In Ordering Consult the Following 
Information for Customers 
Here’s What WE Ask You to Do: 
1.— Order early to avoid delay in getting your order out on time. 
2.—Use our order blank. Fill in all information asked for. This is VERY 
IMPORTANT. 
3.—Be sure your name and address are written plainly. 
4.—Recheck your order for mistakes in varieties, money sent, postage, etc. 
5.—Make your letters short and to the point. Long, rambling letters are 
always confusing, take up valuable time and require more writing. 
6.—If it's necessary to write us about your order, or order a second time, 
BE SURE TO RETURN the card we sent you in acknowledging your 
order. VERY IMPORTANT! 
PLANTS REQUIRED PER ACRE 
Width Plants Plants 
of Row in Row per Acre 
Straw bermes (iield) culture)! s..,.6...5-... 3 ft. 8 in. 18 in. 8,000 
Strawberries (garden culture) ........... 3 ft. 18 in. 9,700 
Everbearing Strawberries (field) ........ Sit 16 in. 11,000 
Everbearing Strawberries (garden) ..... Sits WA ssar. 14,500 
Bi meleuniosm (tie) Gl) = we emleyeickdersse = series = « 6 ft. 9 ft. 800 
Elweberiresh Ccmde@n) mstteise sis ele aida eon Sntte 6 ft. 1,400 
IGG ISR oleretnnlech coq obo ot Doe DC CeO OOe 6 ft. 3 ft. 2,900 
iIBlackRasPberies: a2 eo .4ee nica ase cis Pats 3 ft. 1,800 
Ghisiovas (Uitesayesyorlll)"s Ga os aero creer ecrnoe 8 ft. 10 ft. 540 
1.—USE ORDER BLANK, filling in all information. 
2.—ORDER EARLY. Orders shipped as requested, First come, first served. 
To get plants shipped on requested date order early. You also get first choice 
of varieties, and avoid substitutions. 
3.—SHIPPING SEASON from late March until late May, depending on season. 
Also in fall after we have had cold enough weather to harden plants. Read 
carefully No. 9 below. 
4.—PLANTING SEASON. Set plants ea ly as you would make early garden 
and from then on until after Corn plarting time. (When Oak leaves are about 
the size of squirrel’s ears.) Early set plants always do best. 
5.—REMITTANCE. Post Office Money Order or Express Money Orders are 
safer for you and most convenieni for us. Send them when possible. But we 
gladly accept your check, bank drafis, etc. Letters containing currency should 
be REGISTERED. C.O.D. shipments will be made if one-third is sent with order. 
6.—YOUR PROTECTION. We guarantee safe arrival, but do not hold our- 
selves responsible for negligence or damage in transit. We replace orders to 
the extent of damage or loss if cusiomer sends within five days statement from 
Express Agent or Postmaster showing extent of same. Parcel Post shipments 
must be insured if loss is to be recovered. Raspberry and other cane plants 
travel at customer’s risk ordered shipped after May Ist and Strawberry plants 
after May 15th. 
7.—EXPRESS SHIPMENTS. Owing to the increase in express rates, we sug- 
gest that only the larger packages, such as our Blueberry offers, Acid Peat 
Humus, 500 or more Strawberry plants, and similar shipments be sent by 
Express, Express shipments always travel better than Parcel Post, and the 
shipment always carries insurance against damage or loss. 
8.—PARCEL POST SHIPMENTS. Small orders can be sent as cheap by 
Parcel Post, especially into States in Groups 1 and 2. Distant shipments are 
more expensive. Parcel Post shipments are not insured, this costs extra. The 
Parcel Post Tables give postage to add to cost of order. See bottom page 19. 
9.—HAVE PLANTS SHIPPED EARLY. Have your plants shipped early while 
weather is still cool, because all plants should be shipped before they take 
on any spring growth so that you receive and get them planted in the most 
dormant condition possible, we suggest: 
First--Have your plants shipped early and heel them in so you will have 
them as soon as your soil becomes suitable for planting. 
Second—Get your ground ready just as soon as spring weather permits, and 
then get the plants set out as soon thereafter as possible. Get them set while 
they are still dormant. DON'T WAIT until the weather gets hot. Have them 
shipped early and heel them in, then you will always have them on hand. 
Third—That you especially have your Blueberry, Raspberry, Rose bushes 
shipped early. Read paragraphs 4 and 6 above. 
STRAWBERRY CULTURE 
SOIL. Any good soil that will grow a paying farm crop will grow Straw- 
berries. The most ideal is a rich, moist, cool, sandy loam. It should be well- 
drained, and not in a low, frosty location. 
SOIL PREPARATION. Thoroughness is very essential. Plow the soil 8 to 10 
inches deep. Do so as far in advance of planting as possible. Allow soil time 
to settle well before planting. Harrow and disk frequently so that top layers 
become mellow vet firm before planting. 
