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CHIEF 



10 DAYS EARLIER 

 THAN LATHAM 



The name "Chief" was selected from 

 hundreds of suggestions received in a 

 nation-wide prize contest conducted 

 for a suitable name for this outstand- i 

 ing new berry. Formerly, it was 

 known as Minnesota No. 223. 



The name "Chief" is well chosen. 

 This new Raspberry seems to be all 

 that the word implies — outstanding, — 

 ahead of others, — a leader. So "Chief" 

 makes his bow. Those who should 

 know, say his reign bids fair to be as 

 joyous and prosperous among early 

 berries as the reign of his illustrious 

 ancestor, Latham, is among late berries. 



"Chief" has been tested over a wide area 

 in the past ten years and its behavior has 

 been carefully watched. It has proven 

 hardy — a heavy cropper — excellent quality 

 — a good shipper — resistant to disease, and 

 in addition it is 10 days early. 



"Chief" was originated by the Minne- 

 sota State Fruit Breeding Farm and is a 

 selection from among 4000 seedlings of 

 Latham. It possesses many of the good 

 qualities of Latham, some of them to 

 even a greater degree than the parent, the main 

 point of difference being in season of ripening 

 "Chief" is ten to twelve days earlier to ripen 

 than Latham, thus giving us a profitable 

 berry for early market. It bridges the gap 

 between strawberries and ordinary rasp- 

 berries — and the berries bring a good 

 price on the market. 



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J. S. SHOEMAKER, Associate 

 Horticulturist, Ohio Agri 

 cultural Experiment Sta- 

 tion, says, "Chief" 

 a heavy cropper. The 

 plants bore quite a 

 few berries the year 

 they were set and 

 this year out 

 yielded all other 

 red raspberry 

 varieties in 

 our variety 

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RAY SPEER, For- 

 mer President Minne- 

 sota State Horticultural 

 Society, says, "Chief" is 



certain to achieve as wicte 

 reputation as its parent, 

 Latham. Since Latham 

 fruits later than "Chief", the 

 latter really is a supplement to 

 Latham, and in no sense a com- 

 petitor of it. In comparison 

 with King, which fruits the same 

 time as "Chief", the f ruits . of "Chief" 

 are slightly larger, somewhat earlier, of 

 better quality, and of more uniform 

 shape. It is a firmer berry, ships very 

 well, and is less crumbly than King. 

 Experts everywhere predict a wonderful future 

 for "Chief." 



CHIEF prices 

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Contrary to the common policy of digging smal! plants and leaving the best canes for fruiting, our 

 policy is to dig the entire field, thus giving you the best, strongest, and most vigorous plants. The 

 special machine used in digging these plants makes possible the excellent root system of our "CHIEF" 

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