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‘Tarmer on the Strawberry" 
THE MOST INTERESTING BOOK ON STRAW¬ 
BERRY CULTURE EVER WRITTEN 
‘‘Worth its weight in Gold^^ to any berry 
grower or person who contemplates growing 
berries. The results of a life time experience 
in growing berries, by Lawrence J. Farmer, 
“The Strawberry Man,” of Pulaski, N. Y. 
Third edition, 100 pages with cover, profusely 
illustrated with over forty fine half-tone pic¬ 
tures, and all printed on nice book paper. Should 
be in every fruit grower library. This is the 
third edition of this valuable little book, revised 
and brought down to date. We could fill a good 
sized volume with the letters from people who 
have read former editions and become success¬ 
ful in growing strawberries. 
SOME OP THE TOPICS TREATED. 
Origin of the Strawberry 
The Different Sluice 
Who Ought to Grow Strawberries 
The Fronts of Strawberries 
Straw^rry Culture as a Side Issue 
Location of the Strawberry Bed 
Preparation of the Soil 
Plants and How to Procure Them 
Taking up and Fixing Plants 
Ready to Set 
What to do with Plants from the 
Nursery 
Setting out the Plants 
Hand Cultivation 
Horse Cultivation 
Training of the Runners 
The Sex of the Strawberry 
Fertilisers for Strawberries 
Insect Enemies of the Strawberry 
Fungous Diseases 
Winter Protection 
Spring Care of Plants 
Protection from Frosts 
Picking and Marketing 
“The New Strawberry Culture" 
Fall Setting of Strawberry Plants 
Pickers and How-to Get Them 
Tbo Question of Help 
The Variety Question 
Growing Exhibition Berries 
Raspberry Culture 
Blackberry Culture 
Currant and Gooseberry Culture 
Questions and Answers 
Wintering Strawberries 
Price of “Parmer on the Strawberry,” 
postpaid. Money back if it does not please you 
To those who order $2 or more worth of plants 
from our catalogue, we will send the book for 
only 15c. When your order amounts to $5 or 
more, we send the book absolutely free. 
Th* Orlflinator of the Francis and Amer Icus. Mr. Rockhlll, orders 
20 Copies of "Farmer on the Strawberry." 
Grundy County, Iowa, March 11th. 1912. 
Mr. L. J. Farmer, Pulaski, N. Y. 
^®^ter is at hand, also the copy of 
Farmer on the Strawberry." Have looked the work 
through pretty carefully and am much pleased with it. 
The pictures show the true type of each variety. Your 
instructions on the care and treatment of everbearing 
varicti^ are the best ever written. 
I might be able to sell a few copies of your book, at any 
rate, I would like to send copies to a few friends and 
customers. Enclosed find check for $10. Take pay for 
the copy sent and forward by mail as many copies as you 
can afford to. Yours very truly, H. ROCKHILL. 
How to Prolong Strawberry Season 
What is a Good Day's WorkT 
Covering Strawberry Plants with 
Earth 
The Fellow who Kills the Market 
The Strawberry is a Modem Fruit 
New Ground for Strawberries 
Picking Berries on.Sharcs 
Teach Others to Do It 
Weeding Strawberry Beds in Spring 
The Woes of the Introducer 
Cultural Directions for Beginners 
"Fall Bearing Strawberries" 
How Fall Strawberries Differ from 
Other Kinds 
Treatment of Fall Strawberries 
Picking Fall Strawberries 
Marketing Fall Strawberries 
Our Experience with Fall Straw¬ 
berries in 1910 and 1911 
Mulching and Frost Protection 
Cost of Growing Fall Strawberries 
Yields and Returns 
Varieties of Fall Strawberries 
How to Produce New Varieties 
Some Observations 
What Will the Outcome Be? 
Exhibiting Strawberries at Fairs, 
Exhibitions and the like 
Testimonials from Lining Author¬ 
ities 
Practical Suggestions on Marketing 
Berries 
Strawberries for Christmas 
"The Man With the Hoe" 
25c 
If th* Okt Book pleased him, what would he think of the New? 
_ w t:, Madison, Wis., December 21st, 1910. 
Dear Mr. Farmer—-Some months ago I secured your 
Strawberry book and have studied it carefully, as I have 
everything else that I could get on the subject. The in¬ 
formation gained from your book I consider far and away 
beyond everything else that I have studied. 
^ _ 8. W. MERRICK. 
(Secy, and Gen. Mgr., Wisconsin Rubber Company.) 
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of “Farmer on the Strawberry,” placed in the 
home of every berry grower in America. If I 
could afford it, I would give every berry grower 
a free copy.” 
The publishers of Farm Journal sent Mr. Farm¬ 
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Lear Sir — Please send me, postage paid, one 
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