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.