed to mat. The last runners are cut 
in September, thus eliminating all small plants. 
The men who help me pack the plants often inquire the reason why the plants 
received from other growers are so much inferior to those we send out. The 
answer is plants grown by our method are far superior, for planting new beds 
to those usually grown in the broad matted row where you have thousands pf 
small plants to the square rod. , 
My plants are equal to the best pedigree plants and superior plants produce 
larger and finer fruit. Plant only the best and you will be pleased with the re- 
sult in dollars and cents. Success in a great measure depends on getting large, 
line, healthy plants, strictly pure and true to name, and this I can warrant my 
plants, i. 
For the want of space I am obliged to omit some of the unsolicited testimonials 
received last year from those who bought their plants of me. Should any of my 
new customers desire to be informed as to the quality of the stock sent out, I will 
gladv refer them to some of the principal berry growers, quite often in their own 
town, who bought their stock of me, and write that my plants, are much superior 
to those they have purchased of other parties. 
I would be pleased to have your order for any plants you may need on my list 
Thanking you for past favors and soliciting trial orders from new customers, 
I am very truly yours for success. 
C. W. GRAHAM. 
