Kellogg's Great Crops of Strawberries, and How to Grow Them the Kellogg Way

Chapter L: B. ROSS, Indiana

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Kellogg’s Big Cash Prize Garden

(For photo-engraving see Page 48)

Kellogg’s Cash Prize Garden is our most popular Garden selection, and deservedly so, because, in addition to its value from a berry producing standpoint and the saving it affords over the regular list prices of plants, it provides an opportunity to compete for one of the _three cash prizes totaling $50.00_ which we award each year to the three members realizing the greatest yields from this Garden.

1921 PRIZE-WINNERS

(Our checks were mailed to these Prize-Winners October 21, 1921)

$25.00 First Prize

“I am enclosing report of yield from my Cash Prize Garden which
amounted to 732 quarts and made me $233. My biggest picking was on
July 3--24 quarts with an average of 11 to 15 berries to the quart.
They were the grandest berries I ever saw. I shall set more Kellogg
Plants next April.”

MRS. J. P. BLEEKER,
Iowa City, Iowa.

$15.00 Second Prize

“Although everything seemed against me--the late frosts, then the
drouth--my Cash Prize Garden produced 257 quarts this year, the
prevailing price being 45 cents per quart, with some at 50 cents.
Judging from the appearance of my garden at the present time, I have
excellent prospects for next year.”

MRS. JOHN T. HARRIS,
Fairland, Indiana.

$10.00 Third Prize

“I submit the following report of berries produced in 1921 to date by
my Kellogg Cash Prize Garden: 257 quarts at 35 cents per quart--total
$89.95. I am pleased to say that these plants were as you represented.
My neighbors admired them as being the finest they ever saw. Please
send me your new catalog as I want to order more plants from you.”

MRS. LAFAYETTE HOLT,
Burlington, North Carolina.

LETTERS FROM 1920 PRIZE-WINNERS

“I can’t thank you enough for the $25.00 check as First Prize in
Kellogg’s Cash Prize Garden Contest. This came as a complete surprise
as I never dreamed of winning one of the prizes. In fact, it is the
first prize I ever won. I grow Kellogg Pedigree Plants exclusively and
follow the Kellogg Way and everyone who has seen my berries asks how I
can grow such fine, large berries. I intend setting more Kellogg
Plants next spring.”

MRS. JOHN RAGLE, Woodlake, California.

“I have just received your letter advising me that I won second prize
also your check for $15.00 and am indeed surprised to learn that I won
one of the prizes. We consider Kellogg Strawberries the very best and
have recommended Kellogg Pedigree Plants to many friends. Whenever I
am in need of plants, you will get my order.”

MISS NORA SCOTT, Hartwell, Georgia.

“I wish to thank you for the check for $10.00 received as third prize
in your Strawberry Contest. This was ‘some surprise’ to me as I was
not expecting such good luck. I cannot say enough in praise of Kellogg
Pedigree Plants. I would not take common plants as a gift if I could
get Kellogg’s, regardless of their price.”

MRS. EDITH M. GRASS, Limestone, Maine.

CONTEST OPEN TO ALL--NO MEMBERSHIP FEE

To become a member of this contest, which is open to everyone except members and employes of our Company, it is only necessary to comply with the following simple requirements:

1--Plant a Kellogg Cash Prize Garden (described below) this spring.

2--Follow the hill system. (See “Planting Systems,” Pages 50 and 51.)

3--Send us your report to reach us not later than September 15, 1923, giving accurately the number of quarts of berries produced by this garden in 1923 to September 1, 1923, inclusive and their total value at market prices, stating that the yield was produced in accordance with the requirements named here.

$50.00 IN CASH PRIZES WILL BE AWARDED IN 1923 AS FOLLOWS:

=_FIRST PRIZE--$25.00 in Cash_= to the member realizing the greatest number of quarts in 1923 to September 1, 1923, inclusive, from Kellogg’s Cash Prize Garden described below, planted this spring.

=_SECOND PRIZE--$15.00 in Cash_= to the member realizing the second greatest yield.

=_THIRD PRIZE--$10.00 in Cash_= to the member realizing the third greatest yield.

Our checks will be mailed to the prize-winners as soon as possible after the close of the contest. No contestant will be awarded more than one prize. In case of a tie, each tieing contestant will be awarded the full amount of the prize indicated.

Kellogg’s Cash Prize Garden

CONSISTS OF

_=50 Kellogg’s Premier=_, “_The Prize-Winner and } =Special Price=
Money-Maker_” }
}
_=50 Dr. Burrill=_, “_The Million Dollar } Delivered, all
Strawberry_” } transportation
_=50 Magic Gem=_, “_The Gem of Perfection_” } charges prepaid--
_=50 Kellogg’s Big Late=_, “_The Queen of Quality }
and Quantity_” }
_=50 Kellogg’s Progressive=_, “_The Universal } =Only $6.50=
Everbearer_” }

These varieties are illustrated and described elsewhere in this book.
At our special Garden price of $6.50, you save $1.10 and in addition
you also have an opportunity to compete for one of the substantial
cash prizes mentioned above.

(_Remember--this is our most popular Garden. Reserve yours early._)
=Join= KELLOGG’S CASH PRIZE GARDEN CONTEST =Now!=

How to Grow Great Crops of Strawberries the Kellogg Way

The Essentials of Successful Strawberry Growing

Pure-bred, highly productive plants, well prepared fertile soil, thorough cultural methods and proper picking, packing and marketing of the berries are the four essentials necessary to insure big crops and big profits from strawberries.

Pure-bred, highly productive plants always can be depended upon to produce big crops of fancy berries when the other essentials are present.

Well prepared fertile soil is very essential because plants are dependent upon the food elements supplied by the soil and the more fertility the soil contains, the more material each plant has to draw upon in building its crop.

Thorough cultivation serves to retain moisture, increases the activity of the bacteria which convert the plant food into available form, prevents weeds, and promotes heavy root development which in turn increases the growth and productiveness of the plants.

The picking, packing and marketing of the berry crop is the last and one of the most important steps in strawberry growing. Fancy berries can be made to appear more attractive and inviting by proper picking and packing, and by adding to their beauty and attractiveness, you will create a greater demand and the berries will command higher prices.

