14 ALLEN’S BOOK OF BERRIES—1922 
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Premier, The Best of All. 
Premier 
To all the good things we have previously said about Premier, 
we can add another strong point. We had a very late freeze in 
this section last year. Three fourths of the early berries of this 
section, Missionary and Klondyke. were killed by the frost. And 
a large part of the mid-season and late varieties were killed. But 
Premier, an early berry, so enormously productive, kept right 
on blossoming and made a full crop. If all our fruiting beds had 
been Premier we would have made twice the money we did, al- 
though our Paul Jones, McAlpin, and Big Late did fine. Premier 
has no weak points that we have found after growing it for 6 
years. Here are some of its good points. 
1. It is a vigorous grower, doing well on all types of soil. 
2. The plants are enormously productive, ripening early and 
bearing through a long season. No variety bears more quarts per 
acre. 
3. They are beautiful in appearance, having a uniform shape 
(see illustration above) and a glossy, rich red color extending 
elear thru the berry. 
4. The berries have a bright green cap which stays green 
even in dry seasons. This adds to their beauty and selling price. 
5. The berries are delicious in quality, equalled only by the 
very best ones like McAlpin, Big Late, Wm. Belt and Chesa- 
peake. 
6. They are good shippers, being firm enough to ship to distant 
market in good condition. ; 
7. Premier is a fancy early berry, which makes it easier for 
commercial growers to get pickers at the first of the season and 
keep them for late varieties, than if there were less desirable 
earJy berries or none at all. 
8. It seems to be almost frost proof, as indicated above. 
