The checked results on the following varieties of Strawberries were obtained 

 b3' the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station on the Station's Farms 

 at Mount Carmel, Conn., Spring 1932, from plants set Spring 1931, a total 

 of 2 5 varieties were tested at that time. 



HOWARD'S SUPREME GAVE THE LARGEST YIELD— Holds 

 its size remarkably well to the last picking when properly 

 polinated, and is certainlv well worth trying in this territory. 

 Standing as to yield. Howard's Supreme first, followed by 

 Bellmar, Premier, Aberdeen. Townking, Blakemore, Fruitland, 

 Wil-Son, Lupton and Chesapeake. 



VARIETIES RECOMMENDED FOR YIELD 

 HOWARD'S SUPREME HOWARD'S PREAHER 



BELLMAR ABERDEEN 



VARIETIES RECOMMENDED FOR EARLY PICKING 

 BLAKEMORE PREMIER BELL^LAR 



VARIETIES RECOM3IENDED FOR LATE PICKING 

 CHESAPEAKE PURCELL 



WLL-SON STEVENS 



DATE OF PICKINGS 



First Largest 



Aberdeen June 10 June 21 



Bellmar June 8 June 19 



Blakemore June 8 June 19 



Chesapeake June 13 June 23 



Fruitland June 10 June 21 



Howard's 17 (Premierj . . June 8 June 23 



Howard's Supreme June 10 June 21 



Jupiter June 13 June 23 



Lupton June 17 June 22 



Purcell June 17 June 27 



Steven June 13 June 27 



Town King June 13 June 21 



Wil-Son June 17 Julv 7 



Yields :n 

 Quart-^ 

 :;t Per Acre 



July 1 



June 27 

 June 27 

 July 7 

 June 27 

 July 1 

 July 1 

 June 27 

 Julv 1 

 Julv 7 

 July 7 

 July 7 

 Julv 7 



11,979 



13.068 



7,623 



5,080 



6,806 



12.524 



15.110 



7,759 



5.173 



9,529 



8,031 



6.393 



8.440 



REMARKS AND CRITICISM BY LEADING STRAWBERRY EXPERTS 



HOWARD'S SUPREME GAVE LARGEST YIELD 



Enclosed find report on the strawberries grown at our Experiment Station. 

 You will note that Howard's Supreme gave us the largest yield, held its size 

 until the last picking, and is certainly well worth trying. 



(Signed) D. F. JONES, 

 Conn. Agril. Exp. Station, New Haven, Conn. 



Strawberry test conducted by Mr. Wm. Kehr, Perkasie, Pa., in co-opera- 

 tion with Bucks County Agriculture Extension Association and E. W. Town- 

 send &. Sons. Plants set Spring 1931, yield checked Spring 1932. 



Howard's Supreme led the list as to yield and quality, followed in order 

 by Premier, Aberdeen, Jupiter, Mayqueen, Fruitland, Blakemore, Townking 

 and Chesapeake. Mastodon Everbearing made a good .showing, and produced 

 a profitable crop first year. 



FINDS HOWARD'S SUPREME. JUPITER AND TOWNKING 

 EVEN BETTER THAN EXPECTED 

 E. W. Townsend & Sons, February Ist, 1933. 



Salisbury, Md. 

 Gentlemen :- 



La,n Spring a year ago, I purchased from you Howard's Supreme. Jupiter 

 and Townking, and have found these even better than I had expected. I see 

 one of your competitors is knocking these very three varieties, but I am not 

 discouraged in the least. I have now three and a half acres as fine a patch 

 as you ever looked at, and I am expecting another of the finest crops of 

 berries ever grown. I am going to keep on growing these until you tell me 

 that you have something better. I can always trust Townsend to do the 

 right thing by his customers. I am wishing you the best of luck. 



Your old customer. 



H. DETT3*I0RE, Mont. 



Strawberry Test conducted by Hill &. Schweizer. of New Milford, in co- 

 operation with Ohio State Extension Service and E. W. Townsend &. Sons, 

 Salisbury, Maryland. Plants set Spring 1931, check made June 1932. 