The most successful strawberry growers put these essentials into practice to the fullest extent.

Choosing Plants

The quality of the plants you set determines the quality and quantity of berries you will pick.

Pure-bred, true-to-name plants, selected from mother plants of the highest fruiting powers, are the foundation of a profitable berry crop, but plants which are taken from fruiting beds, or which have been propagated without any regard to selection and restriction, soon will deteriorate and become unprofitable.

Whether you grow strawberries for home-use or market, it is to your profit to set plants which will respond readily to the intensive cultural methods described in this book.

Kellogg Pedigree Strawberry Plants are recognized as the world’s most productive and most profitable strain. They can be secured only from R. M. Kellogg Company, Three Rivers, Mich.

Soils

Any soil that will produce vegetables or common farm crops also will produce strawberries. However, old timothy sod should be avoided on account of white grubs. The kind of soil you have is not so important as what is put into the soil, the manner in which it is prepared, and the cultural methods followed. The soil is nothing more than the home where the plants live. It is the feeding and care which they receive that encourages their growth and productiveness. Strawberries thrive in high and low altitudes and in all soils and climates therefore instead of seeking better soil, improve your own soil by following the instructions given in this book.

Soil Preparation and Fertilizers

Whenever possible, it is advisable to plow or spade your field or garden in the fall and after plowing, apply stable manure at the rate of about 250 pounds per square rod or 18 tons per acre. The following spring replow the ground.

If it is impossible to plow in the fall, the ground should be manured during the winter and plowed in the spring just as early as soil conditions will permit.

In either case the soil should be thoroughly pulverized and well mixed with the manure after plowing by rolling and harrowing to insure a perfect seed bed the full depth of plowing. This should be done immediately after plowing to retain moisture. In small gardens this may be done with garden rake.

If stable manure is not applied during the winter, it is advisable to apply it between the rows as soon as possible after plants are set. Poultry manure is an ideal fertilizer but if this is used it should be thoroughly composted with earth before applying on account of its heating tendencies. This is done by forming a pile three or four feet in height and of any convenient size composed of alternate layers of earth and manure, each layer from two to four inches deep. This pile should be allowed to stand until the manure has decomposed. It should then be thoroughly forked over to mix the earth and manure. Apply after plowing at the rate of 25 to 50 pounds per square rod or from two to four tons per acre and incorporate thoroughly with the soil before planting.

Pulverized Sheep Manure also is an excellent strawberry fertilizer and offers several decided advantages, viz:--

It is most economical because it contains a high per cent of refined,
concentrated plant-food in properly balanced proportions.

It is entirely free from all weed seeds and trash. It becomes almost
immediately available for the plants’ use. There is absolutely no
danger, either to roots or foliage on account of using too freely.

Pulverized Sheep Manure may be applied either as a top dressing at intervals during the growing season, by broadcasting or drilling, or in furrows. If used as a top dressing, it should be applied three or four times during the growing season at regular intervals directly over the plant rows, each application at the rate of 3 pounds per square rod or 500 pounds per acre. It will be worked into the soil by hoeing and cultivating.

1. _Kellogg’s
Everbearing Garden_
(FRUITING IN THE SPRING)

2. _Kellogg’s Big
Four Garden_

3. _Kellogg’s Big Cash
Prize Garden_

4. _Kellogg’s
Junior Garden_

5. _Kellogg’s Big
Four Garden_

6. _Kellogg’s
Everbearing Garden_
(FRUITING IN THE FALL)]

_THE WORLD-WIDE FAVORITE_]

For broadcasting or drilling, make one application per season after plowing and just before planting at the rate of 10 to 15 pounds per square rod or one ton per acre.

For furrow fertilizing, a shallow furrow should be made where each row of plants is to be set and the manure distributed evenly in these furrows at the rate of 3 pounds per square rod or 500 pounds per acre. In closing the furrows, the soil and manure should be well mixed after which the ground is ready for planting.

After extensive experiments in which we have become thoroughly convinced of its many merits, we have completed arrangements which enable us to furnish our customers with Pulverized Sheep Manure. For prices see page 63.

If fertilizing with manure is impractical, use any reliable brand of commercial fertilizer which is recommended for fruit growing. This should be applied broadcast after plowing and thoroughly incorporated with the soil before planting.

We are not recommending any formula of commercial fertilizer because the soil requirements in different localities differ so widely. Practically every section of the country is represented by fertilizer dealers or agencies who will be glad to consult with you in regard to your requirements. Your State Agricultural College and Experiment Station also will advise you reliably on this subject.

Any of the above fertilizers, if applied according to our instructions, will give satisfactory results and we suggest using the one best adapted to your particular conditions.

Time to Set Plants

The proper time to set strawberry plants is in the early spring, from the latter part of March until the middle of May, at which time they are in excellent condition for shipping and planting.

Later in the season they will not stand shipping as well nor respond as readily after setting. Therefore it is to the grower’s interest to set plants just as early in the spring as soil conditions will permit. If this cannot be done, plants should be shipped early and heeled-in until they are to be set.

Only in the extreme southern states can plants be set in the fall with any degree of success.

Heeling-In or Keeping Plants Until They Are Set

If conditions make it impossible for you to set your plants when they arrive, they should be heeled-in or trenched to keep them in good condition until you can set them.

Select a location that is protected from the wind and sun and dig a “V” shaped trench about 8 inches deep. After separating the different varieties, open the bunches and spread the plants along the side of the trench, roots downward. Then draw loose soil over against the roots and press it down firmly, being careful not to cover the crowns. Place another layer of plants and continue alternating plants and soil, putting about one inch of soil between layers of plants. The varieties should be kept separate in order that each variety may be readily located when setting the plants.

After the plants are heeled-in, water the ground until it is thoroughly soaked around the roots and keep moist until they are set.

It is advisable to have plants shipped early and heel-in until you are ready to set them as this method will keep them in excellent condition for several weeks.

Planting Systems

There are many systems for planting and growing strawberries but the most profitable are the hill, single-hedge and double-hedge row.

For the hill system, rows should be made 30 inches apart, plants set 15 inches apart in the row and all runners removed.

