Attention! 
3 Full Crops In 18 Months 3 Big Profits 
Commercial Growers and Large 
Lot Buyers 
Despite the dry fall growing season 
in many berry plant sections we have 
been especially favored in our locality 
with ideal climatic conditions plus large 
acreages of sub-irrigated soil, and have to 
offer a large stock of Mastodon and Gem 
Everbearing Strawberry plants. To anyone 
interested in these two outstanding varie¬ 
ties in large quantities we have an espec¬ 
ially attractive offer to make on quan¬ 
tities of 5000 or more plants. 
Before purchasing your plants be sure 
to send for our special low prices on quan¬ 
tity orders. Phone or wire if you are in a 
hurry. 
Phone: New Buffalo 27 
MASTODON 
GIANT MASTODON EVERBEARER 
Collins, N. Y., 
Oct. 14, 1938. 
Mr. George Stromer. 
Dear Sir: Again I am writ¬ 
ing you in regard to the 2,000 
Everbearing Strawberry 
Plants I bought of you last 
spring. On October 6th and 
7th, 1938, the thermometer 
dropped to 20 degrees. The 
ground was frozen hard, and 
the water had ice three- 
fourths of an inch thick on 
it. The neighbors said that 
killed the Strawberries but not 
one berry was hurt. I picked 
them and sold them to Cecil 
Pendleton’s, of Collins, N. Y., 
for 30c per quart. And Belle 
Pendleton and Francis Beck- 
erich, both of Collins N. V., 
counted 63 berries on one 
plant. They believe the plants 
would bear berries at the 
North Pole. I sold 12 quarts 
of Strawberries on September 
30th at 30c per quart. The 
color and size were grand. 
Very truly yours, 
ERWIN J. BECK ERICH. 
Surplus Everbearing Strawberry Plants 
During our digging season, often there are a few plants left 4 m ^ 
over after each day's packing, and rather than hold these, will K |J 
offer them to you for $4.50 per 1000. These will be No. 1 in 
every way, but will not be labeled. They will be either Wayzata, 
Mastodon, or Gem, as they are the only everbearing varieties p©r 
that we have. On page 7 we offer non-everbearing varieties ■ 
in a surplus at $2.99 per 1000. The supply of both will be I C_jCUO 
limited, so order them early. NO DISCOUNT. ■ 
MASTODON 
PRICES 
25 for . 
.$ 0.50 
50 for . 
.75 
100 for . 
. 1.25 
200 for . 
. 1.80 
250 for . 
. 2.25 
300 for . 
. 2.40 
400 for . 
. 3.00 
5C0 for . 
. 3.25 
1000 for . 
. 6.50 
2000 for . 
. 12.00 
4000 for . 
. 22.00 
Less discounts. See top 
of page for 
an offer that 
has never 
made. 
before been 
Collins, N. Y., 
Sept. 6, 1938- 
Mr. Geo. Stromer. 
Dear Sir: Last spring I 
purchased 2,000 Mastodon Ev¬ 
erbearing Strawberry Plants 
of you. I set them out May 
13th, and had the first straw¬ 
berry shortcake July 20th. 
Berries were ripe 60 days 
after planting. People were 
amazed to see such wonderful 
plants. They beat the pictures 
in the catalog three to one. 
They look like year-old plants. 
I counted 46 berries on one 
plant and 45 on another plant 
of all sizes. I am selling 
Strawberries for 30c per quart. 
Yours very truly, 
ERWIN J. BECKERICH. 
250 PLANTS 
Enough to supply a 
family of five with lus¬ 
cious berries all summer 
and fall first year set. 
STROMER'S 
Improved Strain 
Mastodon 
only $2*25 
LESS DISCOUNT 
When we tell you that Mastodon does produce three full crops 
in 1 8 months; it is the largest berry grown; bears in 60 days after 
planting; is an excellent shipper; brings more per quart; and is a 
delicious 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 60 days after you set them. We 
picked 181 quarts of berries from 1 V 2 acres on November 1st, and 
on November 2nd the ground was frozen solid. This frost is what 
stopped the Mastodon. Light frost will not injure them at all. 
A REAL WONDER 
It is the largest everbearing berry grown. Mastodon is the most prolific, 
the finest, 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 sum¬ 
mer. 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 3 quarts per plant. A field of this Mastodon in bearing is a sight 
never to be forgotten. Prices above. 
500 Mastodon Ever- 
bearing Strawberry 
Plants absolutely free 
with every order of 
$50 or more, or 1000 
Dunlop or Aroma. 
FREE 
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