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THE W. F. ALLEN CO., SALISBURY, MD. 
This Makes Them Grow 
THE FUTURE OF STRAWBERRY 
GROWING 
W© do not claim to be prophets, nor do we make any 
predictions for the distant future. But for the next few 
years the future of strawberry growing appears very 
bright. A man’s first duty is to earn a good living for 
himself and his family. We know of no farm or garden 
crop more likely to give good returns for several years 
than strawberries. 
A LARGER MARKET 
1. Prohibition has created an enormous demand for 
fruit juices for soda fountain and other purposes, the 
strawberry flavor being a great favorite. At many 
large shipping points “juice men” consistently outbid 
regular buyers except for the very fanciest fruit. 
2. Canning and preserving strawberries as a com¬ 
mercial proposition is becoming more important yearly. 
-Jams, jellies and conserves are being manufactured and 
sold under many different brands. In many factories 
berries are bought at the city markets and “done up” 
at once. Manufacturers are also going right to the 
shipping points, buying berries, and putting them in 
barrels with sugar. They are then shipped to the fac¬ 
tory for use as above. We sold over 25,000 quarts for 
this purpose alone last year. 
PROFITABLE PRICES 
These new outlets in addition to the regu u markets 
(hotels, restaurants, grocery trade, home canning and 
preserving, etc.) are bound to have their effect in main¬ 
taining profitable prices for berries for several years. 
We may not have the very high prices of last year, 
but they surely will be good. We were informed by a 
prominent buyer recently that the “strawberry juice” 
was still selling at a premium, a price that will enable 
juice men to pay fully as much for berries as last year. 
Our advice is to plant all you can take care of and ar¬ 
range to take care of every one you possibly can. We 
are going to do that ourselves. We expect to set about 
1,000,000 plants next spring. We have already placed 
our order for 750 tons of stable manure to be applied to 
the land this fall. 
Another thing which makes profitable prices likely 
is the scarcity of good farm labor. This makes it 
harder to grow and take care of big acreages but it 
makes good prices practically certain for every one 
you can grow. 