By setting in check rows the wide spaces can be cultivated with single-horse cultivator and the narrow spaces with hand cultivator. This leaves only a very small area around each plant to be hoed and reduces considerably the cost of cultivation.

In small gardens the rows may be made two feet apart and plants set one foot apart in the row and if crowded for room they may be set 15 inches apart each way.

Fourteen thousand plants may be set on a single acre when they are set 30 x 15 inches.

(NOTE: By Hill System, we do not refer to hilling or ridging the
ground. The plants should be set with the crowns level with the
surface the same as in either of the other systems. Never ridge the
ground unless there is slow and improper drainage.)

The single-hedge row is formed by setting plants two feet apart in rows which are spaced three feet apart. Each original plant is allowed to make two runner plants which are layered on opposite sides of the mother plant directly in line with the row. All other runners should be removed. Seven thousand plants are required for one acre.

For the double-hedge row, plants are set two feet apart in rows which are spaced three and one-half feet apart. Each original plant is allowed to make six runner plants, two of which are layered on opposite sides of the mother plant directly in line with the row. The other four are layered, two on each side of the mother plant, in the spaces between the rows. This forms three distinct rows, the original row and a row of runner plants on each side. After the rows are thus formed all other runners should be removed. Six thousand plants are required for one acre.

Mating Varieties

Strawberry varieties are divided into sexes, male, (staminate or bi-sexual), usually indicated by the letter “B”; and female, (pistillate), by “P.”

The blossoms of the male varieties contain both male and female organs and are self-fertilizing while the blossoms of the female varieties contain only female organs and are dependent upon the pollen produced by the male varieties for fertilization. For this reason it is necessary to set plants of pistillate varieties in rows between rows of bisexuals of the same fruiting season. The pollen is carried by the wind and bees and in this manner, the blossoms of the pistillates become fertilized. Three or four rows of pistillates may be set with only one row of bisexuals on each side of the group.

Even with male varieties the crop may be increased and the quality of the berries improved if several bisexuals are set in the same patch as this provides an interchange of pollen which Nature intended.

Strawberry varieties do not mix or become crossed through the runners. Everbearers may be set beside standard varieties, or any number of different varieties may be grown side by side in a garden or field without mixing unless the runners of one variety are allowed to spread and take root in a row of another variety. Prevent this by restricting runners of each variety to their respective rows.

Setting Plants

Plants should be pruned before they are set. This is done by cutting off the tip ends of the roots, causing a callous to form where each root is cut off. From these callouses, myriads of fine feeding roots start soon after plants are set.

PREMIER

THE PRIZE-WINNER AND MONEY-MAKER]

_The Million Dollar Strawberry_]

In setting plants, make a small “V” shaped opening in the soil, place the roots straight down into this opening holding the crown slightly above ground level and press the soil firmly against the roots.

Kellogg’s All-Metal Corrugated One-Piece Dibble (see page 63) is an ideal tool for setting plants or an ordinary spade will answer the purpose. With a dibble, the setting can be done by one person while it requires two persons if a spade is used. One makes the opening with the spade and presses the soil against the roots and the other places the plant into the opening.

It is a very simple matter to set strawberry plants. Simply use the same judgment as in setting vegetable or flower plants.

Cultivation

Cultivation should begin as soon as plants are set and when soil conditions will permit, should be continued every week or ten days throughout the entire growing season. Never cultivate when the soil is wet but cultivate as soon as the ground can be worked after each rain. Stir the soil to a depth of about two or three inches going as close to the rows as possible and complete the cultivation by hoeing shallow directly around the plants and in the rows where the cultivator teeth do not reach.

Thorough cultivation prevents the formation of crust, keeps the ground free from weeds and promotes plant growth. During dry periods repeated shallow cultivation will prevent the escape of moisture and thereby bring the plants through a long period of drouth in good condition. You will experience very little loss from drouth if you put these instructions into practice.

Filling In Vacancies

Every bare spot in your strawberry rows reduces your profits. If for any reason an occasional plant should fail to grow, these vacant places should be filled in as soon as possible to form unbroken rows thereby making every square foot of your ground contribute its full share toward the crop.

In spots where only one or two plants are missing, the vacancy may be filled by allowing the adjoining plants to form the necessary runner plants and layering them in the proper place. If however, the spot is of considerable length, it is advisable to allow several plants to develop runners and reset these runner plants in filling the vacancies. The proper time for doing this work is in the early fall after a good shower. In resetting the runner plants for this purpose, a clump of soil should be taken up with the roots and care exercised not to disturb the roots so that there will be no check in the growth of the plant.

If these simple instructions are carefully followed, you will have perfectly filled rows.

Removing Blossoms and Runners

Plants will begin to blossom soon after they are set. The blossoms or fruiting stalks of all standard varieties should be pinched or cut off throughout the first year. This strengthens the plants by preventing exhaustion which results from early pollen secretion and seed production. It is very important that this be done as early as possible to relieve the plants of unnecessary strain. This work is easily and quickly done and is usually necessary only once or twice. (See also “The Everbearers” Page 58.)

The runners also should be removed in accordance with the system you wish to follow.

Spraying for Insects and Plant Diseases

For all insects which work upon the foliage either eating or folding the leaves, pour sufficient water over three pounds powdered arsenate of lead to make a paste and continue adding water until it becomes a creamy solution. Pour this into fifty gallons of water and mix thoroughly before spraying. For small gardens use at the rate of one ounce of the powdered arsenate of lead to each gallon of water.

For rust or leaf-spot which may be detected by reddish, rusty-looking spots which destroy the leaf cells, use Bordeaux mixture made as follows:

Suspend a coarsely woven sack containing four pounds blue vitriol into twenty-five gallons of water so that the vitriol in the sack will float on the surface of the water. Put four pounds lump or hydrated lime into a bucket and pour over it hot water, stirring until you have three gallons of creamy mixture. Pour this into twelve gallons of water, then combine this lime solution with the vitriol solution and the result is a Bordeaux mixture known as 4-4-40 solution. Mix thoroughly before spraying. This is a preventive rather than a cure and should be used at the first appearance of any leaf-spot.

The presence of black ants indicates that aphides or root lice are working upon the roots. Repeated cultivation and hoeing are the best remedies.

