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LaFRANCE FRUIT AND PLANT FARMS 
GREETINGS, 1937 
We have had four very bad growing seasons for all kinds of small fruit 
plants, trees, etc. The last three seasons were extremely bad and it is a 
wonder strawberries came through at all. However, with careful cultivation 
and attention, most of our strawberries lived through 1936. We had consider¬ 
able rain in September and early October and our fields made some plants 
and they are extra good, altho our supply is very limited. 
We know how short everyone is to buy plants, but there is nothing that 
will pay as well on any piece of land as strawberries. You can always count 
on 200% profit for your time and plants, as a general rule. However, the 
past two seasons of 1935-36, are the only two years in fifty-five years ex¬ 
perience in Jackson County that we have had a failure of strawberries. 1934 
was a more severe season than ’35-’36, but we had enough moisture carried 
over and therefore we had some berries in 1934. But 1935-36 were almost 
total failures. We think the failure of 1936 was caused by a late freeze in 
late winter. We had very few perfect berries. They had nice blooms but 
the berries very nearly all were knotty. Then the continued dry weather 
ruined the crop. Now this, apparently, is very discouraging to people, es¬ 
pecially new beginners, but as I have stated above, nothing will pay as well 
as strawberries, considering everything. Of course they must always be 
taken care of. We do not have room here to describe the varieties that you 
should plant, but they are old standard varieties and we know our plants will 
give satisfaction if any plants anywhere will please you. Fact is, we always 
have extra good plants and because of the late rains they are more than extra 
good this year. We always advise you to plant early. However, they can be 
safely planted until the 10th of May, but it is best to get them planted early. 
Prices of Strawberry Plants 
Dunlap, Aroma and Blakemore, $1.00 per hundred; $5.00 per thousand, 
postpaid. Bellmar, Dorsett, Fairfax and Premier, $1.25 per hundred; $7.00 
per thousand. Gem and Mastodon Everbearers, $1.75 per hundred; $10.00 per 
thousand, postpaid. 
The plants are fresh dug and shipped at once. We can supply 50 at the 
hundred rate, and 500 at the thousand rate. If a larger amount is wanted, 
write for prices. We have perhaps 500,000 plants. 
BLACK RASPBERRIES — Black Pearl, Cumberland and New Logan. 
Prices: 10, 50c; 25, $1.00; 100, $2.50, postpaid. 
RED RASPBERRIES—Latham and Chief. Prices: 10, 50c; 25, $1.00; 
100, $2.50, postpaid. 
BLACKBERRIES—Early Harvest, Blowers, Eldorado, Mercereau. Prices: 
10, 50c; 25, $1.00; 100, $2.50, postpaid. 
DEWBERRIES—Austin, Lucretia and Youngberry. Thornless. Prices: 
10, 40c; 25, 75c; 100, $2.00, postpaid. 
GRAPES—One year number one. Postpaid. Concord: 15c each; 10, 
$1.00; 100, $9.00. Caco: 25c each; 10, $2.00; 100, $18.00. Delaware, Moore’s 
Early, Moore’s Diamond and Niagara: 20c each; 10, $1.50; 100, $13.00. 
ASPARAGUS—Mary Washington. Prices: 10, 40c; 25, 75c; 100, $2.00, 
postpaid. 
HORSERADISH—Common and Maliner Kren. Prices: 10, 40c; 25, 75c; 
100, $2.00, postpaid. 
RHUBARB—Victoria. Prices: Y 2 inch, 5c each postpaid. 1 inch, 10c 
each; 12, $1.00; 100, $7.00, postpaid. 
PEONIES — Thirty varieties. Different colors, Pink, Red and White: 
25c each. 
