LaFRANCE FRUIT AND PLANT FARMS 
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FAIRFAX (Per)—We can say about the same for Fairfax as Dorsett 
but it is not quite as hardy a plant. Both of these varieties are early and 
ripen with Premier. We think they are superior to Premier because they are 
superior quality. The berry is firmer. 
DUNLAP (Per)—Again the Dunlap has proven the most hardy of all of 
them. We have more live plants of Dunlap today than we have of any other 
variety in proportion to the amount of acreage. The berry is too soft for 
shipping. It is a better quality than the average for home use. It can be 
neglected more than any other variety and come through and bear some 
berries. 
PREMIER (Per)—This is the largest early berry. The berry is firm 
and a good shipper but not extra good quality. The plant is very large and 
thrifty looking but does not make runners freely and never will be a favorite 
with the nurserymen. 
A number of such varieties as Beaver, Klondyke, Red Gold and Wash¬ 
ington are of little consequence when we have a drouth like last year. In 
other seasons they are not superior to other varieties. 
HOW TO PLANT AND GROW STRAWBERRIES 
Any good soil will grow good strawberries. We plant in rows three and 
a half feet apart and fifteen to eighteen inches apart in the row. Keep the 
plants well cultivated and hoed throughout the growing season, allowing no 
weeds to grow at any time. If you allow the weeds to grow late in the season 
they will shorten the crop of fruit the following year. If you let the grass 
grow late in the season it will probably save you mulching but at the expense 
of a crop the following season. The time to mulch is when the ground freezes 
in the fall. Do not mulch with tree leaves as they pack too closely and will 
smother the plants if you have some wet, unfavorable weather. It is all right 
to place leaves between the rows. Straw is the easiest mulch to obtain. 
About two inches thick is plenty. Sometimes I have known parties to mulch 
six or eight inches deep and that will smother out the plants also. 
The past season is the first season it was so dry it killed the plants. 
Ordinarily we can always pull the plants through the drouth with good 
cultivation. If you are fixed to irrigate, so much the better. 
PRICES OF PLANTS BY EXPRESS 
STRAWBERRIES 
25 
100 
250 
1000 
AROMA (Per) _ 
_$ .25 
8 .90 
$1.60 
$6.00 
BELLMAR (Per)_ 
. _ _ .35 
1.15 
2.00 
7.00 
BLAKEMORE (Per) . 
. _ _ .25 
.90 
1.60 
6.00 
DORSETT (Per) _ 
. __ .50 
1.25 
2.25 
8.00 
FAIRFAX (Per) __ _ 
.50 
1.25 
2.25 
8.00 
DUNLAP (Per) 
_ _ _ .25 
.90 
1.60 
6.00 
PREMIER (Per) _ 
_ _ .35 
EVERBEARERS 
1.15 
2.00 
7.00 
MASTODON (Per)_ 
.75 
1.75 
3.75 
11.00 
Write for prices on larger lots. 
50 at 100 rates; 500 at 1000 rates. 
Strawberry plants shipped by parcel post in 1st, 2nd and 3rd zones add 
to the above prices as follows: 
.08 .10 .12 .35 
Beyond the 3rd zone express shipments cost less on large orders. In the 
4th and 5th zones double this amount given above. In the 6th zone or more 
add 4 times the first amount. If too much postage is sent we will add a few 
more plants or return balance. 