White grubs which eat off the roots of plants causing them to wilt and die can be destroyed only by digging about the roots of the wilted plants and killing the grub. While this may not always save the affected plant, it will prevent the grub from doing further damage. Late fall plowing is the best preventive against root lice, white grubs, and all other underground insects.

For mildew which causes the leaves to cup or curl and the leaf-stems to become dark, use lime-sulphur at the rate of three gallons to sufficient water to make fifty gallons. The lime-sulphur can be obtained from any manufacturer of spray materials. It is put up in small cans and fifty gallon barrels, and as it deteriorates with age or by freezing, enough for one season only should be purchased when ordering.

For smaller areas, prepare at the above rate in amounts determined by the area you have to spray.

These remedies may be applied with small hand-spray machines or large power sprayers.

(NOTE: Avoid spraying when plants are in blossom or while berries are
ripening.)

Kellogg Pedigree Plants are sprayed frequently throughout the entire growing season to insure absolute freedom from all insects and plant diseases. Our plant fields are kept free from contamination of this nature and every shipment which leaves our farm is likewise free from insects and disease. We are giving the foregoing instructions for spraying simply that you may be familiar with the proper course to follow should any pest find its way into your field after plants are set.

Kellogg Pedigree Plants themselves furnish as strong insurance as can be had against the possibility of having to spray either for insects or diseases.

Mulching

Mulching protects the plants during the winter, retains moisture in the soil, keeps down weed growth during the fruiting season and keeps the berries clean.

In cold climates mulching is necessary to protect the plants during alternate freezing and thawing. If not mulched this expansion and contraction breaks off the fine roots and greatly weakens the plants.

Any material such as oat, wheat or rye straw, marsh hay, shredded corn fodder, or coarse stable manure makes ideal mulching, or leaves will serve the purpose. It should be spread over the field or garden in the early winter soon after the first freeze, covering the plants and ground to a depth of about three inches. If stable manure is used it should be applied thinner, spreading the strawy matter directly over the rows of plants and the fine material between the rows.

In the spring as soon as the frost leaves the ground, remove the mulching which lies directly over the rows to the spaces between the rows. This permits the plants to grow without any obstruction.

In warm climates where freezing is very light, it is unnecessary to cover the plants. Simply apply the mulching between the rows and under the foliage, forming a bedding for the berries to ripen upon.

Mulching adds materially to the strawberry crop and gives the grower bright, clean berries which are in big demand at fancy prices.

Picking

The proper method of picking strawberries is to leave about one inch of the stem attached to the berry. This adds greatly to the appearance, shipping and keeping qualities of the berries thereby making it possible to obtain higher prices.

Unless absolutely necessary, never pick berries when the plants are wet from dew or rain as berries picked when the vines are dry remain fresh and retain their lustre much longer.

The berries should be graded by putting each grade into separate boxes when picking. This eliminates the expense of re-handling and prevents unnecessary bruising when packing.

Packing

The top layer in each box should be arranged in rows so as to present an attractive appearance and make the top as level as possible. This requires but little time and adds greatly to their appearance.

Long berries should be packed on their side while round or top-shaped berries present the best appearance packed with the calyx and stem down. The boxes should then be carefully placed into the crates.

Placards posted in garages and at gasoline filling stations will be read by hundreds of automobile owners with the result that you will find it easy to dispose of your entire strawberry crop right at the patch. Try this simple, inexpensive advertising.]

Berries of high quality packed in this manner will soon establish a reputation for the grower which will greatly increase his profits.

Marketing

Your selling plan should be governed by local conditions. If you have a large acreage, it is advisable to sell to grocers while if your acreage is small and you can devote time, it is more profitable to sell direct to the consumer. In either case you should adopt a trade-name for your berries and label your crates and boxes so that the public will become acquainted with your name and particular brand of berries. Large placards should be placed in stores where your berries are for sale and by also placarding garages and gasoline filling stations, many buyers can be brought direct to your patch. Small advertisements in local papers are also effective.

_The_ Big, Solid Beauty]

the =BIG= EVERBEARING WONDER]

Preparing for Second Crop

Strawberry plants should not be permitted to fruit more than two years.

After the first crop has been picked, the foliage of standard varieties should be mowed off and removed from the patch. The rows should then be narrowed down by plowing a furrow from each side of the row leaving a ridge or back-furrow between the rows. This should be worked down with harrow and cultivator until the furrows have been filled and the ground again made level. A spike-tooth harrow may be used but the teeth should be set with a back slant so as not to tear out the plants when crossing the rows. In small gardens this work may be done with spade and garden rake. Continue working the ground until the surface is smooth. This will slightly cover the crowns and the plants which remain in the rows will soon come up through the fine covering of soil. Apply a top-dressing of manure, continue to cultivate the same as the first year, and your second crop will be fully as profitable as the first.

After fruiting the second year plow the plants under and plant the ground to some other crop at least one year before again setting to strawberries.

The Everbearers

The everbearers are so exceedingly productive and their fruiting season covers such a long period that it is absolutely necessary that the soil contain an abundance of plant-food and berry building material.

A heavy dressing of manure should be plowed under and thoroughly worked into the soil before plants are set and a top dressing of manure applied soon after setting, spreading the coarse material close around the plants under the foliage to serve as mulching when they begin fruiting.

The season the plants are set, all blossoms should be removed from Superb and Peerless until the latter part of June and from Perfection and Progressive until the early part of July, after which they may be allowed to fruit to full capacity. They should then fruit heavily until freezing weather. The following year they will fruit abundantly from early summer until late fall with the exception of a short rest period during July.

The everbearers may be grown either hill, single-hedge or double-hedge row system, but the hill system has proved the most profitable. It is unnecessary to mow the foliage off the everbearers although this may be done if desired the second year after the early summer crop has been picked, when the plants enter their rest period. If this is done prepare the bed the same as for standard varieties.

If these simple instructions are followed, the everbearers will prove exceedingly profitable either for home use or market.

Crop Rotation

Crop rotation is very essential in strawberry growing. After plants have fruited two years, they should be plowed under and the ground planted to some other crop. This may be done as soon as they have finished their second crop.

