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Excerpt from A Few Facts About Strawberry Plants as Grown by Albert H. Perrigo, West Chester, Pa
Good if not high prices were obtained during 1922 for all kinds of small fruits. I can see no reason why the same conditions Will not prevail the coming year, and for many more years to come. Why not start now?
It is a pleasant and fascinating business as well as profitable. Yes, there is some hard work connected with it, but there is also the pleasure of eating your own fruit, fresh from the garden and the satisfaction of having all you want and when you want it.
Chester county has the ideal soil, climate and other requirements to grow all kinds of small fruits. There is no reason why they should not be grown and shipped in car lots at a great financial gain to the growers. Under the present conditions we do not grow enough to supply our home market. Farmers and land owners, investigate this subject and then try and get your share of this profitable business.
I have a splendid lot of strawberry plants this year; the best I ever grew. My system of growing plants from beds newly set each year, is increasing the vigor, strength and bearing qualities of my plants. Like most growers, I formerly dug plants from beds that had been fruited. Several years ago I abandoned that practice and now plow under everything after the fruit is off the vines the first year. I can see a wonderful improvement both in vigor of plants and productiveness. Have also been able to eliminate disease.
The varieties I offer have all been tested in a commercial way on my grounds and I do not offer a variety for sale until I am satisfied it is a success in this vicinity.
I am not one of the big growers, and don't want to be one. I aim to grow only as much as I can supervise personally and actually know every plant I sell is a good one.
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