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22nd Annual Catalog and Price 
List of Small Fruit Plants 


A COMMON SENSE VIEW ON GROWING SMALL FRUITS 
NO EXAGGERATED STORIES—DEALS ONLY IN PLAIN FACTS 


STRAWBERRIES — 


ARE OUR SPEGIALTY 


We Make Them Profitable and So Can You 


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F. W. DIXON, HOLTON, KANSAS 


ESTABLISHED 1888 “ SPRING, 1909 


INTRODUCTORY 


This is our twenty-second year in growing and shipping strawberry and other 
small fruit plants. ‘This season finds us better prepared and equipped than 
ever to handle our trade for the coming season. We have a much larger 
supply of plants than we have ever grown before. It is true, the weather 
early in the season was not quite as favorable as we would wish but at the 
present writing, December first, our plants are in first-class condition. Our 
trade the past season was all that could be desired. We sold out of most 
all varieties and could have sold many hundred thousand more plants of 
some varieties if we had had them. At the present time we have more 
orders booked for spring delivery than ever before. We have a large number 
of inquiries and we are sure that some late orders will not be filled as the 
purchaser wants them. Our increasing trade proves that we try hard ang 
succeed in suiting our customers. We are always willing to rectify mistakes and 
if any of our customers have a grievance we will be pleased to hear from 
you. 

OUR SUPPLY OF PLANTS is undoubtedly the largest we have ever grown. We 
have some eighty acres of new fields and we are Satisfied that we have twelve 
to fifteen million plants of all the leading varieties. From our correspondence 
we find that the supply of plants is even shorter than it was last season, and 
it was short last season. The drouth in all parts of the country during July 
and August did a great deal of damage, causing a great shortage of plants. 

We have taken unusual pains this season to see that our plants are true to name 
and unmixed and we are certain we have succeeded. 

WE NEVER DIG PLANTS FROM AN OLD FIELD AND ONLY WELL ROOTED 
PLANTS ARE SENT OUT and they are all well rooted this season. We have 
the best soil in the world for growing plants. Most of it is rich sandy loam and 
will produce the best plants possible. 

OUR PLANTS ARE CAREFULLY DUG and placed in boxes with a cloth cover 
fixed to one end which is used to cover the plants when the box is full. They are 
then carefully labeled and taken to the packing shed where they are trimmed 
and counted 26 in a bunch; every bunch laheled with a printed label; packed 
and shipped at once. We use printed labels which reduces the possibility of 
mistakes. 

WE USUALLY BEGIN SHIPPING ABOUT MARCH FIRST, but last season we 
began much earlier. We are shipping plants now and will continue to ship all 
winter during open spells of weather. "We have had so few complaints about 
our plants that we certainly feel very much pleased with our last season’s 
trade. 

THE LAND THAT WE NOW FARM CONSISTS OF SOME 400 ACRES of the 
best land in this section. We have recently added by purchase 130 acres lying 
near the city of Holton. Our plants this season are grown on entirely new 
fields that have never produced strawberry plants before, except one small 
‘field which has not grown strawberries for a number of years. Therefore you 
run no possible risk of getting plants that are diseased in any way. 

OUR OFFICE AND PACKING SHED IS FIVE BLOCKS SOUTHWEST OF THE 
POSTOFFICE and not over one mile from any depot. We are pleased to have 
our customers call at any time. Holton is located in Northeastern Kansas, 

has three railroads and two express companies. We have long distance tele- 
phone, both Bell and Independent, in our office. We have a large supply of 
first-class help and can ship orders on short notice. 


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FIELD SHOWING DUNLAP PLANTS IN FOREGROUND. 


A field of 30 acres, photographed Dec. 10th, 1908. Shows rows 100 rods long— 
good stand of plants for this season. All this field under mulch 10 days later. 
Photographed too late in season to show plants to best advantage. 


PACKING IS DONE IN THE VERY BEST POSSIBLE MANNER, for which no 
charge is made. The long experience of our packers assure our customers 
that the plants will reach them in good condition. Do not be alarmed if 
your plants are a little dry when received. There is much more danger in 
having them packed too wet than of having them too dry. Plants that are 
shipped a little dry can be revived by a little wetting, but if they are shipped 
too wet they might become heated and you would not know it until too late. 
If plants reach you in a frozen condition place them in a cool cellar until 
thoroughly thawed out. We ship mostly in crates holding 1.500 to 2,000 plants. 


A CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION is attached to every package. Also have 
certificates from all states requiring same. 


WE MAKE A SPECIALTY OF MAIL ORDERS and send out just as good 
plants by mail as we do by express. 


EXPRESS is the common way of shipping as there is no delay as there is in 
shipping by freight. Plants go at a special rate, much lower than merchandise. 
We guarantee plants to arrive in good condition by express. We have the 
United States and the Pacific express companies. 


FREIGHT—The bulk of our plants the past season were shipped this way, and 
we had very little loss in transit. Several shipments were four weeks on the 
road and arrived in first-class condition. Delays occur sometimes, but the 
buyer takes the risks. We are on the main line of the C., R. I. & P Rv., the 


F. W. DIXON, HOLTON, KANSAS 3 


Northwestern connecting with the Missouri Pacific at Kansas City ar4d other 
points, and the L. K. & W. with close connection with the Union Pacific sys- 
tem. We believe this is about as good a shipping point as can be had. 


WHEN TO ORDER—Now is the time to order, by all means. While our supply 
of plants is large, we are almost sure to run short on some varieties. Also it is a 
great convenience to have orders in early and can serve our customers to 4 
better advantage. We will not substitute unless ordered to do so. We reserve 
the right to send back money for plants we cannot furnish. 


SPECIAL OFFERS FOR EARLY ORDERS—-Orders received before March 1 
accompanied by full payment, will be subjected to the following discounts: 


Orders @mountmento over $5300. O98 4285 wie Ba.WOl wee 5 per cent 
Orders -aniountim= to aver $t5-60 5.2. 2028. 2S. ES re. oS TK per cent 
Orders anioumntine, to .over$ 40:00. iis ps Ses Seple ed cee ss oe 40 per cent 
OPEC's AMOUNE NES LO_OVCE 1 050 Ui ico ie a higny a.o mies nae ph kta yrae phe LD per cent 


We can furnish many varieties in 100,000 lots or more. 


TERMS CASH—One-fourth with order, balance before shipment, OF eG. Go: 1 
This is better for you and better for us. Remittances may be made by draft, 
P. O. order or express order, or by registered letter. 


RATE—Six of a kind at dozen rate, 50 of a kind at 100 rate, 250 of a kind at 1,000 
rate. Some send us order for 500 of several varieties at thousand rates. This 


we can not do. ; 


WE WILL NOT FILL ORDERS AT CATALOG RATES DURING JULY, AUGUST 
AND SEPTEMBER—We cannot afford to dig plants except at special prices dur- 


CORNER OF ANOTHER FIELD OF OUR SUPERIOR STRAWBERRY PLANTS. NO BETTER PLANTS TO BE 
HAD ANYWHERE. 


Rows 90 rods long. Also shows our buildings in background to right of center. 


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ing these months. Many of our customers send us orders io dig at catalog rates 
during these months. If we fill them we do so at a loss, and if we do not fill 
them they are mad. Whichever way we do we lose a customer. We want to 
repeat that we will not fill orders at catalog rates during these months. 


PRICES OF PLANTS as a rule are a little higher than last season. There are sev- 
eral reasons for this, greater demand, wages and other expenses higher, and 
there is not as many plants grown per acre. 


THE QUALITY OF OUR PLANTS is as good as we usually grow and our cus- 
tomers know the kind of plants we have been shipping in the past. We think 
our prices are as low as any one who ships the same kind of pl ints. 


WE GUARANTEE ALL OUR PLANTS TRUE TO NAME AND CAREFULLY 
LABELED—We exercise the greatest care to have our plants true to name and 
unmixed, but if they should prove otherwise we will not be responsible for 
more than the original cost of the plants. 


REFERENCES—State Bank of Holton, Postmaster or Express Agents, Holton, 
Kansas. 


WHEN MAKING OUT YOUR ORDER USE ORDER SHEET IN THE BACK OF 
THIS CATALOG—State when and how you want your plants shipped Orders 
are acknowledged as soon as received. If you do not hear from us promptly 
write again. ok 


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SEND US A LIST OF FRUIT-GROWERS IN YOUR VICINITY and we will mail 
you a liberal supply of plants for your trouble. When sending such a list state 
which variety you prefer. 


THE STRAWBERRY SEASON OF 1908 was even a greater disappointment than 
that of the past two seasons, with which our readers are familiar. At the time our 
berries began to ripen this section was visited by exceedingly heavy rains. All 
railroads were washed out and our berry fields were one sheet of water most 
of the time. Of course, berries being grown under such conditions were soft. 
Even with this trouble prices were high when we could get our berries to mar- 
ket and they paid us a very fair profit. We reiterate the fact which we have 
stated in our catalog many times before, that there is nothing pays better than 
the strawberry. In this catalog we give you some views of our plant and fruit- 
ing fields for the coming season. At the present time we never had a better 
prospect for a strawberry crop than we have now. What the harvest will be we 
are unable to state, we are doing our part. 