Cantaloupes make an ideal crop for rotation because they do not draw heavily upon the fertility of the soil and their viny nature keeps the soil mellow. Two years in strawberries, one year in cantaloupes then back to strawberries, with a legume crop to rest and replenish the soil once every five years, fertilizing each year, makes the very best program of rotation for the strawberry grower.

Any of the legumes--clover, cow-peas, soy beans, velvet beans, vetch or alfalfa, are ideal crops for rotation because they add great quantities of humus and nitrogen to the soil. Vegetables or farm crops also may be used to advantage as rotation crops.

Irrigation

Irrigation is an insurance policy on the crop, therefore, if you are situated so that you can irrigate you will find it highly profitable to do so. One can realize only through actual experience, the increased profits which result from irrigation.

The two systems most generally used are the overhead or sprinkling system and the ditch or gravity system. With the overhead system, the water is applied in the form of a fine rain. With the ditch system, shallow furrows or corrugations are made between the rows into which water is run until the entire ground is wet. The water may be obtained either from a well, lake, river or city supply. It may be applied during the heat of the day if desired without any injury to the crop, however if applied at night the evaporation is less. The ground should be cultivated as soon after irrigation as conditions will permit.

We have in operation on the Kellogg Farm, 120 acres of Skinner Overhead Irrigation which was selected by us as the best after a thorough testing of several different systems. Our experience with Skinner Irrigation has been so satisfactory that we recommend it to our customers with absolute confidence that it will prove equally satisfactory and profitable both for the small home garden and the large commercial strawberry grower. For irrigating the small strawberry or vegetable garden or the lawn and shrubbery, Kellogg’s Rain-Maker, manufactured for us by the Skinner Irrigation Company, is unequalled as it furnishes positive insurance against drouth. For description and price, see Page 63.

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“In the spring of 1920 I set 1,250 Kellogg Pedigree Plants. The
varieties were Kellogg’s Premier, Dr. Burrill, Magic Gem, Kellogg’s
Prize and Kellogg’s Big Late. Plants made excellent growth until
August, when a severe hail storm which caused over $50,000.00 damage
in our County, stripped their foliage giving them a serious set-back.
In spite of this, they produced 600 quarts of fine berries this season
which brought 25 and 30 cents per quart with ready sale. I follow the
Kellogg Way and find it most profitable. I intend to order 1,200 more
Kellogg Plants in time to be sure of getting them next spring.”

James C. Tarrance, Kansas.

Kellogg Strawberry Dainties

_Compiled by Mrs. F. E. (C. J.) Beatty_

NOTE: In the following recipes (with the exception of uncooked sun preserves), any light colored syrup may be substituted for sugar by using equal weights of berries and syrup and adding one cup sugar to each quart syrup. If boiling is required, boil slowly.

Serving Strawberries in the South

Folks ’way down South eat strawberries in wholesale lots and make them
up in many tasteful ways. A favorite breakfast dish in the South is to
sprinkle hot waffles with sugar and then spread over them plenty of
freshly mashed strawberries. Another good dish is hot toast moistened
with butter and cream and then covered with mashed or cut berries.

The pie-eating members of the family will enjoy the Southern way of
making strawberry custard pie. Make your favorite recipe for custard
pie with milk, eggs, sugar and grated nutmeg, but leave out the
strawberry juice or any acid flavoring; then, just before serving, cut
some berries in half and spread them thickly over the top of the pie,
and cover with a meringue flavored with lemon juice.

Strawberry Tarts

Line tart tins with nice puff paste, filling with plum pits, corn or
some such thing so they will keep their shape while baking. When done,
fill with sweetened strawberries and heap up with whipped cream.

Fancy Shortcake

Pour one cupful boiling water over two cups sugar, boil for five
minutes, then cool. Separate the whites from yolks of four eggs and
beat the yolks until thick; then add the syrup to them, beating
constantly; now add two cups flour sifted with one and one-half
teaspoons baking powder; add a pinch of salt and one teaspoon lemon
juice, then fold in the whites, beaten stiff and dry; spread in two
round layer cake tins, bake in a quick oven. When done, remove to warm
platter; spread with fine sugar and crushed berries. Place on top a
thick meringue of beaten egg whites seasoned with sugar and arrange
berries about the cake.

Bottling Sun-Preserved Strawberries

Strawberries hold the color and shape better when preserved in the
sun. Weigh the fruit; to each pound allow three-quarters of a pound of
sugar; put a layer of sugar, a layer of fruit, another layer of sugar
on a large granite or stoneware platter, cover with glass and stand in
the hot sun. As the sun cools toward evening bring them in and put
them out again the next day. Lift each berry carefully with a fork and
arrange them neatly in tumblers or bottles. Boil the syrup for five or
six minutes, pour it over the fruit, cover with the glass and let them
stand all night in a cold place. Next morning cover the jars with
melted paraffine, over which stretch tissue paper and fasten it down
with white of egg. When the covers are dry brush them over with water.

Strawberry Cream

Mash one quart berries with one cup powdered sugar and rub through
fine sieve; dissolve one and one-half ounces gelatine in one pint
sweet milk; strain and add one pint whipped cream and the berry juice.
Pour into a wet mould and set on the ice to form.

Strawberry Jam

Take equal parts of berries and granulated sugar, mash them together,
put into a preserving kettle and cook for more than half an hour. Put
into jars and when cold, seal.

Strawberry Jelly

Add one-third currant or rhubarb juice to the strawberry juice before
cooking and proceed as for other jellies.

Canned Strawberries

For every quart of fresh, firm berries allow one teacupful of
granulated sugar. Add the sugar in layers and allow the fruit to stand
covered for an hour. Bring slowly to the boiling point and let simmer
two minutes. Do not stir the fruit and when done dip carefully into
cans and seal.

Sun Preserves

To three quarts of cleaned berries use two quarts of sugar. Make a
thick syrup of the sugar and when it is boiling up like taffy, turn
the berries in and after they begin boiling, let them boil briskly for
twenty minutes. Turn out into platters or shallow dishes, putting just
a layer of berries and plenty of juice on each dish. Set them in the
hot sun until evening, then bring in, let stand until morning and put
into clean (and cold) jars or glasses and seal. Any surplus juice may
be put out in the sun until it turns to jelly.

