goods by mall, express and freight to distant points. 
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What the State Inspector of Nurseries says: 
Syracuse, N. Y., April 16, 1912. 
Mr. L. J. Farmer, 
Dear Sir:—Please Inform me which vari¬ 
ety of fall bearing strawberry you consider 
best, both for market and the home garden. 
When I first learned of the fall bearing 
strawberries, I considered them a freak and 
was doubtful of their being of any real 
value, except as a novelty. 
When I saw the large crop of fine berries 
on your grounds late last fall, however, I 
changed my mind regarding their desira¬ 
bility, and believe them valuable from a 
commercial standpoint. 
Very truly yours, L. L. WOODFORD. 
Mr. Woodford again wrote, October 21, 1912: 
When at your place last week I was very 
much surprised, as well as pleased, at the 
fine condition and fruitfulness of your fall 
bearing strawberry beds that have fruited 
for two seasons. 
Both the quantity and quality of the ber¬ 
ries are simply astonishing. 
Very truly yours, 
L. L. WOODFORD. 
Warren, R. I., October 21, 1912. 
I will have to tell you about my plants 
I got of you last spring; Francis and Amer- 
Icus did fine. I have 100 plants from the 
few I got. I have had a lot of fun with 
them and have had the people in town wild 
over them. One old man who has raised a 
great many berries stood and looked at them 
a long time and then told the storekeeper 
that he did not believe there was such a 
thing. I have had them on exhibition In 
several places. We have had berries steadily 
from the middle of August and the vines are 
covered with bloom and berries now. Our 
man carried 10 boxes of these berries Into a 
department store in Providence, R. I., and 
sold them for 50c per box. The storekeeper 
sold them for 75c per box. This store Is 
patronized mostly by well to do people. 
A. P. WHEELER. 
Boston, Mass., Sept. 18, 1912. 
I thought you would be interested to learn 
that the strawberries that I purchased of 
you this spring have done finely, and now 
are in full fruit. I took up six plants of 
them two weeks ago, and exhibited them at 
the Melrose Horticultural Society Exhibition 
last Saturday. They attracted a great deal 
of attention, as they bore the bloom, green 
fruit and ripe berries, and received the 
•'Award of Merit,” which Is the highest prize 
offered by the society. 
All of the plants have made a good growth 
and as they have quite a few runners. I am 
expecting to have quite a little bed of them 
next year. FRANKLIN P. SHUMWAY. 
Centre Marshfield, Mass., Aug. 26, 1912 
I wish to thank you for the fine shape the 
plants I bought of you this spring were In 
when received. Also for the Dahlia tubers. 
They are now In full bloom, three different 
colors; they are fine. I also wish to ask 
you about the fall bearing berries. Is It pos¬ 
sible for them to mature all the berries that 
set? I have plants of Autumn and Teddy 
Roosevelt that have blooms and buds enough 
to make two quarts each if they mature. 
C. H. WILLIAMSON. 
Reno, Nevada, May 20, 1912. 
The stock you shipped me was packed fine 
and arrived In the very best of condition. 
Every one of my Idaho raspberries are grow¬ 
ing. H. F. HAZEN. 
Kemptville, Ont., Can., July 4, 1912. 
I received the strawberry plants all In 
good condition, and they are growing finely. 
These are the first foreign plants I ever got 
to grow and I am just delighted with them. 
JANE MUNDLE. 
Keokuk, Iowa, May 24, 1912. 
I received the plants and planter O. K. 
The plants are nearly every one growing fine. 
FRED BAWDEN. 
Boulder, Colorado. May 20, 1912. 
The strawberry plants I ordered from you 
came In good time and were in fine condi¬ 
tion. They are growing right along and 
promise to do well. 
MARGARET L. IRWIN. 
Ware, Mass., May 20, 1912. 
I received the strawberry plants May 16th 
in fine condition. I will say they were the 
best lot of plants that I ever bought. When 
I want some more, you may be sure 1 will 
order from L. J. Farmer. Many thanks for 
the extra plants and bulbs. 
W. B. BALLOU. 
Norristown, Pa., May 11, 1912. 
The 25 Americus strawberry plants re¬ 
ceived in good condition. 1 set out 30 of 
them. Thanks. M. E. BOTSFORD. 
Westfield, N. Y., May 20. 1912. 
Have received the plants as ordered In 
good shape. I thank you for promptness and 
attention. G. SCHOENFIELD. 
Grandview, Wash., May 20, 1912. 
The 12 Blowers blackberries sent to refill 
order No. 27465 arrived in good condition 
and I thank you for them. C. E. BELL. 
Geneseo, Ills., May 13, 1912. 
I received plants in fine shape and I thank 
you ever so much for sending me such nice 
plants. MRS. REBECCA HOOVER. 
Bay City, Texas., Nov. 24, 1912. 
I received the trees; they were in good 
condition and came through in four days. 
J. S. LARGE. 
New Milford, Conn., May 17, 1912. 
Everything received in first-class condition 
and gives promise of thriving. 
MRS. JOHN B. COX. 
Fond du Lac, Wls., May 15, 1912. 
My shipment of plants came and all are 
fine. I have them all In the ground and ex¬ 
pect big results. HERMAN SULTZE. 
Sand Springs, Oklahoma, May 8, 1912. 
Trees arrived this A. M. in bottom of a 
car of machinery. They seem O. K., how¬ 
ever. They are nice lookers and ought to 
bear fruit next year I should think. 
- ED. A. PAGE. 
Greenacres, Wash., April 28, 1912. 
I w’ant to compliment you on the way you 
send your g6ods out. Very different from 
many nurserymen. They always reach me 
in good condition. C. B. WEAVER. 
Chicago, Ills., April 27, 1912. 
Will you kindly send me another one of 
your “Farmer on the Strawberry,” Just as 
you did a few days ago. I think that it Is 
one of the best books, most plainly written, 
that I have seen that gives Instructions In 
any w’ay to us farmers who want to know a 
thing or two. Yours very truly, 
PRANK B. WHITE. 