For the profitable growing of strawberries it is sometimes necessary 6 have an 
irrigation outfit, but for the past two seasons it has not been necessary to 
operate anything of that kind during the fruiting season. 


THE PROFIT IN GROWING STRAWBERRIES IS ALWAYS GOOD— 
We never knew a: season when_ strawberries were a total failure. 
We find the crop to be more reliable than any other crop grown 
on our farms. Of course; if everyone grew strawberries the market 
would soon be. glutted. But strawberry growing requires a_ peculiar 
adaptability to the business and not everyone will make a success of ‘it. 
In many catalogs you will be advised to plant high priced varieties and that 
insures the most success to the plant grower. Probably we would have been 
better off in this world’s goods if we had exploited some high priced variety 
in the past, but we have always tried to tell our customers the facts at all times. 
We grow a large number of varieties because our trade reaches to all parts of 
the United States and several foreign countries. Some varieties will succeed in 


F. W. DIXON, HOLTON, KANSAS 5 


some places while it is a failure with us, except in plant growth. The first 
requisite in a large and profitable strawberry business is a man who likes the 
business. Otherwise he had better not begin. 


THE OUTLOOK FOR THE COMING SEASON, 1909, is for a fair crop of straw- 
berries and the prospect for good prices is just as good as it could be. The acre- 
age is not very heavy and the plants are thin on the ground and it looks to us 
like some one will make big money in strawberries. The South probably has 
not suffered as much from drought as the season before, but the Central and 
Northern sections have been greatly damaged. As far as our own fields are con- 
cerned, photographs in this catalog will show the past few weeks have put our 
plants in first-class condition. There should never be any overproducticn of any 
kind of fruit. It is likely there will be under-consumption. That is, a great many 
people will not get enough fruit. Improvements in transportation will help mat- 
ters considerably. We predict big prices for berries at least two seasons. 


THE COST OF GROWING AN ACRE OF STRAWBERRIES depends on the man 
who manages the job, his soil, weather conditions, etc. We estimate that it costs 
us $50 an acre to grow an acre of strawberries. Of course, for preparing the soil, 
planting and cultivating we use the latest improved labor saving tools. All our 
fields are planted with a planter and cultivated with a double row cultivator. 
This helps to keep down expenses. We do just as little hoeing as possible, but at 
the same time we hoe enough to keep our fields free from weeds. 


MARKETING STRAWBERRIES is the most important matter. Most any one can 
grow a fair crop and a great many can grow a very large crop, but few have the 
ability to market them successfully. Hence, the reason fruit-growers’ asso- 
sociations are becoming more popular. It is often the case that perishable fruit 
can be sold in car lots at the shipping station for better prices than could 
possibly be received at retail. Men can be hired to market strawberries much 
more profitably than the average grower can market them. However, if you 
have a home market we would advise you to cultivate it. In our home market | 
we only allow one first-class groceryman to handle our berries and we keep 
him supplied regularly several times a day with fresh berries. "We state at 
what price the fruit will sell and it is generally sold that way. If you supply 
two or three merchants in a small town they will soon be “bucking” one an- 
other and you will be paying the bill. It is true that large fine berries will 
help market themselves, but there is a limit to the price that can be asked for 
them in a comparatively new state like ours. The main thing we try to do is 
to get a large number of crates, per acre; the berries are always large enough. 
Of course, the larger the crop the larger the berries are generally. Express 
companies are to blame in a great measure for the failure to get a good price 
for strawberries. The helpers are not very careful in handling fruit and if 
your berries have two or three transfers enroute, you can depend on it that 
they will arrive in very poor condition. 


STRAWBERRIES 


In describing the behavior of the different varieties of strawberries the past season 
it will be well for our customers to note that unusual weather conditions existed 


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again during 1908 the same as in 1907, although conditions were different 
from those of 1907. We had unusually wet weather this season during the 
entire fruiting season and many varieties were unable to withstand the unusual 
weather, while other varieties seemed to do better under such conditions, Frosts 
about -‘May ist did some damage to early varieties. Those of our customers 
who have had our catalog for a number of years, by keeping them, could refer 
back to the behavior of different varieties for a long season of years and ) 
thereby gain some valuable information. 


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EXTRA EARLY VARIETIES 


Photographs of all strawberry plants shown in the catalog were made from fresh 
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customers. 


August Imther (Per.)—This well-known variety is a success in many localities. 
With us this season late frosts damaged some varieties considerably and we 
thought August Luther was damaged very much, but it came out and made a 
fine crop of good berries that sold at top prices because they came in a little 
before the extremely wet weather. It succeeds best in a light soil. The plant 
is not large, but it is a thrifty grower. Foliage is unusually healthy. 


Climax (Per.)—This variety is a success in many localities. We know it is so 
because of the demand for plants. It has not proven a great success with us. 
The past season frost and unusually wet weather proved too much for it. How- 
ever, the plant growth is excellent. It does not make as many runners as some 
varieties. Plant is large and foliage healthy. Berry is large and firm. It fs 
a first-class pollenizer, 


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Excelsior (Per.)—The early frosts proved the undoing of this variety and we had 
no berries to amount to anything. It is undoubtedly the earliest of early berries, 
but its flavor is very much against it. However, the berry is very firm and 
a first-class shipper and it makes a very fine appearance in the box, being of a 
rich dark color. The plant is not large, but the roots are long and will stand 
any amount of drouth. It will not succeed best on a rich soil unless carefully 
thinned as the plants are likely to set too thickly in the row. 


Michels Early (Per.)—This is strictly a southern berry. We have never been able 
to grow a good crop of berries. The berries are of good flavor and a good 
shipper. We know this because of their being shipped to our market early in 
the season. 


Morning Star (Per.)—We have fruited this berry only two seasons, but because 
of frosts we have been unable to get any berries to amount to anything. It 
has the appearance of being a first-class berry under favorable conditions. 
Plant growth is remarkably good; foliage very heavy and healthy. 


Saint Louis (Per.)—This new variety is a seedling of Lady Thompson and Haver- 
land and shows its parentage in the berries it produces. Although planted in 
a rather unfavorable location it proved to be a good berry the past season. 
It was not damaged near as much as other varieties by the frosts and wet 
weather.- The berry is very large, we think it a little light colored, but with 
favorable conditions it may prove better. It ripens with the earliest, but not 
quite as early as Excelsior. The plant is a good grower. Foliage light green 
and very striking in appearance. Sure to attract attention. 


Gill (Per.)—This new variety originated in Ohio. We sold so closely on plants 
that we did not get to fruit it, but the plant is certainly a fine one and we in- 
tend to plant more largely of it in the future. It comes highly recommended 
where it has been given a fair trial as one of the earliest and largest berries. 


Heflin (Per.)—This variety has not an extra large plant but it is healthy and 
vigorous. It is one of the best berries for the South, being more than or- 
dinarily prolific. It is dark red and firm. The plant does well with us and 
we are sure any one in the South will make no mistake in planting Heflin. 


Texas (Per.)—The increasing demand for plants of this variety called our at- 
tention to it more particularly the past season. It proved somewhat a sur- 
prise to us giving more berries than any other early variety. The main ob- 
jection is that the berries are small. Nevertheless they are of one size and 
smooth. The color is good and it looks well in the wees It is another Southern 
berry and succeeds best in the South. 


EARLY VARIETIES. 


Almo (Imp.)—The last frost this season proved the -undoing of this variety. 
It is very tender in the bud. We have been unable to get any berries from it 
in the past two seasons to amount to anything. It has the apnvearance of 
being a very large berry. The plant is all that can be desired. We hope for 
better things in the future. 


Arkansas Black (Per.)—We have had this berry growing for two years but as 
yet have not had much fruit. The late frosts and too much rain were too 
much for it. However, it was in a very unfavorable location to stand much 
wet weather. The plant is large and has a very dark green foliage. It roots 
deeply and is very hardy. 


Bederwood (Per.)—This well known variety is one of the best for home use. 
It is too soft for a distant market berry. Plants will stand an unusual amount 
of drouth but cannnot stand much wet weather. Berries are always smooth 
and good size until later in the season, when they become rather small. The 
demand for plants continues heavy and we are sure it is a success in many 
localities. It is a good variety to plant in irrigated sections. 


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Crescent (Imp.)—No matter how unfavorable the season you always get some 


Crescent berries. Wherever we had Crescent plants on our farm we had 
plenty of berries whether there was any polenizer near them or not. It will 
produce a crop of berries with the greatest neglect, but they are too small and 
too soft for commercial purposes. For home use we do not think any one 
would make a mistake in planting Crescent. 


Clyde (Per.)—This is a berry of immense size and a plant of great productiveness. 


The foliage is scant and if the weather is hot the berries are likely to blister 
on one side. Its color is not the best. It is only good for home market. You 

cannot get your soil too rich for it. The plant is very tender to transplant 
Blossom is also a little tender. When there is too much rain or fost dur- 
ing the blossom period you need not look for a crop of berries. 


TEXAS. . KLONDIKE. 