If there is no sun or it is too cold, leave the preserves in the
plates for two or three days or more and they will thicken and be just
as good.

Strawberry Ice Cream

Wash, pick over and hull two boxes berries. Sprinkle with two cups
sugar, cover and let stand two hours. Mash and squeeze through
cheesecloth; then add three pints thin cream and a few grains salt.
Freeze, using three parts finely crushed ice to one part rock salt.

Strawberry Sponge

Beat up one cupful of sugar with one-half cupful of butter, add two
well beaten eggs, two-thirds cupful of milk, two teaspoons of baking
powder and enough flour to make a stiff batter. Bake in a buttered
ring mold in a moderate oven and turn out when ready. Fill the center
with sugared strawberries and serve with whipped and sweetened cream.

Strawberry Gelatine

One quart berries, one-half box gelatine, one and one-half cups water,
one cup sugar, juice of one lemon, beaten whites of four eggs. Soak
the gelatine in one-half cup of water; mash the berries and add half
the sugar to them; boil the remainder of sugar and the cup of water
gently twenty minutes; rub the berries through a hair sieve; add
gelatine to boiling syrup; take from the fire and add berry juice;
place the bowl in pan of ice water and beat with egg beater five
minutes, add beaten whites and beat until it begins to thicken. Pour
into well moistened moulds and set on ice. Serve with cream.

Strawberry Surprise

Line a pie plate with a good crust and fill with strawberries. Sweeten
to taste and cover with a sponge batter made as follows: Beat yolks of
eggs until lemon colored, add sugar and beat until creamy, then add
flour sifted three times and fold in stiffly beaten whites. Bake in a
moderate oven. When cool, cover the top with sweetened whipped cream.

Ingredients: 1 quart strawberries, 3 eggs, pie crust, ½ cupful sugar,
½ cupful flour, ½ pint sweet cream.

Plain Shortcake

One quart sifted flour, one-half cup butter and lard mixed, two
teaspoons baking powder, sweet milk enough to make a soft dough.
Divide into three equal parts, roll out, spread melted butter on each
and place on top of each other and bake.

A Healthful, Delicious and Refreshing Beverage]

Strawberry Jelly

One quart of strawberries, one large cup of white sugar, juice of one
lemon, one-third of a package of Cox’s gelatine soaked in one cup of
cold water, one pint of boiling water; mash the berries to a pulp and
strain through coarse muslin. Mix the sugar and lemon juice with the
soaked gelatine, stir up well and pour over them the boiling water.
Stir until clear; strain through a flannel bag; add the strawberry
juice; strain again without shaking or pressing the bag. Wet a mold
with cylinder in center in cold water; fill it and set it in ice to
form. Turn out upon a cold dish; fill with whipped cream made quite
sweet with powdered sugar and serve at once. It is very fine.

Oranged Strawberries

Put a layer of strawberries into a deep dish, cover thickly with
pulverized sugar; then a layer of berries and so on until all are
used. Pour over them orange juice in the proportion of three oranges
to a quart of berries. Let stand for an hour and just before serving
sprinkle with crushed ice.

Strawberry Blanc-Mange

Crush two teacups of very ripe berries with a cup of granulated sugar.
Press through a fine strainer to remove the seeds. Beat the whites of
four eggs so stiff that the dish may be inverted without spilling the
contents. Add gradually one-half cup of powdered sugar. Next beat in
the juice by degrees and continue until the mass becomes so stiff it
stands in ragged peaks. Serve with a soft custard made of the unused
yolks, cup and a half of milk and four tablespoons of sugar cooked in
a double boiler until thick as cream. Pour custard into a pretty dish
and slip the blanc-mange upon it while custard is hot.

Frosted Strawberries

Beat the white of an egg for a minute or so. Dip berries one by one
into this, roll in powdered sugar and let dry.

Strawberry Mousse

To a pint of double cream add the juice of a lemon and a cup of
strawberry preserve. Beat until thick to the bottom of the bowl. Have
ready a three-pint mould lined with lemon, orange or pineapple
sherbet. Put the mousse mixture into the center and cover with more
sherbet. Adjust the cover over paper and pack in equal parts of ice
and salt. Let stand about two hours. Lining the mould with sherbet may
be omitted, but it is a great improvement to the dish. Thus lined, it
is removed from the mould with ease.

Strawberry Pie

Make a good crust, not too rich, for the undercrust and one more rich
for the upper. Fill the pie well with berries, sprinkle generously
with flour, then the sugar. Put no water in the pie, but dip the
finger tips into water and wet the undercrust all around the edge,
running the fingers around until a sort of paste is formed. Then put
on upper crust and press down firmly. Do not bake too quickly.

Strawberry Shrub

Pour three quarts of best cider vinegar over nine pounds of fine, ripe
strawberries, let it stand for twenty-four hours, then bring to a boil
and strain. Add a pint and a half of sugar for every pint of juice,
boil together five minutes, then strain again. Put up in self-sealing
cans. A tablespoonful or two added to a glass of water makes a
delicious and refreshing drink.

Strawberry and Rice Pudding

Boil one-half cupful of rice in milk until done. When nearly cool stir
in gently, fine ripe strawberries. Sweeten to taste. Serve with a nice
custard or whipped cream.

Fruit Punch

Sugar syrup, rather than sugar in a crude form, is preferable for
sweetening any kind of beverage and is especially desirable when the
foundation of the beverage is a fruit juice or a combination of
several varieties of fruit juices.

Boil three pints of water and three cups of sugar twenty minutes. When
cold add a pint of strawberry juice, a cup of orange juice, juice of
three lemons and one quart or more of water.

Strawberry Tapioca

Cover one cup pearl tapioca with a pint of cold water and soak two
hours. Put it over the fire, add one pint of water and sugar to taste.
Cook about thirty minutes or until clear. Pour while hot over a quart
of stemmed strawberries and put by to cool. Serve with powdered sugar
and cream.

Strawberry Frappe

One quart of fine, ripe fruit, put through a press, and one pound of
sugar; let stand until the sugar is dissolved, then add a quart of
water and freeze until thick, but not stiff.