I'reiiiier leads the list in thi> test, v.iili Howard's .Supreme second best in 

 yield, followed by Townking, Jupiter. Aberdeen, Fruitland. Mayqueen. Blake- 

 more, Chesapeake and Washington. Note — Premier in lead, the finest berries 

 were from 'Townking, Chesapeake, Jtlayqueen and Premier. Washington did 

 very poorly. Howard's Supreme had a very attractive color. Season very dry. 

 25 plants of each variety set, high yield 52 quarts, low 15 quarts. 



Dover, N. H. 

 E. W. Townsend & Sons, June 26th, 1933. 



Salisbury, Maryland. 

 Gentlemen: 



In making my report on Strawberry varieties, I find that the Aberdeen is 

 very productive and there is a ready demand for these berries. 



The Howard's Supreme are very hardy and productive, berries large to 

 extra large, it not being unusual to find berries measuring five inches around. 



J. LENNON. 



Massachusetts Agricultural College, 



.Amherst. Ma.>.-. 



For the past three years we have grown Howard's Supreme Strawberries 

 in our trial plot of approximately forty different varieties. Each year the 

 Howard's Supreme has exceeded the yield of Howard 17 (Premier) by more 

 than l.j per cent, and it is among the best in plant making ability. The 

 berries are large, firm, with a rich dark red color and red flesh. Without 

 question when one considers all the different characteristics of a strawberry 

 variety it excels any variety which we have under observation. 



THINKS HOWARD'S SUPREME A WONDER 



VifKinia. Minn.. February 2. 1932. 

 No doubt you arc interested in the plants I got from you last year. They 

 all done fine. In the Trial Garden we have 22 varieties of Strawberries grow- 

 ing. Your Howard s Supreme is a wonder. A. F. THAYER. 



HOWARDS SUPREME FLAVOR PLEASES ALL 



Valrico. Fhirida. March 3. Ifi32. 

 The flavor and color of the Howard's Supreme cai)tivated all who came in 

 contact with them this year. We certainly congratulate you on bringing out 

 such a fine berry. 



DR. FRANK WHEEEER. 



New York State Agricultural Experiment Station, 



Geneva, N. Y. 



We have grown Howard's Supreme at this station since 1920 and during 

 that period it has been among the best varieties. The plants are vigorous, 

 very productive, little trouble by leafspot, and more resistant to drouth than 

 the general run of varieties. The variety is a good plant maker. Berries 

 usually average from medium to dark red in color, glossy, attractive, juicy, 

 firm, pleasantly sprightly, good to very good in quality, midseason. 



HOWARD'S SUPREME LOOKING GREAT 



Southampton. L. I., New York. 

 The Howard's Supreme received last year are looking great at this time. 

 Every one alive and, of course, not in bloom yet but they certainly are full of 

 buds and every indication of a big crop from them. 



MRS. W. C. NEARY. 



HOWARD'S SUPREME AN AMAZING BEARER 



Ordinary, Virginia, June 7th, 1932. 

 The new Howard's Supreme is, I believe, a wonderful variety and is an 

 amazing bearer of extra large fruit. FBED. ttar xtv 



ilichigan State College, 



South Haven, Mich. 



In regards to the Howard's Supreme Strawberry, we have grown this berry 

 here and found it to be very productive. It is a good plant maker. The 

 berries are fair in quality and attractive in appearance. It proved to be a 

 good canning berry here as it has a red center when ripe and stands the cook- 

 ing process very well. On the whole it is a promising variety. 



HOWARD'S SUPREME TOPS THEM ALL 



St. ilarys. Penna.. 

 November 1st. ls>3o. 



HOME SWEET HOME 

 TRUCK FARM 

 E. W. Townsend & Sons, 



.^ali-bury. Maryland 

 Gentlemen :- 



I find that Howard's Supreme, your patented variety, had ever>;!.;r.i: t^mnd 

 in production I ever saw, and all salable l)errles. I counted : 



had ((57) sixty-seven berries on it. The flavor Is equal to thi 

 strawberry, and the size as large as Premier on rich .soil, 1 

 Howard's Supreme will stand all kinds of forcing without maku.^ ... .<,,,rj 

 soft. I have summed it all up as the t>est variety to grow, and you am h-k^l 

 for another order next Spring. Very trub" yours. 



ED PORTZER. 



EVERY PLANT SENT OUT BY TOWNSEND IS GUARANTEED TO SATISFY 