Klondike (Per.)—-This a great berry for the South and California. The demand 


for plants has always been much heavier than the supply. We are pleased to 
say this season that we have an unusually large supply of plants, probably 
2,000,000 plants. The berry is much larger than Lady Thompson, being of 
rich dark color and makes a much better appearance in the box. We note 
that among all the berries arriving on our market early in the season the. 
Klondyke is the best. It is of good size and the berries are even in size. 


Lady Thompson (Per.)—This is a good berry for the South, hut it has never 


proven profitable with us. The color is much against it. However, we note 
that Lady Thompson coming from southern markets early in the season are . 
of good color, so it must be a good one there. However, it does not show 
up as well as some others. It is a success in many California districts. 


F. W. DIXON, HOLTON, KANSAS 9 


Lovett (Per.)—We had some very fine berries the past season of this variety, 
but not many as we sold closely on plants. It succeeds in many localities 
and is one of the best polenizers. Berries are even in size and large. 


Tennessee Prolific (Per.)—-This noted variety proved a pleasant surprise to us 
the past season. It produced a good crop of even sized berries that will always 
market themselves. The plant seems to be able to stand any amount of un- 
favorable weather. Foliage very dark and healthy. 


Early Harvest (Per.)—This new variety was originated by Hubach of Jud- 
sonia, Ark. It is a cross between the Lady Thompson and the Excelsier. 
The plant growth is somewhat like the Lady Thompson. As we have only 
had this variety growing one year we cannot say anything as to its fruiting 
qualities. It is said the berry is very large, much larger than Excelsior, dark red 
and of even size. It is not a full staminate and must be polenized with some 
other variety. Excelsior is a good one for that purpose. The plant growth 
is good with us. 


Newman (Per.)—This is another seedling from the same source as Early Harvest. 
It is a cross between Aroma and IExcelsior. The plant growth resembles the 
Aroma but it makes more runners. We have not had it on our grounds long 
enough to fruit, but it is cetrainly very promising in plant growth, and that 
is one of the main things with any variety. It is said to be earlier and a 
better berry and fully as good a shipper as the Klondike. 


Virginia (Per.)—-We have grown this variety on our fields two seasons, but 
failed to catalog it last season. The fruit crop was excellent. Berries ripened 
early and were very large and smooth and held up well to the end of the 
season. It has a color peculiarly its own and-must be seen to be appreciated. 
It is a cross between the Haverland and the Sharpless and shows its parentage. 
The plant is an excellent grower. Foliage very healthy. We can recommend 
this variety as a good one for an early berry. “g a 


MEDIUM VATUETIES., 


Abbington (Per.)—This new variety proved a pleasant surprise to us the past 
season. Berries were large, of unifurm size and of the best color. The plant 
is a very strong g:.wer. Foliage very dark and healthy. Season is long. 
It is more productive than Bubach or Glen Mary and the berries-are just about 
as large. = Se 


Arnouts (Per.)—Plants of this variety are very largé and the foliage is very 
healthy. It does not make an abundance of runners. It produces a good crop 
of very large berrics. The frosts did-some damage. Most of our Arnouts the 
past season were on wet land and suffered considerably. We are very favorably 
impressed with it and will plant more largely as time goes by. It is rather 
medium late. Berries hold up well to the end of the season. It requires a 
very rich soil. ; 


Arizona (Per.)—This is the popular ever-bearing variety for the Pacific Slope. 
It is not recommended for any section where irrigation is not practiced. The 
plant does well for us, but the fruit crop is a failure. 


Beaver (Per.)—This new variety produced very few berries. Berries are fine 
flavored. Plants are very healthy. Foliage dark green. It is not a berry for 
inexperienced growers. 


Adna, Wash.,-Jan. 20, 2908. 
F. W. Dixon, Holton, Kansas. 


Dear Sir—Received the plants in excellent condition. A. G WINKLER. 


Neosho, Mo., March 15, 1908. 


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Beavers (Per.)—This berry is somewhat different from Beaver although the 
names are similar. It is a native of Washington and has made a great record 
in that state. We only had a few plants left but they proved to be first-class, 
The berry is large. They seemed to be a little softer than necessary. However, 
they might prove a great deal better in some other place. 


Bubach. (Imp.)—This well-known variety does not need any descripticn. We 
had some unusually fine berries the past season, but because of the wet © 
weather they were too soft. The blossoms are a little tender, being damaged 
easily by frosts or heavy rains. The plants do not make many runners and 
consequently they are high priced. The foliage is dark green and healthy. 
It is partial to rich soil and we never knew of a total failure. It is partial 
to high culture and is a good one for ‘home market. 


Ben Davis (Per.)—The plant growth of this variety is excellent. We sold so 
closely on plants that we did not get to fruit it the past season, but we are 
very favorably impressed with its behavior. The demand for plants has al- 
ways exceeded the supply but we have a good supply for the coming seascn. 


BUSTER : ARNOUTS 


Bowers (Per.)—This new variety is of southern Missouri origin and people down 
there have many good things to say of it.. We sold so closely on plants the 
past season that we did not get to fruit it. It has always proven a good one. 
The largest berries we ever grew, we think, were Bowers. The plant is very 
strong and healthy. The plant does not make many runners. We intend to 


ae it in a commercial way this season and expect to see some good things 
of jt. 


F. W. DIXON, HOLTON, KANSAS 11 


Bismark (Per.)—This well-known variety will hold its place among berry growers 
a long while because of its excellent flavor. While large to begin with it runs 
small late in the season. For a home garden it cannot be excelled. The plant 


is hardy and a good grower. The crop with us the past season was only 
fair. 


Buster (Imp.)—Of all the new varieties fruiting on our grounds the past season 
this was far ahead of any of them. The fact is, we believe it produced more 
berries to the row than any other variety, old or new. The season, however, 
was a little against it. On account of the wet weather the color was a little 
off but the immense crop of unusually large berries was a sight to behold. 
We shall certainly plant largely of it the coming season. ‘The berries hold up 
well in size to the end of the season. The plant growth is excellent and foliage 
healthy. It will pay you to try Buster. 


Cardinal (Imp.)—This new variety has proven a pleasant surprise to us the past 
season. It is certainly the finest appearing berry that was ever put in a 
box. While the weather was wet and unfavorable the berries were firm and 
held up well. The plant growth is the very best although it does not make 
plants as freely as some other varieties. They are large and healthy and: 
easily transplanted. The foliage is such that it can easily be distinguished 
at quite a distance. We would certainly advise our customers to try Cardinal. 


Dickey (Per.)—This new variety was introduced by the introducer of the Sample, 
and it is claimed to be a better berry than that. well-known vyariety. The 
plant growth is excellent and plants large and healthy and with favorable 
weather it may prove O. K. 


Eeho (Per.)—This is another new variety that did exceedingly well for us the 
past season. The plant growth is excellent, making runners freely. It is very 
productive and berries are of the best flavor. 


Goldsborough (Per.)—In our description of this variety in our catalog last sea- 
son we made a mistake. This variety is not recommended for large sized 
berries but rather for the flavor of the berries. The unusual weather condi- 
tions of the past season proved too much for it with us and the crop was a 
failure. Anyone wishing to get some very fine flavored berries would do well 
to try Goldsborough. It is claimed that it can be eaten out of the hand without 
sugar, being rich, juicy and sweet. 


Golden Gate (Per.)—This new variety originated in Massachusetts. We have 
grown it two years but have sold so closely on plants that we have had none 
to fruit. The plant is a very strong grower. Foliage dark green and healthy. 
The originator says it is a strictly fancy berry. It must succeed in many places 
as we have a large demand for plants. It has been claimed that seven berries 
of this variety have been grown to fill a quart .box. ats - 


Governor Rollins (Imp.)—This is another new variety on which we sold toe 
closely to tell just what it will do. It produced some very fine berries. It 
is recommended chiefly for home use., 


Helen Gould (Imp.)—This variety is of Missouri origin. The plant makes a 
large healthy growth. We regret very much that we had very few plants left 
to fruit. The unusually bad weather in the spring affected the crop very much 
and we are not prepared to say just how it will do under more favorable cir- 
cumstances. The plant sends out a moderate supply of runners like the Bubach, 
although:.we think it a more thrifty grower. The fruit is very large and firm. 


FW: Dixon, Holton, Kansas. - 

Dear Sir—The Aroma strawberry plants arrived O. K. They were all fine 
plants and arrived in fine condition and they over run in count. 

Thanking you for promptness, I am, Yours truly, J. M. HURD. 


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Hummer (Per.)—This is the second season we have had this variety to fruit. The 
berry is unusually large and a good many of them are rather irregular in 
shape. The plant growth is excellent. It will pay any one to give it a trial. 


Haverland (Imp.)—In many sections this variety is planted largely. With us 
it does not do well. It is one of the most difficult varieties to transplant and 
we seldom have a very good supply of plants. At Wathena, Kan., it is one 
of the favorites. As a general thing no one will make a mistake in planting 
Haverland. One great fault is that the berries are produced too close to the 
ground and in wet weather they are likely to rot. 


Isabella (Per.)—This well-known variety produces medium large bcrries. The 
bright yellow seeds show up well on the dark berries. The past season it 
did not produce the crop that some other varieties did. The plant is a very 
strong grower and as a general thing it is one of the best to plant. 