Strawberry Sherbet

Boil together one quart of water and one pint of sugar fifteen
minutes. Add a teaspoonful of softened gelatine and when cold strain
over one pint of strawberry juice and the juice of a lemon. Freeze in
the usual manner.

To Can Strawberries

Wash and stem the berries. Fill into jars, jostling down but not
enough to break the berries, (have the jar on folded cloth), and when
filled, screw on the lid, (partially). Set in a vessel deep enough to
come above jars and have board or rack in bottom, then fill almost to
top of jars with cold water. Watch closely and let boil one minute, by
the clock. Then lift out and fill the jars with a rather thin hot
syrup which has been prepared; put on hot rubbers and seal tight.

Strawberry Sauce

One-third cup of butter, one cup powdered sugar, one teaspoon lemon or
orange extract. Cream the butter, add sugar gradually and flavoring.
To this add one cup strawberry pulp and the lightly beaten white of
one egg. Chill thoroughly.

Strawberry Sauce

Cream together butter and powdered sugar. Add flavor and when ready to
serve mix in one or two crushed berries to tint the sauce and a
generous quantity of hulled berries,--sliced.

Strawberry Jam

Crush berries and add almost an equal weight of sugar. Put mixture in
preserving kettle and let come to boiling point. Stir well and when
whole mass is boiling, let boil twenty or twenty-five minutes. Then
stir into this mixture one tablespoon of cornstarch to every gallon of
jam. Wet the starch with enough cold water to thin it good, add to
boiling jam and continue boiling for five minutes. Then seal in jars.

NOTE: I have found Kellogg’s Delicious (The Strawberry That Satisfies)
a splendid variety;--unsurpassed for canning, preserving and immediate
table use. This variety is a very heavy producer and I recommend it
with positive assurance that its berries, whether served in any of the
foregoing recipes or in any other manner, will give you a new and
lasting impression of how deliciously satisfying strawberries can be.

Kellogg’s Rain-Maker

You don’t need to gaze wistfully at the sky and wish for rain if you have Kellogg’s Rain-Maker. Solves the watering problem for garden, lawn or shrubbery as it is light and portable (weighs only 25 lbs.) and is easily moved wherever you need rain. It is manufactured for us by the Skinner Irrigation Company of Troy, Ohio, and embodies on a smaller scale, the same principle of Skinner Irrigation which we use exclusively on the Kellogg Farm and which we have found most desirable and efficient. Consists of two nine-foot sections of ¾ inch galvanized pipe fitted with nine of the famous Skinner System Silver Stream nozzles. Attaches to water supply with hose and at ordinary city pressure irrigates a strip 50 x 18 feet. Supported by three pointed iron rods. Nothing to get out of order--lasts a lifetime.

We use and recommend Kellogg’s Rain-Maker. Make certain having yours when you need it by ordering today. After using the first time, you wouldn’t part with it at any price if you couldn’t get another. Weight packed for shipment, about 30 pounds. In ordering, please specify whether you prefer shipment by Express or Freight.

=Price only $11.00 each f. o. b. Troy, Ohio.=

Hearts of Gold Cantaloupe

Enormously productive,--thrives everywhere. Melons are of uniformly supreme quality, round, medium-size, with thick, golden flesh, small seed-cavity and thin, perfectly netted rind. Sells readily at highest prices on all markets.

We quote genuine Hearts of Gold seed,--grown, packed and shipped direct to our customers by Roland Morrill, the originator of this famous melon, at the following prices:

=Seed for planting one acre, $5.00; one-half acre, $3.00; one-fourth acre, $1.75; family garden, $1.00; trial packet, 50 cents. (Postpaid.)=

We use and recommend this reliable brand of concentrated, Pulverized Sheep Manure. Ideal for strawberries, vegetables and flowers. A whole wagon-load of manure in a bag. For full information regarding use and rate of application of Pulverized Sheep Manure, see “Soil Preparation and Fertilizers,” Pages 47 and 50.

Send us your order today for enough to last through the growing season. In ordering, please specify whether you prefer shipment by Express or Freight. =Price, $2.25 per 100 pounds, f. o. b. Chicago, Ill. Prices in ton lots quoted upon request.=

Your gardening success, whether with several acres or in a small back-yard, demands that plants must be properly set. Disappointing, unprofitable crops express with unfailing certainty Nature’s disapproval of careless, slip-shod transplanting. Avoid disappointment and enjoy the satisfaction resulting from bigger, more profitable crops

_By Planting With_

KELLOGG’S
All-Metal
CORRUGATED
One-Piece
DIBBLE

_The Practical, Efficient Plant-Setting Tool_

Just the tool for setting your vegetable, fruit and flower plants. Light, strong and durable. Will last indefinitely. Every home and market gardener should have one or more of these profitable money-savers.

Price Only 75 Cents Each--3 for $1.50

Delivered, all transportation charges prepaid

_for_ HOME _and_ MARKET GARDENERS]

BIG WONDER

_A Wonderful Strawberry_]

KELLOGG’S 1922 PRICE-LIST

(NOTE: These prices supersede and cancel all previous quotations and are for acceptance not later than May 25, 1922)

INSTRUCTIONS FOR USING PRICE-LIST

(_See also paragraph below entitled “Kellogg’s Free Delivery”_)

Beneath the variety names in each column below are complete scales of prices of 25 to 1,000 plants. The price which appears opposite any given quantity of plants applies separately to each variety in that column and not to a combination of varieties. For example; 200 plants of any one variety in column 3 are priced at $3.20, but should you order 100 plants each of more than one variety listed in that column, the price of each 100 plants will be $2.00. Regardless of how many varieties you may order, figure the price of each separately the same as though you were ordering that one variety only. 500 or more plants of any one variety are sold at the 1,000 rate. A 5 per cent discount is allowed on orders amounting to $50.00 to $100.00, and 10 per cent discount on orders amounting to more than $100.00.

PLEASE WRITE VERY PLAINLY AND BE SURE THAT YOUR ORDER IS CORRECTLY MADE OUT

KELLOGG’S PERFECTION EVERBEARER

25 plants, $2.50; 50, $4.50; 75, $6.50; 100, $8.00. More than 100 plants, at the rate of $8.00 per 100.

