


Blueberries that 
You can grow 
Wouderfully Large 
You can grow them at home. Marshy land not required. 
Simply observe the few cultural instructions below, and they 
will succeed for you, on high land or low. 
For a number of years we hesitated to list these Blueberries, hardly 
believing ourselves that they would succeed, excepting in boggy land. 
But, in the end, we found that dry-land Blueberries really were a 
success, so here they are in all their glory; large, plump berries that 
are juicy, mild and delicious. You'll be surprised at their size, and 
they really are much better than wild fruit. Two to three times larger 
than wild varieties; small seeds. 
Prices received for Blueberry fruit are very high, and they ship 
well, being solid and frm. Upright growth, easy to pick. And, the 
plants last a lifetime, continuing to bear large profitable crops. Four 
year plants usually yield about 800 to 1,000 quarts per acre; older 
plants more. Fruit ripens over several weeks. Large clusters. 
Set 5 to 7 feet apart. Moist soil O. K., but with mulching can be 
grown on most any acid soil. Use peat moss, oak leaves, woodland 
soil or aluminum sulphate for acidifiers. 
PRICES: 
Order Early 
3 for $ 5.50 12 for $19.00 36 for $55.00 
6 for 10.00 24 for 37.00 48 for 72.00 
More than 48 at $1.50 each. 
R.M. Kellogg Co., Three Rivers, Mich. 
[20] 

The KEY TO STRAWBERRY PROFITS 

Right 
Method 
The hoe is pulled forward, then with- 
drawn as shown by the arrow. Draw the hoe 
into the soil as nearly as possible on a line 
with the hoe blade, thus giving a slicing ac- 
tion, then pull it backward along the same 
line. The soil above the hoe will crumble 
into a fine, loose dust mulch. This method 
leaves the soil loose and level. A little prac- 
tice makes this easy. Note that the hoe han- 
dle is held nearly vertically. 
When working near the plant, give the hoe 
a circular motion. Do not go more than a 
a half inch deep around the plant—merely 
cut the crust. 

Wrong 
This method is the chop, chop method— 
entirely wrong. If you find your ground in 
hills and valleys after hoeing, you are pull- 
ing the hoe out of the soil on the forward 
sweep as shown by the arrow. This pulls the 
earth into a ridge in front of the hoe, leaving 
the lower soil exposed back of the hoe. The 
escape of moisture when this method is fol- 
lowed is excessive. 
Practice stirring the soil with your hoe, 
keeping your hoe as nearly as possible, always - 
in the same plane, do not drag it forward, 
but rather slice and stir through the soil. 
Filling in Vacancies 
Every bare spot in your Strawberry rows 
reduces your profit, therefore, you should 
take precautions in advance to avoid them. 
It is hardly reasonable to expect that every 
plant you set, especially if you set large num- 
bers, is going to live. Therefore, in ordering 
plants, order about 5% more than you feel 
you will need and heel in the surplus plants 
according to instructions just given, until 
you see that you are going to need them. 
Then use them for filling in the vacancies 
and every square foot of your ground will 
contribute its full share towards the crop. 
You should, of course, fill in vacancies as soon 
as possible because early planting is always 
better than late planting. 
Should you neglect to order additional 
plants for filling in, vacancies may be filled 
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