Jessie (Per.)—This well-known variety is not a success with us except as to the 
plant growth. The berry is very large but there is not enough of them. The 
plant is tender in transplanting but makes a very large plant with few runners. 


Kittie Rice (Imp.)—-We were rather agreeably surprised with the behavior of 
Kittie Rice the past season. 'The fact is, we did not have much faith in it but 
the crop of berries were excellent and of the very best quality. It is a good 
market berry. Berry is large and conical. 


Lady Garrison (Per.)—This is a new variety that seems to withstand all sorts 
of weather and then produce a crop. The berries are very large and of ex- 
cellent color. The plant is very hardy and very thrifty. It will pay any one to 
try it. 


Meade: (Per.)—The berries: of this variety are unusually large and flat shaped. 
It is not quite as firm as we would like. However, the past season was too wet 
to tell just what it might do. 


Mrs. Miller (Per.)—This is another new variety that gave us rather an agreeable 
surprise. It produced a very good crop of very fine berries. The plant is 
unusually large and healthy. It will pay you to give it a trial. 


Marshall (Per.)—Here is another well-known variety that is a success in many 
places but is a failure with us. We have never been able to grow a crop of 
Marshall. It is one of the best colored berries. The plant growth with us is — 
all that could be desired. It does not make many runners but the plant is 
large. You must have very rich soil with the best of cultivation to grow a 
crop of Marshall. 


Pride of Michigan (Per.) (Baldwin’s)—This is a medium late variety. originated 
in Michigan. It is claimed to. be as late as Gandy. We have never fruited it. 
It is also said to be as productive as Warfield. The fruit t said to be large, 
high colored and of the best flavor. With us the plant ie is pe good 
and the demand for plants far exceeds the supply. 


Pride of Michigan (Per.) (Kelloge’s)-—It is to Se regretted that there are ae 
distinct varieties of strawberries of the same name. We have the two Prides 
of Michigan growing side by side on our grounds and the plant growth is en- 
tirely different. Kellogg’s Pride of Michigan makes a very large plant with 
heavy thick foliage, while the other makes a much smaller plant with’ light 
green foliage. It is said that this berry is one of the largest and most prolific. 
Be careful in ordering to state just what Pride of Michigan you want. 


Princeton, Mo., March 28, 1908. | 
F. W. Dixon, Holton, Kansas. ‘pay Tek 


Dear Sir—All the plants you sent were allright. I have ordered thousands 
of plants of you in the past three years and they were all first-class. . 


N. N. WRIGHT. 


F. W. DIXON, HOLTON, KANSAS 13 


Pride of Cumberland (Per.)—The berry of this variety is a brilliant red and is 
said to hold its freshness longer than other varieties. We did not test it in this 
line but it produces a good crop of fine looking berries. With us the plant 
growth is all that could be desired. It is a great success in many places and 
the past season the crop was all that could Le expected under the circum- 
stances. 


Saunders (Per.)—This is the leading berry in some localities and is largely 
planted in Washington and Oregon. It did well with us the past season. The 
berry is very large and uniform. Its only fault is that the berry is inclined 
to grow close to the ground and is likely to rot in wet weather. 


Splendid (Per.)—This variety is a great drouth resister. Any unusual amount 
of weather seems to affect it but little. It is one of the hardiest berries and 
produces a large crop of fine looking berries. ‘The color of the berry is a little 
against it. It igs one of the best polenizers. 


Stayman (Imp.)—Here is one of the very best varieties in existence for ordinary 
purposes. The berry runs a little small late in the season. It is of the Crescent 
type but is much firmer and we would advise any one to plant it in preference 
to the Crescent. 


Cropper, Ky., March $1, 1908. 


F. W. Dixon, Holton, Kansas. 
Dear Sir—Find enclosed money order for Ship plants at once by 
express. Plants I have bought of you before have done fine. H. W. HUDSON. 


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Senator Dunlap (Per.)—This variety has its faults. One is, that the plants 
will set too thickly in the row if allowed to do so. We have seven acres of 
this variety for fruiting next season which we have thinned! out leaving about 
one plant to every six inches of ground. Another fault is that the berry is 
too dark colored and when picked a short time it begins to look “dead” in the 
box. However, the plant will withstand all kinds of extremes of weather 
and then make a crop. We sold almost as many plants of Dunlap last season 
as of all other varieties put together. You can make no mistake in planting 
Dunlap. For the coming season’s trade we ‘have in the neighborhood of. 5,- 
000,000 plants of this variety. : 


Warfield (Imp.)—This variety has one advantage over the Dunlap, that is, 
the blossoms are not as susceptible to extreme cold. However, it wants to pro- 
duce too many berries and they are generally smaller than Dunlap. Warfield 
the past season produced remarkably well. The berry is too small to sell well. 
One decided advantage is that the berry is firm. ae af 


Wm. Belt (Per.)—In many localities this is one of the best and for the past two 
seasons it has done remarkably well for us. The plant is very large and thrifty. 
Berry large but a little soft. It is seldom we have enough plants to supply 
the demand. 


CHESAPEAKE. HIGHLAND. 


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oe Mountville, S. C., April 8, 1908. 
EF. W. Dixon, Holton, Kansas. 


Dear Sir—Strawherry plants came yesterday in fine condition. They are 
good plants and I am well pleased. Thanks for promptness. Resp., 
a ee MRS. A. C.J. SMITH. 


F. W. DIXON, HOLTON, KANSAS 15 


Wonder (Per.)—-We have only fruited this variety one season. Plants are of 
immense size. Bright leaves and stocky stems very healthy and prolific. The 
fruit is said to be of great size, but the past season it did not produce any extra 
large berries. 


Wild Wonder (Per.)—This variety makes an abundance of runners and produces 
large quantities of small berries. We do not recommend it and have some 
plants which we will sell cheap. It is claimed it will produce a large crop of 
berries when allowed to grow wild without the least bit of attention. As we 
are not prepared io do things that way, we suppose that is the reason we are 
not favorably impressed with it. 


Woolverton (Per.)—This is a medium late variety and is one of the best in many 
localities. The crop with us the past season was good, producing some very 
nice berries of large size. The plant is thrifty and healthy. 


Dumas (Per.)—This is another variety from Arkansas. It is claimed by the orig- 
inator to be one of his very best seedlings.» Berries are said to be very large, 
running 16 to 24 to the box and holding up well to the end: of the season. It 
is nearly as early as Excelsior and the berries will average twice as large. 


Unlike most large varieties it is very productive. With us the plant growth is 
excellent. Foliage very healthy. It makes runners freely. We are very favor- 
ably impressed with its behavior. 


Highland (Imp.)—This is a chance seedling from Ohio. The plant growth with 
us the past season was all that could be desired. The heavy dark green foliage 


GANDY AROMA 


Mondamin, Ia., April 3, 1908. 
F. W. Dixon, Holton, Kansas. 
Dear Sir—Grape vines arrived O. K. and I think they are fine plants. 
Yours truly, Cc. H. LARISON. 


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gives every indication of being a good berry. The fruit is said to be large and 
of fine color, The wonderful productiveness of such fine berries is said to be 
its main quality. 


Norwood (Per.)—We have grown this new variety one season. It does not make 
many runners, but the plant is large and healthy and is sure to attract atten- 
tion. It is said to grow the largest berries in existence, four of which would 
fill a box. Color, bright red. It is a cross between the Marshall and Corsican. 


W. W. W. (Per.)—As yet we have not fruited this variety, having grown it but 
One season. We have a neighbor who has fruited it and he will plant no other 
since he has tested the W. W. W. With us the plant is large, with a good 
root system. Our neighbor says the fruit is very large and of uniform size. 
Red clear through and of the very best quality. Said’ to be very firm and a Bend 
shipper. It is claimed the blossom is a very SUNS NS frost resister. 


LATE VARIETIES 


Aroma (Per.)—As we have stated many times before, this particular variety is 
not adapted to our soil and location, but the past season the crop of Aroma 
was much better than the average. A neighbor who had Aroma on the up- 
land had a very fine crop of berries, but our soil on the lower ground is too 
rich or something is lacking for Aroma to make best results. It is one of the 
finest berries for market. It is large, firm and of the best color. The blossom 
is a little tender and susceptible to frosts. The foliage is hardly heavy enough 
to protect the berries. The berry has a peculiar aromatic flavor, hence its 
name, Aroma. The plant makes few runners. We have about 1,000,000 Aroma 
plants for our spring trade and the stock is absolutely pure. We have never 
been able to grow enough Aroma to supply our customers. 


Brandywine (Fer.)—This is a great berry for California and some other places. 
but it is a failure with us. The first berries are very large and uniform in size 
and make a good appearance, but they soon dwindle down to knotty, small 
berries. 


Captain Jack (Per.)—This variety did well for us the past season, but as a general 
thing it is not as profitable in this locality as a number of other varieties. It 
is one of the best in irrigated sections and we have a big demand for plants 
from irrigated sections. Its great fault is that it produces too much bloom 
and consequently there are a great many small berries. It is one of the best 
pollenizers for other mea te ties but it seems to lack pollen for its own polleniza- 


tion, 


Chesapeake (Per.)—This variety was introduced by Allen of Maryland. The crop 
of berries last season was very fair. The berries are large and make a good 
appearance in the box. The plant makes a very strong growth, but does not 
make aS many runners as some other varieties. Foliage is dark green. 