KELLOGG STRAWBERRY GARDENS
Kellogg’s Junior Garden $4.50
Kellogg’s Cash Prize Garden 6.50
Kellogg’s Big Four Garden 7.00
Kellogg’s Everbearing Garden 9.00

HEARTS OF GOLD CANTALOUPE SEED
For planting:
One acre $5.00 One-fourth acre $1.75
One-half acre 3.00 Family Garden 1.00
Trial packet 50c

Kellogg’s All-Metal, Corrugated, One-Piece Dibble, 75 cents each. Three for $1.50.

KELLOGG’S FREE DELIVERY

The prices quoted above on Kellogg Pedigree Plants, Kellogg Strawberry Gardens, Hearts of Gold Cantaloupe Seed and Kellogg’s All-Metal, Corrugated, One-Piece Dibble, include delivery to your nearest Express or Post Office as we prepay all Transportation charges on these items. We reserve the right however, to ship either by Express or Parcel Post. We do not prepay Duty on Canadian Shipments. This must be paid by the customer when plants arrive at Custom House.

=Kellogg’s Rain-Maker, $11.00 each, f. o. b. Troy, Ohio. Weight packed for shipment, about 30 pounds.=

=Wizard Brand Pulverized Sheep Manure, $2.25 per 100 pounds f. o. b. Chicago, Ill. Prices in ton lots quoted upon request.=

(_When ordering Kellogg’s Rain-Maker or Pulverized Sheep Manure, please state whether you prefer shipment by Express or Freight._)

Instructions for Ordering and General Information

=To avoid misunderstanding and unnecessary correspondence, please read
this page carefully before making out your order=

VERY IMPORTANT

Be sure your order is correctly made out by following closely the instructions given on this page. Always sign your name the same and please write plainly as this assists us in giving orders and letters prompt attention.

WE DO NOT EMPLOY AGENTS

Beware of anyone claiming to be our agent. Genuine Kellogg Pedigree Plants can be obtained only by sending your order direct to R. M. Kellogg Company, Three Rivers, Mich.

WHEN TO ORDER

Your order should be sent to us as early as possible. The earlier it is received, the more certain you will be to get your choice of varieties.

OUR ACKNOWLEDGMENT

We acknowledge receipt of all orders promptly. If you do not receive acknowledgment within a reasonable time, write us,--giving full description of your order and remittance.

CORRESPONDENCE

If you have occasion to write us regarding order after it has been booked, always refer to the order number.

ADDITIONAL ORDERS

Additional plants may be ordered at any time but if an additional order is received after April 1st, it will be booked and shipped separately. Orders are not subject to cancellation and we cannot change any order after April 1st.

ORDER IN MULTIPLES OF 25 PLANTS

Kellogg Pedigree Plants are accurately counted and tied into bunches of 25 plants, each bunch containing a label giving the name and sex of the variety. We do not furnish less than 25 plants of any variety and plants of each variety must be ordered in exact multiples of 25; that is, 25, 50, 75, 100 and so on.

CHANGE OF ADDRESS

Advise us promptly of change of address, giving both your old and new addresses.

OUR TERMS

With the single exception of Public Institutions, we do not ship plants until full payment has been received. Please do not ask us to ship C. O. D. as we positively cannot deviate from this rule. If your order amounts to more than $5.00 and you cannot conveniently remit full amount when ordering, a remittance of one-third will reserve the plants but the balance must be remitted not later than April 1st. Full payment should accompany orders amounting to less than $5.00 and all orders which are sent to us after March 15th.

HOW TO SEND MONEY

If possible, remittance should be made by Postoffice or Express Money Order or by Bank Draft. If this is not convenient send registered letter or personal check, adding 10 cents for exchange if you remit by check.

SPRING SHIPMENTS ONLY

It is advisable to have your plants shipped as early as possible. We begin digging and shipping in the spring as soon as weather permits (usually about April 1st) and continue until May 25th. We positively cannot ship at any other time of the year. If you specify shipping date, we shall follow your instructions as closely as possible, otherwise we shall use our own judgment.

SUBSTITUTION

We seldom find it necessary to substitute but if, when it comes time to ship your order, we are unable to furnish certain varieties you have ordered, may we substitute in their place varieties of equal or greater value? It is very important that you answer “Yes” or “No” in proper place on Order Sheet, naming second choice of varieties if substitution will meet with your approval. If you do not indicate your wish, we shall assume that you wish us to use our judgment. We shall not substitute, however, unless necessary.

CLAIMS

Any claim for mistakes or adjustment must be made immediately upon receipt of plants. In reporting any discrepancy please state the number of plants of each variety, also number of crates or packages received and date received. This will assist us in making a prompt investigation.

_Our Guaranty_

_With our careful methods of growing, labeling and packing plants,
mistakes are practically impossible. We therefore guarantee Kellogg
Pedigree Plants to be true to name and free from insects and fungous
diseases, however in no event will we be responsible for more than the
amount paid us for the plants._

_Kellogg Pedigree Plants are delivered to the Transportation Company
in first-class condition and thereupon our responsibility ceases. We
cannot and will not be in any way responsible for the crop, for loss
or delay after plants are turned over to the Transportation Company,
or for inability to fill any order on account of shortage of plants,
conditions resulting from an act of Nature, labor situation or any
other cause beyond our control. It is mutually understood and agreed
between the customer and ourselves that all orders are placed and
accepted in accordance with the terms and conditions herein provided._

* * * * *

Don’t overlook ordering Kellogg’s Marvel, (The Marvel of Beauty and Productiveness) and Kellogg’s Delicious, (The Strawberry that Satisfies). These two varieties will give you something extraordinary in Strawberries.

_The Marvel of Beauty and Productiveness_]

Transcriber’s Notes

The spelling used in the printed work has been retained. Sion-illi and
Sionilli both occur in the original work, and have not been
standardised, nor have other inconsistently hyphenated words.

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The Kellogg Trade Mark illustration (“THOROUGHBRED PEDIGREE--TRADE
MARK--STRAWBERRY PLANTS”) occurs in many illustrations, but has been
transcribed just once (on the front cover).

Changes made:

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