NONE BETTER NO 
MATTER WHAT YOU PAY 
Our MASTODON are from ORIGINAL Strain 
3 Full Crops in 18 Months —3 Big Profits 
HERE’S HOW MASTODON DOES IT 
1— Plant this spring—1934. Y, 
2— Pick first crop—July to winter—1934. 
3— Pick second crop—June—1935. 
4— Pick third crop—August to winter—1935. 
3 BIG CROPS—3 BIG PROFITS 
A REAL WONDER 
It is the largest everbearing berry grown, Mastodon 
is the most prolific, the firmest, the most beautiful 
berry with the real Strawberry flavor. It is a berry 
that bears early and late, one that can be picked all 
spring and summer. Many of the berries grow as large 
as a silver dollar, and are just as perfect. Mastodon is 
the real marvel in Strawberries; nothing like it has 
ever been known. Plants that were set in May this 
year, have produced as high as three quarts per plant. 
A field of this Mastodon in 
bearing is a sight never to be 
forgotten. 
Roadside stand owners make 
big money with Mastodon. 
The berries 
sell like hot 
cakes to the 
trave ling 
public. Try 
it. 
MASTODON 
Sells for 20 to 35<j: per 
Quart in These Depres¬ 
sion Days. 
Amsterdam 
New York 
1-23-33 
South Michigan Nursery 
Dear Sirs: 
The 500 Mastodons I bought 
from you last season were the 
finest I ever saw and they 
made a wonderful crop. I made 
more money off them than any 
thing else I had. The greater 
part of them went from 20 to 
35c a quart. As fine a flavor as 
I ever tasted, and the 
would sell them any¬ 
where. 
Please send me your 1933 
catalog. 
Sincerely, 
Geo. T. Spaulding 
A Stromer Mastodon plant, 
grown on water sand bot¬ 
tom land, machine dug to 
get all the line roots for you. 
Keep all buds and blos¬ 
soms picked off Mastodon 
after you set them until about 
July 1st, then let them bear. 
Its Origin 
MASTODON was originated several years ago by one 
George Voer, of Northern Indiana, who claims it a crosff 
between Superb and Prize. Out of many seedlings pro¬ 
duced from this cross only one plant was worth savini 
this one being the original Mastodon from which all otherl 
of its name have sprung, and from which source our origiF 
nal planting stock we secured. At the right is one of th* 
many letters received. 
Plant Mastodon and 
Be Convinced 
When we tell you that Mastodon does pro¬ 
duce three full crops in 18 months; it is the 
largest berry grown; bears in 00 days after 
planting; is an excellent shipper; brings more 
per quart; and is n deiieious home use berry— 
you probably won’t believe it unless you have 
grown them yourself—and we don’t blame 
you, but read what other folks have to say. 
Mastodon does not require special soil, care 
or petting. Sell for 30c to 50c per quart. 
Mastodon sells like “hot cakes” on roadside 
stands. Commences to bear in 90 days after 
you set them. We picked 181 quarts of berries 
from iy 2 acres on November 1st, and on No¬ 
vember 2nd the ground was frozen solid. This 
frost is what stopped the Mastodon. Light 
frosts will not injure them at all. 
We often have folks ask us “How many 
quarts will 100 Mastodon give us in a week?” 
We have watched our Mastodon fields this 
summer, and find that they will bear three 
quarts two times a week. If it is cool, they 
will not do quite so well. It takes about S000 
plants to set an acre, so that makes 480 quarts 
per week per acre, and sell for 25c per quart, 
making $120.00 per acre per week. 
Mastodon, 00 days after planting, first crop 
about ready to pick. 
MAMMOTH SIZE 
HOME GARDEN 
PLANffS 
This group of 
plants vjfere grown 
on specially pre¬ 
pared %round to 
secure extra large 
stock for the par¬ 
ticular use of the 
Home Gardener. 
These plants will 
bear larger crops 
the first year and 
have extra vitality 
to withstand ad¬ 
verse city condi¬ 
tions. Price 25 for 
$1.25; 50 for $2.00: 
100 for $3.00. Pre¬ 
paid anywhere. 
Enough for 
Family of Five 
First Year Set 
11C Mastodon 
Ii<J Everbearing 
Ilf Champion 
IsfJ Everbearing 
oNcf $2.00 
NO {[DISCOUNT 
Repaid 
EVERBEARING 
COLLECTIONS 
1500 Genuine Mastodon 
ACRE Champion Everb’r 
ONLY 
$ 12.00 
Not Prepaid 
n 
> r >$12.0< 
I Not Prepai 
HERE 
IS THE 
ANSWER 
f/2 3000 Genuine Mastodon ) 
1000 Champion Everb’r | $22.00 
V 11 ■ L V II ni DcAn.if) 
ACRE 
! Not Prepaid 
6000 Genuine Mastodon I ® 
2000 Champion Everb’r (#41.00 
I Not PreDaid 
ACRE 
Not Prepaid 
PREPAID PRICES 
PAGE 23 
250 GENUINE 
MASTODON PLANTS 
Absolutely FREE with 
every order for $25.00 
or over. 
500 GENUINE 
MASTODON PLANTS 
FREE on a $50.00 order or over and 
PREPAID TO YOU. 
OIII 
± 
REMEMBER 
We Are Headquarters for 
"True-to-N ame” 
MASTODON 
Genuine, Everbearing Strawberry 
Plants, from original strain. We grow 
perhaps more plants of this variety 
than any other nursery in this state. 
Same field, Nov. 1st, last berry has just been 
harvested. 
SOUTH MICHIGAN 
NURSERY 
Geo. Stromer 
NEW BUFFALO 
MICHIGAN 
Each year we have a number of folks write 
us and ask if our Mastodon everbearing straw¬ 
berry plants are as good as “So & So’s” Masto¬ 
don, on account of our price being so much 
lower. We do not blame them for questioning 
this, so here is the answer.—We can as a rule grow 
twice as many Mastodon plants on the same amount 
of ground as most nurseries. This is due to our 
water sand bottom land. We have plenty of mois¬ 
ture all summer long. This land is tiled, and in real 
hot and dry weather this moisture comes up, and we 
get plants right through the hot dry weather, when 
on most types of land they are sizzling for want of 
ram. We have over 1,500,000 Mastodon plants on 
6 acres. Why can’t we sell them cheaper? IF YOU 
ARE IN DOUBT ABOUT THIS STATEMENT. WE 
INVITE YOU TO WRITE TO OUR STATE DE- 
^t^ T a^^y9^y AGRICULTURE - LANSING, MICH., 
PROP THT8 H yL A n BOl S' STROMER’S MASTODON 
LRUB I HIS YEAR. Please enclose postage in 
writing them. Our Mastodon are from the ORIGI¬ 
NAL STRAIN. WHY PAY MORE. Read Mary 
Harden s letter. 
Dear Sir: March 10 ’ 1933 
„nH hl 9 i J ou - for ‘if shipment of 250 Mastodon strawberries— 
and 25 Chief Haspbemes which amved by parcel post C.O.D Friday 
evening, and were carefully planted next morning in rich garden soil 
rw P n n i t | S ,- wer - e ", A ‘ 1 in size and condition,—and I followed the 
15 plantmg / , so “s expecting wonderful results, 
th L a S° p our catal °gue and note that your prices are lower 
than in other catalogues so, now that I see quality does not suffer on 
tlds district’ y ° U Wm prcbaWy get future orders my Mends to 
Mary Harden 