Commonwealth ao ee is one of the latest ‘of late berries. It did not do 

' very well for us the past season, but the year before it did remarkably well. 
It was about the latest berry we had on our grounds. The berries were of 
good size and held up well to the very last. The berry is of good color and 
good flavor. It will pay any one to give Commonwealth a trial. 


Gleny Mary (Per.)—This well-known variety succeeds best in irrigated districts 
and it is one of the best berries in existence. Very fine colored and flavored. 


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Fairmount, Ind., April 13, 1908. 


F. W. Dixon, Holton, Kansas. 
Dear Sir—Received your plants in good order. Got them set out and cul- 
tivated once without the loss of a plant. - Resp., I. F. LEMON. 


__F. W. DIXON, HOLTON, KANSAS 49 


It is seldom, however, that we get a crop, as the blossom is very tender and 
the late frosts do it much damage. The plant is large and healthy. 


Gandy (Per.)—This is our favorite late berry. The past two seasons, however. 
it has not succeeded as well as it might. It was planted on ground that was 
too wet. The fruit stems are long and hold the berry up from the ground, which 
is a benefit in wet weather. It does not over-produce, but you always get a 
good price for the fruit. It pays about as well as any of them. While it is 
a perfect blossom it succeeds best with some variety planted with it. We think 
Aroma is one cf the best for this purpose. We are going to try Steven’s Late 
as it is very similar to Gandy and a perfect bloomer. 


SAMPLE. STEVENS’ LATE CHAMPION. 


New Home (Per.)—The plant of this variety is very large and healthy. Foliage 
light green and easily distinguished at a distance. It is highly recommended 
in some localities, but with us the past season the wet weather seemed too. much 
for it. The berries we grew were very large and of good flavor... It will not 
cost much to give it a trial. . 


Nic Ohmer (Per.)—This variety succeeds in many places, but it has never proven 
a success with us. We always sell all the plants we have to spare The plant 
is large and healthy and a good grower. . 


New York (Per.)—We have fruited this variety a number of years. The past 
season the crop was heavier than usual, being the best we ever grew of this 


Gracemont, Okla., April 14, 1908. 
F. W. Dixon, Holton, Kansas. 

Dear .Sir—The plants ordered from you the 7th arrived the 1l1ith, finest 
and best rooted plants I ever saw. Thank you for your promptness in taking 
care of my order; also for extra plants. Will give you all future orders. 

’ Respectfully, L. E. HALL. 


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particular variety. The plant is large and healthy. The berry is large and of 
the best color. 


Parker Earle (Per.)—This well-known variety is very productive. Its one great 
fault is it is partial to the soil on which it will succeed. It makes very few 
runners and the plants are always high. There are other late variteies which 
we think are better. 


Rough Rider (Per.)—This variety was introduced as the latest of all. It has never 
proven a success with us. The past season it was a failure the same as usual. 
It must succeed in some places as the demand for plants continues. 


Uncle Jim (Per.)—Called by some Dornan. This is one of the best late berries 
and it is one of the latest. The berry is very large. It does not make plants 
freely but the plants are large and foliage very healthy. The blossom is not 
damaged much by late frosts. We are going to plant more Uncle Jim. 


Ridgeway (Per.)—This variety is one of the best late ones for home use. The 
berries are large but run small late in the season. They are always smooth 
and) of the best color. It is a little too soft for shipping. The plant is a good 
grower and very healthy. 


President (Imp.)—The past season was a little more favorable than the one pre- 
ceding and we certainly had some very nice berries of the President. The 
color is all that can be desired and the berries are large. The plant growth is 
excellent. Try a few President. ee 


Sample (Imp.)—This well-known variety is not a great success with us, but in 
the Wathena fruit growing district it is a favorite. Sometimes it yields im- 
mensely with us but it is not to be depended upon. The berries are very large 
and extra good color and of uniform size. It is many more times productive 
than Aroma. This variety is partial to some particular variety as a polenizer. 
We find that Dunlap and Aroma are the best. 


Stevens Late Champion (Per.)—wWe are inclined to think from the past season’s 
experience that this variety will succeed the Gandy which it very much re- 
sembles in plant growth and berry. From one year’s experience we do not 
think the berry is quite as large and as good flavored as the Gandy, but it is a 
little better colored and a little firmer. We did not have many plants to. fruit 
but they did well.® Our supply of plants is large and we do not think we wil! 
have to turn any customers away. 


Windsor Chief (Imp.)—-This variety always makes good. The berries we grew 
of the Windsor Chief the past season were smooth and of the best color. It 
runs large to very large in size. Its great fault is that the berry is too soft 
for shipping, but for home market it is one of the best. The plant is small but 
thrifty. We can always depend on a good crop of smooth berries of the 
Windsor Chief. It requires a very rich black soil to bring the best results. 


Blaine (Per.)—This berry originated in Iowa and is claimed tc be very much 
better than Gandy, which it closely resembles. We have it planted along side 
of Gandy for the first season. The plant is a much better grower, being larger 
and stronger. We have not fruited it yet but we are very favorably impressed 
with its behavior. At aoe 


Republic, Kan., Merch 28, 1908. 
EF. W. Dixon, Holton, Kansas. 


Dear Sir—The strawberry plants arrived in prime condition and I think 
they are as fine as I have ever seen. 

Thanking you for your promptness in filling the order and for the extra 
plants sent me, I beg to remain, Respectfully, A. J, WEST, 


F. W. DIXON, HOLTON, KANSAS 19 


July (Imp.)—This is claimed to be the very latest of late berries. It is from Mich- 
igan. The plant growth is remarkably good and foliage is healthy and very 
strong. We planted it for the first time last season and had a few nice berries 
late in July. The blooms come out very late, which may be a good thing to 
escape late frosts. 


Fremont Williams (Per.)—This is another late variety originated in Arkansas. 
Berry is said to be very large. Color, rich dark crimson. Quality, better than 
Gandy and the plant is four times as productive. The plant growth with us 
is very heavy. It does not make as many runners as some but the plant is 
very healthy, producing a heavy thick foliage. We are very favorably im- 
pressed with it. 


Evening Star (Per.)—This is another rival of the Aroma for lateness. We have 
fruited this variety for three seasons. The plant growth much resembles the 
Aroma, but the oliage is much stronger and heavier. We do not think it more 
productive than the Aroma. The past season it was planted in a very un- 
favorable place and we could not judge very well of its qualities, but the berries 
were immense in size. 


FALL BEARING VARIETIES. 


Autumn (Imp.)—This variety, the same as most fall bearing varieties of late 
years, comes from Samuel Cooper of New York. The plant is of the Warfield 
type. The crop of berries for the past season was unusually good. The weather 
was too dry during the early fall to produce much of a crop, although there 
were a great many blossoms. The main trouble with this fall bearing variety 
is to get something to polenize it. To a certain extent, we have had good berries 
on this variety for several seasons past. The plant is a thrifty grower. Foliage 
very dark and healthy, attracting attention at quite qa distance. If we had a 
staminate fall bearing variety to plant with it, which was as thrifty a grower, 
we would regard this as the very best fall bearing variety. It is a good one to 
plant for the main crop. 


Pan American (Per.)—This is claimed by Mr. Cooper to be the best polenizer, 
but we have been unable to get much plant growth. Out of a great many 
planted we saved very few and all orders for this variety must be sent direct 
from the originator. In time we have no doubt that a good staminate fall 
producing variety will be originated and we may have berries in October the 
same as early in the spring, but not in such large quantities. 


SOME POINTERS. 


Dunlap will do to plant with almost any medium imperfect blooming variety as a 
pollenizer. 

Gandy produces better if Aroma is planted with it. 

Most early varieties succeed best on light soil with a southern exposure. 

Most late varieties will succeed best on a heavy soil with a northern exposure. 

It will pay you to plant our Superior Strawberry Plants because we grow the 
best quality of plants it is possible to grow. 

We grow them on new fields that are free from disease of every kind. 


a a I ELE SE 


Baxter Springs, Kan., April 5, 1908. - 
F. W. Dixon, Holton, Kansas. 
Dear Sir—I received the plants in fine shape and they are as good as I 
ever saw. I will send all my orders to you next spring. W. J. BISHOP. 
Piggott, Ark., May 12, 1908. 


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They are fresh dug, shipped at once and sure to go through in good condition. . 

You cannot fail to get a large crop of first-class berries if you take tea eegietple 
care of the plants. 

Our plants are true to name and unmixed. 

We have a large supply of help and there is no long waits when yOu buy plants 
of us. 

We can ship large orders on short notice. 


RASPBERRIES. 


