STRAWBERRY PLANTS ORGANICALLY GROWN 
The following strawberry plants and the phlox plants listed in this 
catalog are grown in Indiana in fertile sandy loam soil with clay sub- 
soil. In early spring every acre of the propagating land is subsoiled 
then treated with Dow Fume 40 W to sterilize the soil and thus eliminate 
nematodes, etc. Cover crops of cow peas and corn mixed are grown and 
well fertilized as sown. This cover crop is disced into the soil and 
this is followed by broadcasting several tons of barnyard manure per 
acre before planting. Hereford cattle are fed the year around for this 
purpose. p 
Five 8 inch wells furnish water for irrigating, with Champion porta- 
ble irrigation equipment, the 40 acres of strawberry and 15 acres of 
phlox plants grown. The 600 acres of land plus the irrigation system 
permits extensive rotation. 
Special power plant diggers retain all the roots. 
Dormant plants are placed in cold storage as dug and these dormant 
plants are used to fill orders from December into March, also late May 
and June shipments. Fresh dug plants are shipped during the month of 
April. 
We have these plants shipped direct to you, postpaid, from the grow- 
ing grounds, when you want them. All plants are fully guaranteed and all 
replacements, if any, will be made free of charge for plants and postage. 
RED RICH EVERBEARING STRAWBERRY 
“It’s the best everbearing to come down the pike in a long time”’, 
state the men of the Minnesota Experiment Station. It 1s said to be the 
“greatest development in strawberry culture in the past 50 years.” It is 
believed’ that it will soon become the leading everbearer in the United 
States. 
RED RICH is the result of a cross of Wayzata Everbearing and Fairfax 
June bearing. It is a chance seedling, one in a million, that hit square 
retaining the good qualities of both parents. 
1. As a dessert berry it has very high quality, honey sweet from its ~ 
parent Wayzara, large and deep red all the way through like its parent 
Fairfax. Fruit and appearance of the plant are very similar to Fairfax 
2. RED RICH is not surpassed as a-freezing berry, as it 18 very firm 
and deep red clear through, like its parent Fairfax, which is at the top 
of the list in firmness and shipping qualities. RED RICH does not mush 
up when thawed due to its firm meaty quality and in addition is very. 
Sweet, requiring little sugar. 
- 3. High yield. It has produced a June crop comparing favorably with 
standard June bearing varieties, followed by a heavy everbearing crop up 
to frost. ; 
4. The RED RICH plant is said to be the largest of strawberry plants, 
the crown and root system being exceptionally large, as well as the 
leaves. This sturdiness makes for disease resistance and capacity for 
its outstanding yields. 
5. RED RICH has withstood temperatures of 30 degrees below zero, 
without benefit of snow cover, with no noticeable winter injury. 
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