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

R. M. Kellogg Co.Project Gutenberg · United StatesDec 2019

Rating 2.8

Word count: 149K words
Chapters: 15

Summary

Project Gutenberg was the first provider of free electronic books, or eBooks. Michael Hart, founder of Project Gutenberg, invented eBooks in 1971 and his memory continues to inspire the creation of eBooks and related technologies today.Kellogg's Great Crops of Strawberries, and How to Grow Them the Kellogg WayAuthor: R. M. Kellogg Co.,Language: English, Class: SB: Agriculture: Plant culture, Release Date: May 9, 2018

Editor's review

A short strawberry-growing booklet from a historic seed house, it preserves the operational detail and language of early twentieth-century commercial horticulture. Its value lies not in systematic botanical theory but in showing cultivation practice in a particular era: variety selection, soil preparation, planting distances, mulching, harvesting and marketing all bear the mark of their time. For today's reader it is both primary material for garden history and a light practical reference—many basic principles have not dated, while the promotional tone and period variety names add an interesting layer. Suitable for quiet afternoon browsing or for reading alongside a modern farming manual, to see how growing knowledge was organized, spread and sold. The English is plain, and the caption-style prose makes it easy for non-specialists to follow.

Who it's for

A good fit for

Readers interested in garden history and old agricultural literature
Growers curious about early twentieth-century strawberry cultivation methods
Learners who want light English reading on practical subjects
Researchers collecting historical material on seed houses and old promotional texts

Not a good fit for

Commercial growers seeking a modern high-yield strawberry cultivation system
Readers hoping for systematic botany or plant-breeding theory
Readers who need a Chinese translation and do not wish to read the English original

Reading tips

Start with the table of contents and the variety section to build a framework, then read the operational chapters in seasonal order.
Keep a pen handy to mark steps that clearly differ from modern practice, and compare them together afterward.
Read it alongside a modern agricultural extension manual to compare how the same stages are described.
The English text is short; read a small section each day and note unfamiliar horticultural terms as you go.

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FAQ

Is this book suitable for someone with no growing experience at all?

It can serve as supplementary reading beyond the basics. The steps are specific, but the book assumes readers are landowners of the period, and some tools, varieties and measures differ from today. Complete beginners should start with a modern introductory guide and return to this afterward, so they can follow the operations and appreciate the historical differences.

Can the growing methods in the book still be followed directly today?

Basic principles such as site selection, drainage, sensible planting spacing and mulching to retain moisture remain useful, but varieties, fertilizers and pest control carry clear period limitations. Read it as a record of historical practice, and rely on local extension services and modern sources for actual operations.

This is an English book—is it hard to read?

The original is a commercial booklet for ordinary growers, with short sentences and terminology confined to horticultural operations, so the barrier is not high overall. Basic English reading ability is enough to get through it; variety names and old units of measure can be skipped without losing the main thread.

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About the author

R. M. Kellogg Co. Author

R. M. Kellogg Co. is a corporate author, and available public information about it is limited: its nationality, founding date, and specific history are not reliably documented. One work by this name is held in the collection, Kellogg's Great Crops of Strawberries, and How to Grow Them the Kellogg Way. The title indicates that the book deals with strawberry cultivation and growing methods, placing it in the practical gardening and agricultural literature with a clear instructional and hands-on orientation. Publications issued under a business name of this kind are generally intended to pass on specific techniques to growers or home gardeners, and their style tends to be direct and pragmatic, emphasizing steps and experience rather than theoretical discussion. Given the scarcity of background information, a fuller picture of this corporate name cannot be drawn, and its influence is mainly confined to the field of strawberry cultivation covered by this single work.