The season of 1908 has been only fairly favorable to cane growth. For several 
years blackcap raspberries have not been very profitable in mary localities 
because of unusual weather conditions. They simply cannot stand ex- 
tremely wet weather. They must be planted on a moist soil, but at the same 
time it must be well drained. They follow so soon after strawberries that high 
prices are not easily realized. Could customers only realize that a crate of 
raspberries will go farther for canning purposes than two crates of strawberries 
they would meet with a ready sale. Because of the dry wea ue the 
propagating season the supply of plants is not very heavy..- 


Kansas—This variety did not produce as well as the past season as some other 
varieties. It is medium early and has the advantage of ripening its crop all at 
once. You can easily pick all the Kansas in a week’s time. We thing this is 
a decided advantage for a commercial grower. . ao : 


Older—We regard this as one of the very best for home use oe for. nearby markets. 
It is about the same season as the Kansas. Berry is jet black and cane very 
hardy. : 5 


Gregg and Nemeha are so very near alike that we consider eyeeee is not difference. 
’ They are standard late varieties. They do not make many plane and con- 
sequently are high. Berry is creamy black. 


Eureka—wWith us this is undoubtedly the best early berry. The berry is small 
and the last of them do not ripen until the Kansas has begun. 


Palmer—tThis is another early berry. The trouble with early berries is they are 
too small. The first picking is all right but later they ae too small and it is 
hard. to get pickers to pick them. 


Conrath—tThere is only a slight difference between this wales and the Kansas. 
The difference is in favor of the Conrath. It has a better cane growth and 
produces more berries. Season, same as Kansas. 

Munger—tThis is certainly the largest blackcap, but the cane is not always hardy. 
The season is very late. ; 


Cumberland—tThis well-known variety has received more recommendations than 
any other variety of recent introduction. However, it does not succeed well 
in the South. The cane growth ceases too early in the season and some seasons 
after a long rest it will start a new cane growth late in the fall, which is dis- 
astrous if followed by a cold spell. It will not succeed except on very rich 
soil. The berry is jet black and very large. The cane growth is heavier than 
any blackcap and plants grown from this variety are larger than mes other 
blackcap, which is one thing decidedly in its favor. 


Plum Farmer—wWe are inclined to think this variety is about as good as Cum- 
_berland, after several years’ trial. It has not been grown on as favorable a. lo- 
cation but it has made good the past three seasons. 


F. W. Dixon, Holton, Kansas. 
‘Dear Sir—I received my plants yesterday. Splendid plants in splendid con- 

dition. When I need any plants of any kind you will surely hear from me... - 
WILLIAM STRANG. 


F. W. DIXON, HOLTON, KANSAS 2| 


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Cardinal—This berry is of the purple class and propagates from tips. We have 
grown it a good many years and always had good crops, but it will run out 
after about three years and you will have tou plow them up. It makes an un- 
usually heavy cane growth. It produces a full crop the first season after plant- 
ing. The berries are large. It is not a good shipper. 


Haymaker—We have come to the conclusion after a number of years trial along 
side of Cardinal, that this is the better of the two. It makes a better cane 
growth, hardier and we believe the berry is a little larger and does not crumble 
as much. It will produce more crops on a field before it is necessary to plow 
them under. It will pay any of our customers to plant both of the above va- 
rieties. 


RED RASPBERRIES. 


Red raspberries do not require as rich soil as the blackcaps. There has been a 
great revival in planting red raspberries and the demand has far exceeded our 
supply for the past two or three seasons. Red raspberries always bring top 
prices. 


Eaton—tThis is a new variety. The cane growth is not heavy but the crop it pro- 
duces is immense. Berries are very large. We had berrics of this variety the 
past season which measured an inch in diameter. If pickei before fully ripe 
the berry will crumble. Some growers say this is not so on their soil. The 
few we had to fruit last season were on sandy soil, which may nave had some- 
thing to do with it. The berries are immense and of the most beautiful color. 
Cane is hardy. 


Herbert—This is a chance seedling from New York. The cane growth is very 
good but it igs not hardy with us. The berry is large and fine. After this 
berry becomes acclimated it may be all right. 


Miller—At the present time this red raspberry holds first place as an early berry. 
It is as hardy as any variety we have on our grounds. 
| 
Turner—In some localities this" is the standard for ‘earliness. With us it winter 
kills badly. 


Cuthbert—Holds its own as a stataard a variety. It is freer from disease 
than most other late varieties. The cane is not always hardy. 


Loudon—The fault of the Loudon is that it has a. weak root system and many 
seasons it is subject to root gall. We have had it on our ground entirely free 
from root gall and the next season be affected considerably; We grow our 
plants on new land every year which keeps them free from disease. Berry is 
large and fine. Season is late. | 


King—We believe this is the best early red raspberry. The cane is hardier and 
makes a better growth than any other early red raspberry. The berry is very 
large and bright red. : 


Marlboro—This variety is planted extensively where irrigation is practiced. The 
cane growth is immense but it is not always hardy with us. 


Thwack—This is one of the best late berries. 


ane , Joliet, Mont., April 28, 1908. 

F. W. Dixon, Holton, Kansas. 

: Dear Sir—The strawberry plants arrived yesterday in excellent condition 
ee ‘and I am well ‘pleased with the plants. , oa. Yours sincerely, 

FEMA FOG. ELIAS “ae W. H. ALLEN, M. D. 


22 | LA FRANCE PLANT AND FRUIT FARM 


Phenomenal—tThis is one of Burbank’s creations. It is a cross between the 
dewberry and the red raspberry. Our winters are too severe for it in this 
locality, but we have been able to get a few large red berries, resembling the 
dewberry in size and the raspberry in color. You will have to mulch heavily 
to save the canes through the winter. 


BLACKBERRIES. 


For the past three or four seasons the blackberry has been our most profitable 
crop. For the season of 1907 our net profit was $300.00 per acre. For the sea- 
son of 1908 there was so much wet weather during the month of June that 
the canes were somewhat affected. Yet our blackberries paid us a good profit. 
After the first year it requires very little more labor to cultivate a blackberry 
field than it does corn. However, they are partial to certain kinds of soil. 
Good timber land is the best and rich soil will produce much better results 
than thin land, the same as any other crop. We have always received good 
prices for blackberries and the outlook is for good prices for several years 
to come. The demand for blackberry plants has continued so we have made 
an extra effort to grow more plants this season. We have quite a number of 
first-class root cutting plants of the leading varieties. It costs more to grow 
these plants but they are heavier and absolutely sure to give satisfaction. 


Snyder—This is the hardiest in cane and the most prolific bearer. The berries 
are a little small if allowed to overbear but if cut back properly, say about 


Kansas City, Mo., April 17, 1908. 


F.. W. Dixon, Holton, Kansas. 
Dear Sir—Received the berry Biante in good condition. Thank you for the 
extras. I will plant: strawberries next year and will remember you. 
THOMAS COLMAN. 


F.W. DIXON, HOLTON, KANSAS 23 


one-third of the new growth, there is not so much danger in this way. It is 
about the only variety that will succeed in the coldest climate. 


Early Harvest—This well-known early is a great success in the South. The cane 
is not entirely hardy with us and about ‘half of the time it winter kills. The 
berry comes early and the price is generally high. It is very prolific. 


Early King—tThis is the best early blackberry. Its main objection is the canes 
are very thorny. However, the King is much hardier than Early Harvest. It 
produces much larger berries of much better flavor. 


Kittatinny—For a number of years Kittatinny has been our most profitable black- 
berry, but the cane is subject to Orange rust in most localities. With us we 
do not have much trouble in this line, but our soil is well adapted to blackberry 
growing. It is the largest and about the best flavored blackberry we have. 


Eldorado—tThis well-known variety is almost as hardy in cane as the Snyder 
and produces much larger berries than that variety, almost as large as Kit- 
tatinny. We think it is about the best flavored berry we have on our grounds. 
It is not as prolific as we would like. However, the demand for plants increases 
and it must be a success in some localities. 


Erie—In some localities this variety is very popular. The cane is scmewhat like 
the Kittatinny, subject to Orange rust. It is a thrifty grower. Very prclific. 


Rathbun—This well-known variety is not a success with us. The cane is not 
entirely hardy. In some localities it is a great success, especially in irrigated 
districts. The berry is very large. . The cane growth is something between a 
blackberry and a dewberry and propagates from both sucker ard tips. 


Kenoyer—This new variety originated at Independence, Kansas. It is a chance 
seedling, supposed to be a cross between the Early Harvest and Kittatinny. 
The cane growth is similar to Early Harvest but much stronger. The cane has 
not proven entirely hardy with us since we have ‘had it. It does not make 
suckers freely and consequently plants will always be high. 


Ward—Another season’s fruiting of this variety proves its worth. It has come 
up to our expectations in every way. It is the same as Kittatinny hut it is 
claimed the cane is much hardier and not so subject to Orange rust. It has 
proven to be so the past season with us but whether cr not these conditions will 
continue we are not prepared to say. 


Mercereau—The demand for plants of this variety has kept us from fruiting it 
to any great extent and we are not prepared to say what it might do in large 
fields, but we do know it is the most thrifty grower on our grounds. The cane 
is very much like Kittatinny. There is one thing sure the Mercereau ‘has come 
to stay. The berry is even larger than Kittatinny. Season 1s very late. 


Blowers—This new variety originated in New York, where it is claimed to be 
the best in cane growth and productiveness. With us it does not make the 
cane growth that some other varieties do and the berry is not much larger than 
Snyder and not as good flavor. It is unusually prolific. It will certainly prove 
to be one of our commercial berries. 