ENRICHING THE SOIL. Barnyard manure is always considered best. Apply 
15 to 20 wagon loads per acre before plowing, disk well into soil then plow 
under. Apply 5 to 7 loads of fine, well rotted manure to the top after plowing, 
and disk and harrow this well into the top layers. On a smaller scale, use 
4 to 5 bushels per square rod. Chicken manure may be used, but it is best to 
mix 1500 lbs. of it with 500 lbs. of 16% acid phosphate and apply at the rate 
of 25 lbs. per square rod. In using COMMERCIAL FERTILIZERS apply 1000 to 
2000 lbs. of a 4-16-4 fertilizer per acre. On smaller lots use 15 to 25 Ibs. per 
square rod. Apply to the top soil and disk in like the manure. Do not place 
fertilzer in the hole in setting plants. Apply in a shallow trench along each 
side of the row, averaging two teaspoonfuls per plant, at least 2 inches from 
the plant's base. Fill trench with water to soak fertilizer into soil. 
SETTING THE PLANTS. Set as early as possible in the spring. Set the plants 
so the crown is just even with the top of the soil surface and pack soil very 
firm about the roots. There should be no air space around the roots. 
CARE AFTER PLANTING. Keep the blossom clusters picked off. With the 
everbearers, allow those to remain that show up 5 or 6 weeks after planting. 
Keep soil well stirred around plants. If weather is dry and hot, water along- 
side row in a trench. Refill same after water has soaked away. Train 
runners in row, spacing them 3 to 4 inches apart. No piling upon each other. 
For best garden results, follow suggestions top page 17 
WINTER MULCH should be placed on after the soil freezes 2 to 3 inches 
deep. Use straw or other coarse material that will not pack | down and 
smother the plants. Apply 3 to 4 inches thick and take part of it off in the 
spring when the planis show growth. Place it between the rows for mulch to 
keep the berries from becoming sandy during rains. 
GRAPE CULTURE 
Grapes may be grown in any fertile well drained soil, They may also be 
grown along back yard fence, training the vines on the fence, pruning out the 
old vines as suggested for field culture mentioned herein. Plow the soil in the 
earl ing, the fall before. Plant in early spring. 
SS sa (Continued top next column) 
(GRAPE CULTURE—Continued) 
Space rows 9 feet, set plants 12 feet in the row. For light soils or gardens 
set 8 by 10 feet. Dig the hole a foot deep and large enough to prevent cramp- 
ing or crowding roots. Pack the soil firm about the roots, using the top soil. 
Train vines first year to a stake; second year set posts between every other 
plant, staple wire to post about hip high and tie one vine to the wire. Use the 
best one that grew the year before. Next year add another wire, 16 inches 
above the first, and train one vine each way on each wire. Follow this 
system each year using the vines (canes) that grew the year (summer) before 
for the ‘’arms,’’ one per wire, 4 in all. For a spray schedule, consult your 
county agricultural agent. 
BLACK RASPBERRY CULTURE 
Set plants in spring 3! feet apart in rows spaced 5 feet (garden) to 7 feet 
(field) apart. Keep ground well cultivated or mulched (4 to 6 inches of straw, 
sawdust, etc.) to keep down weeds and grass. Cut out old canes as soon as 
they are through fruiting, take from garden and burn. Nip ends off new green 
shoots in spring when they are 18 inches high, causing them to branch. This 
prevents long ‘‘weepy” canes. In spring trim branches on canes back to 8 to 
10 inches, and long ‘’‘weepy”’ canes back to 3% feet. 
RED RASPBERRY CULTURE 
Set plants 21 feet (garden), 3 feet (field), in the row and space rows 5 feet 
(garden), 6 feet (field), apart. Bushes may be kept in the “hill” by cutting off 
all the new shoots that come up between the plants you set, or you may have 
a “hedge row” by allowing the young shoots that come up in the row to grow 
and develop into individual bushes. After fruiting, cut out all old canes that 
fruited, leaving the young shoots that come up from the base of the plant to 
remain and make fruiting wood for the following year. Cut canes back in 
spring to 3lf feet. 
BOYSENBERRY CULTURE 
Set plants 4 inches deep in rows 6 feet apart (field culture 8 feet). Set plants 
6 feet apart in row (field culture 8 feet). Be very careful not to break the ten- 
der sprouts coming up from the middle of the root mass. Keep soil well stirred 
around and between plants. Grow some other crop (Potatoes, Tomatoes, etc.) 
between plants first year. Allow the young canes to run on ground. In fall, 
train them in the row and cover lightly with straw, in sub-zero climates. Hold 
straw in place with a little soil along edges. Remove mulch in’ spring when 
buds begin to ‘’shoot’’ and tie the canes to wires stretched over posts 3 feet 
high. Picture on back cover shows taller posts with two wires stapled to side. 
First wire 21/2 feet, second wire 41% feet. Cut out old canes as soon as they are 
through fruiting and remove and burn. Allow the young canes to run on the 
ground and handle in fall as mentioned above. 
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