STRAWBERRY SPECIALIST 5 


Plant a Victory Garden 
When you plant your Victory Garden be 
sure you plant some strawberries. They are a 
necessity. Not a luxury. Strawberries are listed | 
as an essential farm crop by the U. S. Depart- 
ment of Agricuiture. | 
This is a good time to plant strawberries | 
for hcme use or for market. Strawberry prices | 
are going to be high for a good many years. |} 
| The large growers are cutting down on their 
acreage, as they can’t get enough pickers to 
harvest the crop. This will help the small grow-. | 
er. Those that grow from 500 plants up to one | 
acre. 

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STANDARD VARIETIES 
Howard 17, (Per.) Early. Since the Howard 
was introduced in 1915 it has replaced all other 
early berries. Its great productiveness, large size, 
nice color and smooth, even shape puts it in a class 
by itself. The Howard 17 is the variety that all new 
varieties are judged by. Growers have made more 
money with Howard 17 than any other variety. 
Here is a list of some of the good points of 
Howard: 
(1) Soil. Howard does well on any kind of 
soil and in any climate, out-classing all other varie- 
ties. 
(2) The plants are very productive. No other 
variety yields more quarts per acre. 
Take notice when you are picking off the blos- 
soms from your newly set plants; you will have two, 