Wilson—We have not grown this variety enough to say just how it will do with 
us, but it is an old variety and succeeds in a large part of the country. The 
berry is very large and the cane growth somewhat resembles the Rathbun. 


———Eaaa_aav_vat_ =... rE 


Eden, Md., April 27, 1908. 
F. W. Dixon, Holton, Kansas. 
Dear Sir—The plants received in fine order after a long journey. Thanks 
for your kindness. BE M. WILLIAMS. 


24 LA FRANCE PLANT AND FRUIT FARM 


Ohmer—This variety has been recently added to our list of blackberries. The cane 
growth is perfect and is hardy in most sections. 


Jceberg—This is a white blackberry and a novelty worth planting. The cane 
is hardy and very Gaps: Berries medium sized and creamy white. 


DEWBERRIES 


There seems to be no let up in the demand for dewberry plants. If you have a 
small patch of ground on the place that is a little out of the way and hard to 
cultivate, by all means plant it to dewberries. Take care of them one season 
and! after that just mow them off after fruiting with a mowing machine and 
you will ‘get plenty of dewberries. They always bring a good price because of 
their unusual size. They come early before blackberries. They sre partial to 
thin soil and will not do so well on rich soil. 


Lurcetia—This is the sandard variety. It succeeds almost everywhere. The first 
crop begins to ripen before the blackcap raspberries. We have never re- 
ceived less than $3.00 per crate wholesale for our Lucretia. 


Austin—With us this variety succeeds even better than Iuucretia. The berry is 
larger and we think of better flavor and it ripens about a week earlier. The 
eane is just as hardy and as good a grower. 


Premo—This variety is earlier and larger than the Lucretia and very much re- 
sembles that variety. The blossom is imperfect and must be planted with 
Lucretia to secure the best results. 


GRAPES. 


To get good results grapes require a sandy soil with the best drainage and southern 
exposure is best. They respond readily to:a good cultivation, but must not be 
fertilized too heavily. They are about the easiest fruit to grow. The numerous 
frosts the past season ruined most of the crop, but here and there vineyards 
have good returns. Of course, what grapes were grown commanded good 
prices. = 


Concord—tThis variety is so well known there is no use to give a description. 
The season is late. With all the unfavorable weather last season, most Concord 
vines that were taken care of produced some grapes. Bunches were a little 
small but the berry was good. You can always have grapes if you plant some 
Concord. | 2 


Moores Early—This is the standard early variety in this section. The unfavorable 
weather, however, caused an almost total failure the past season. In some 
instances the cane has not proven hardy but as a Seu thing it is the best 
early grape to plant. 


Worden—This is a medium early variety. It resembles Concord somewhat 
in a great many ways. The bunches are more compact and' the berry is 
crowded so closely together that they are pushed off the stem sometimes. It 
has another fault and that is the berry does not always se evenly Tt is a 
good yielder and will pay to plant. wt 4 EZ, 


Brighton—We. consider this one of the best late erapes and it nearly always 


Elwood, Utah, April 23, 1908. 
F. W. Dixon, Holton, Kansas. 
Dear Sir—Plants arrived in fine Sen dition and I fhanic you font ogisa ee 
I shall certainly take pleasure in recommending you to fruit growers in this 
locality. = | J. P. JOHNSON. 


F. W. DIXON, HOLTON, KANSAS 25 


produces a crop of fine fruit and it is the best flavored. Be sure to plant some 
for home use. ; 


Wyoming Red—wWe have fruited this grape for a number of years and it has 
always proven hardy. It is a good grower and always yields a good crop. 


Pocklington—tThis is the best very late white grape. The berry is very large and 
of an excellent flavor. 


Niagara—This is the standard white grape for general planting. It is of the 
best flavor and is always productive. In some instances the cane has not 
proven hardy, but with a little winter protection it will always prove profitable. 


Catawba—tThis grape is noted for its excellent quality. It has not always proven 
a success in the West, but it will pay any one to plant a few Catawba. 


Dozen 100 1000 
Copeere—— 1 Sylar AND. lis Some eaiel: Serpe ats oat ew bose é $0.60 $3.00 $20.00 
Moores. Early—1 year,..NO. 1. eeje ee sine che eeowae weiss By RS 4.00 35.00 
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Wyoming Red—1 year, No. 1.................... .60 3.50 25.00 
Poekiingtan-—t years Nor 12 .boscsh .nlsd ei See. -60 3.50 25.00 
NWiagara—1 year;INoroivis: itis 2so1e8ly oyiaKei al. .60 3.50 © 25.00 
CETUS ET bh © ee Sa Bae ie ee ee eg PS a ee a .60 3.50 25.00 


CURRANTS. 


The late frosts the past season did not entirely ruin the currant crop. We had 
a few currants of most varieties. This crop always proves profitable where 
grown for market. It is not grown very extensively :.nd there is always a 
good market for currants. Currants should be plant2d six feet apart and 
four feet apart in the row. Heavy soil is best. 


Fays Prolific—We regard this as about the best currant for general planting. 
It is the largest and grows the largest bunches. 


Red Dutch—tThis has been the standard red currant which seems to be planted 
more in the West. It is very hardy. The bunches and berries are not very 
large. It is very prolific. 


-Cherry—This well-known variety has proven a success wherever planted. 


North Star—This is a very free growing bush and we ihink it is the finest cur- 
rant to plant. The berry is large and bush very prolific. 


Pomona—tThis variety is the’ standard in the Kast. Western growers who have 
tested it claim that it is one of the best. 


Perfection—tThis is a new variety, claimed to beat them all. The color is a 
beautiful red and the size is larger than Fay’s Prolific, and the clusters are 
very much larger. It is claimed to be a great bearer, superior to any other. 
It is a very vigorous grower and must be planted on very rich soil and be 
well cultivated. The season is about the same as Fay’s Prolific. The quality is 
much better. 


House, N. M., May 1, 1908. 
F. W. Dixon, Holton, Kansas. 
Dear Sir—I received my strawberry plants in fine shape. Every one is 
growing fine. MRS. ALBERT M’AUDLEY. 


26 LA FRANCE PLANT AND FRUIT FARM 


Dozen 100 
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Pomona—1 tear 2INOVh® 28 2.) Peres CSI UR. SIR, AP. ie Re. .75 3.00 
White (Graper cc. creer or ee acre ros fea overs coieta eh ee teat e oeanee eee wl5 3.00 
Perfection——I year NOr dens ce cits 6 cise ooo) ol oie oie eons lee we ote ce tina ane 15 3.00 


ASPARAGUS. 


The demand for asparagus plants continues to increase. We are pleased to say 
that we have an unusual large supply for the coming spring and we want to 
assure our customers that the plants we have will give entire satisfaction. 


Giant Argentueil—This new variety is being propagated by a large number of 
growers. It is claimed to be the largest and of the best quality. It is certainly 
a giant in growth. It is claimed to be superior to any other variety. 


Columbian Mammoth White—Produces stalks that are white and remain so as 
long as they are fit to use. Some markets demand a white asparagus and in 
those markets it is the best. It is very vigorous and very prolific. 


Conover’s Colossal—This has been a standard variety for a long time, but we 
think any of the other varieties will excell it. 


Palmetto—From the demand for plants we believe this is the best variety. All 
sections say it succeeds. It is of Southern origin. It is a good grower and of 
excellent quality. 


Barr’s Mammoth—tThis is certainly one of the largest and it makes a good ap- 
pearance on the market. By some it is claimed to be about the same as Pal- 
metto, but we find it much larger and the stalks are not so light in color. 


Donald’s Elmore—This variety has proven a good one. The stalks are very tender 
and keep longer than some other varieties. It is of the best flavor and a 
good grower. 


Dozen 100 1000 

Conoyer’s, Colossal, Lc Years. cccteqetpars cmp). » whee ws $0.15 $0.40 $2.99 
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GOOSEBERRIES. 


The demand for gooseberry plants is on the increase and the supply seems to 
be as short as ever. The unusually unfavorable weather the past season ruined 
the gooseberry: crop. In many places here and there, there were a few grown. 
There is always a good demand for the fruit at a fair price. 

Smith—tThis is a very large berry and the bush is healthy. It is a heavy cropper. 
This berry is rapidly taking the place of Downing. = 

Houghton—wWith most growers in the West this is the favorite, and is more gen- 
erally planted than any other. 


Dozen 100 


Smilth=1 “years NOS eos tres oe ee ee ee see ecto heh oe ee eet $1.00 $7.50 
Howugshton =i yea rN eee oe one eee oy chan ae ais fe Rowe eek tos Sasiuaiae Na 1.00 6.50 


F. W. DIXON, HOLTON, KANSAS 27 


HORSERADISH. 


In every garden there should be plenty of this well-known relish. We have 
plenty of roots to offer for the coming season and can supply all customers 
at 20 cents per dozen, 60 cents per 100 and $4.00 per 1000. 


RHUBABB. 


Any rich garden will grow rhubarb. It is one of the earliest garden crops and 
everyone should grow it. Plants should be planted with crowns ahout four 
inches below the surface in rich soil and every fall should be covered with 
mulch of some kind. Stable manure is preferable. 


Tinneaus is the favorite variety grown. 
Dozen 100 1000 
PERRI B ES PEO A a oe ne sn ine « eatees tks $0.50 $2.00 $15.00 


DAHLIAS. 


This is one of the best known flowers and is one of the most d3sirable to plant 
for late summer effect. We ‘have grown them for several seasons but last 
season was the first season we have offered them for sale. We had a much 
larger sale than expected. The bulbs we have for the coming season are from 
the same stock. The bulbs we ‘have are mixed yellow and pink and a few very 
dark red; we cannot undertake to sort them out. We are sure these bulbs will 
give entire satisfaction. We offer them at 4 cents each or $2.50 per hundred. 
They can be sent with an order for other plants with entire safety. 


STRAWBERRIES. 


Extra Early Varieties. 


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Windsor Chief, Imp.......... Be haa Ak See sige ee ema 40 3.00 
rubanmine (ise GS. ns. Pe seas re aa ae pee: 1.00 8.00 
Pan American, Per........ pric Se A Oe aes a ga Se eT) es 


Varieties marked (Per.) are perfeet blossoms; (Imp.) are imperfect blossoms. 
Prices quoted at dozen rates are prepaid by mail or express. Add 20 cents per 
hundred if plants are wanted by mail. Orders for less than $1.00 not desired. 


Special Offer—100 plants each of any three of the above varieties not quoted 
above 40 cents per hundred, for $1.00, by express, you to pay express charges. 


Growers who neglect ordering early will likely fail to eS plarts, as the crop 
of plants is very short in all localities. 


RASPBERRIES. 
Mansas: b>too’.. ifow .ete eiasia .<zsHnwe 20. .2igeid 30 1.00 8.00 
Oldert sics BGA .Tebod .y2e% [1h |ns. stinia. ealtive. tect .30 1.00 8.00 
Bie Ca SS Se Cera RR RES ar tah Rr ean ee Se .30 1.00 9.00 
OREN OTRAS tee a dk occ Ek eee Fate Oa IB OEE EOS ES ERLBOS EE EC TT .30 1.00 9.00 
PBBIONGE 6 cata le ores Aone «ne sss Kee Sa a ee .30 1.00 8.00 
Ey Sayers, eer ge AL Reet ees See ear aiken ne eee eee pe .30 1.00 8.00 
EE ee ee oes eR Chas ES hw A Sw ee .30 1.00 8.00 
PUENTE mene te epee ener oh 5a eae Pome & be Swit che .30 23 10.00 
ne ST ESS DES Encarta a a re .30 1.00 9.00 
[ES SRN TSE ECE Ses air eg ae ees re a ec Sr Raa a .30 1.00 9.00 
Re eh ie s os s See eas Sire a eR ee .30 1.50 12.00 
SS a re ee ee yo .30 1.75 14.00 
RED RASPBERRIES 
Ee Seah Rte ese elas I eR EP SS Sas eS .50 2.00 18.00 
LEIS DORE RESIS eS ee eee .30 1.50 Fae 
wn ele Oa Re ci ee ee 20 “5 6.00 
Turner ..... a Ah ene et i ae Pa Ge 125 £75 6.00 
ES WENO Rete teen ee 2 ate nr ee SR Seas 5 oe ow lee ee 8 ae 15 7.00 
Dee a eee oe hha eka te paws 30 1.00 9.00 


30 LA FRANCE PLANT AND FRUIT FARM 


King, extra,, h@avy.i-.. <2 0. + ss sage eee oe Aedes ete 
MEATID ORO oe. SSH ere Rie Bh ie es we ee ees Oee Sen 
rEhwack . is accucees hiss ae eect Fores Ae Ae foarte tale Ne Nerteerte take 
Brandywine; extra RC@vy . i. ee Sen Mew eR ee 
Phenomenal .......... eC et re ee aT et 


By mail add 50 cents per 100. Postage free at dozen rates. 


DEWBERRIES. 


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MUSE iis RE ee oe BS Neen aS See Se A ee Ai eed 
PRETO: | Leese te lore 2 io Se eo aw ie fa Be ta ate te Rn OTA HO Autre. ae 


SHIVAEM, , SUCK CI. mob coe taecnege Romisie Cie oso ce aahalien euie ette nee eave ees 
snyder, .root cuttine plants. 2.5.3 2264504 oe oe 
Harly Harvert, sucker: plants... 5.5% 245 eek es sees 
Early Harvest, root cutting plants................ 
Barly, Kine. sucker plantsit 25th tstitt se Pee eres 
HGCtALINNY, SUCKEr. PIANts clei e toes bie 24 hee ete ease we as 
Eldoradio, sucker plants............. Pa ONS eaten dee oe 
PEC SNSUGKEr: WDlAnNtS <3 ceo c0k fo eee eae le ele ae ee ta eee 
rie, TOOt CUbtine * PlAIntS: a. osc ate Seon a ee eee : 
Rathbun, sucker “plants 2. See ee ieee Pale ee ee 
Math HUN, LOOE CuUctin=s IANES sie oo siete wage sete e's 
Kenoyer, suckerneplants of. i ss!.). sacieomenid pond sees. 18: < 
Kenoyer, rootteuttine plants. .ace .cd - kiana era. a6 
Wards .sucken plants... asl i ack yeah. Reker: . . Haaeet ert 
Ward. root cuttine plants. o8 sa s-5 ce ho ese hes eee os 
MEPFCErea UW SUGKeT Polat see 5 ice a ose, to spo aries qe. 5 Spee = 800 
Mereerea, root cutting” Dlamis. ics ec «6 es 6 ee tgs oes 
BIOWETS: SUCKEL LAMtSinc swe cisters ce won as Nie wai es ss oe 
Blowers, 20 Ot, CUtbine Plantsins. cpssendiel « Piecep ep inopere wpe taie fe 
Wilson, sucker’ plants, Peri. e2 2 2.cis- ce od co sth ps Fachiag ed 2 
Ohmer, rootine ‘cuttine plants... 656 se cee ke ee wld 
beeheraorweneker: plANUS. o. sacs. s os o5e scenes oun 8 Ce oboe 


By mail add 50 cents per hundred. Postage free at dozen rates. 


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a large supply of blackberry plants. Our sucker plants are well sooted and will 
please our customers. The root cutting plants are all very heavy and sure to give 


entire satisfaction. 


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ORDER SHEET 


F. W. DIXON "Rass 


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State whether by mail, 
express or freight. 
Quantity ARTICLES PRICE 
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Send Names and Addresses of 
FRUIT GROWERS | 


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GET SOME PLANTS FREE 


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Office of State Entomologist. 
Agricultural College, No. B 46. 


Manhattan, August 20, 19908. 


Certificate of Nursery Inspection 


This is to Certify, That in accordance with chapter 386, Section 7, of 
Session Laws of 1900/7, the nursery stock now growing for sale by F. W. 
Dixon, of Holton, Kan., has been inspected by a duly authorized inspector, 
and found apparently free from dangerously injurious insects or plant 
diseases. 

Invalid after June 15, 1909. 

T. J. HEADLEE, State Entomologist. 


Guthrie, Okla., Sept. 14, 1908. 
Oklahoma State Board of Agriculture—Official Certificate No. 90. 
To Whom It May Concern: This is to certify that there has been 
filed with the Oklahoma Board of Agriculture the report of T. J. Headlee, 
inspector of the State of Kansas, stating that the stock grown in the nur- 
series of 
LA FRANCE FRUIT AND PLANT FARM, AT HOLTON, KANSAS, © 
has been duly inspected for the season of 1908-9 and found to conform 
with the requirements of said board. 
This certificate is invalid after Sept. 1, 1909. 


CHAS. F. BARRETT, 
Sec. Okla. Board of Agriculture. 


Where required all stock will be fumigated with Hydro Cyanic Gas. 


Light Brahmas 


Our Light Brahmas have always given satisfaction, and for three 
years we have won sweep stakes in our local poultry show. We do not 
have a large supply of young birds this season. We can furnish you some 
of the very best cockerels from $2.50 to $5.00 each; pullets, $1.50 to 
$2.50 each. 

EGGS IN SEASON—S$1.50 per 15; $7.00 per 100. We do not think 
there is a bird in our pens that will score under 90 points. Our birds 
have the run of the farm. 


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The above is a photograph of our planting outfit. We have done away with . 

the boy to set his foot on each plant and have substituted what is known as the. “A 4 
Packer. This does much better work and is far more satisfactory in every way. ~~" _ 
Just run this heavy packer over the rows and your plants are set firmly in the : 


ground at the right depth, and it leaves a dust mulch.on the field which is just 
what is needed on newly planted fields. It also prevents plants from covering if 
a very heavy rain comes soon after planting. The fact is, we believe this is the 
ideal way of planting strawberries. 

There is another planting machine on the market that is claimed by the 
inventor to be automatic, which requires but one man to drop the plants. We 
hope it will prove a success and will give it a trial the coming spring. By the 
above method we can plant five acres per day and by the middle of the afternoon 
the Packer is put to work and easily catches up with the planter by quitting time 
Of course, such an outfit cannot always be owned by the small planter. Each 
man must work out his own solution of the labor problem. We believe any one 
planting five acres or more can afford to have a planter. 


The Fruit-Grower, St. Joseph, Mo.