E. W. TOWNSEND SONS 
A 37 ACRE BLOCK OF TOWNSEND'S 
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SELECT STRAIN PREMIER 
Pronounced by Visitors Who Examined the Field This Summer as One of the Finest Blocks They Had Ever 
GETS FIVE CENTS QUART MORE 
FOR TOWNSEND’S SELECT STRAIN 
DEAR SIR: Caledonia Co., Vt. 
The Select-Strain Premier, strawberry plants that I pur- 
chased from you averaged over one quart and half per plant 
set (or about 12,000 qts., per acre). People said they never 
saw such nice berries. I sold my berries for about five cents 
per quart more than other growers around me. E. G. HOOD. 
GETS 1400 QUARTS LARGE BERRIES 
FROM 1,000 PREMIER SET 
DEAR SIRS: St. Lawrence Co., N. Y. 
I have wonderful success with your Select-Strain Premier, 
strawberry plants. I average about 1400 quarts of large berries 
to 1,000 plants that I set, so I am planting again this year. 
MRS. FRANK FULLER. 
LARGE BERRY GROWER GETS 16,000 QUARTS PER 
ACRE FROM TOWNSEND’S SELECT-STRAIN 
GENTLEMEN: ; Cumberland Co., Penna. 
Enclosed you will please find our order for 20,000 TOWN- 
SEND’S SELECT-STRAIN PREMIER, strawberry plants. We, 
HIS variety was origi- 
nated by the U.S. Dept. 
FAIRMORE ra BURR, OS 
extensively tested in North Carolina and other leading 
berry growing states of the South. It was selected from 
thousands of seedlings and has been outstanding in the 
tests made by these colleges. In plant growth it is more 
vigorous than Blakemore, Klondyke, or Missionary. It 
ripens about with the Blakemore and earlier than Fairfax. 
The berries are as large or larger than Blakemore and is 
considered to be a better variety for markets that pay a 
top price for extra large size, quality berries. A fine va- 
riety for southern plantings. 
’ ety introduced by 
NORTH STAR erases the U. S. Dept. of 
Agric. and recommended for commercial and home gar- 
den plantings in all leading berry growing eeotloris: It 
has been extensively tested in New England States, also 
in New York and Pennsylvania. The berries are of high 
flavor and fine quality, especially recommended for sec- 
tions where Dorsett is killed by early frosts. Berries have 
a beautiful bright red color which extends through to the 
oe keeping its bright color for several days after pick- 
ng. Fruit is very firm and will withstand long-distant 
shipping. They ripen evenly all over, therefore making 
picking very easy, and when placed on the market makes 
Pits attractive package. Give North Star a trial this 
AA tz intros vari- 
Seen Grown in Any Section. 
are sure that you would like to know that we are well pleased 
with your strain of plants, which yield about 16,000 quarts 
berries per acre for us L. L. WILLIAMS. 
TOWNSEND CUSTOMER FOR OVER TWENTY YEARS 
GENTLEMEN: Tuscarawas Co., Ohio. 
For over twenty years I have used your pants, with great 
success. They produce good fruiting beds—with big crops of 
nice large berries which sell readily on the market. The past 
season we picked over 50,000 quarts off of about 344 acres. We 
have never found any Premier plants to come up with yours 
and you might always expect our future orders. Please find 
order enclosed for this year’s planting. F. R. NELSON. 
TOWNSEND’S PREMIER OUT YIELDS ALL OTHERS 
GENTLEMEN: Barnstable Co., Mass. 
Attached you will please find order for 15,000 Select-Strain 
Premier plants—for which kindly book order and ship at 
proper planting time. 
Your plants always out yield all others and the berries are 
larger and we get larger crops—which mean more profit to 
us. You can expect many new orders from this neighborhood 
this year, aS growers are turning to your plants all the time. 
M. O. RAPOZA. 
DAYBRE AK Tero is the earliest berry 
grown in the southern 
states. It is about a week 
or ten days earlier than the Missionary and several days 
earlier than Blakemore, usually producing a heavy first 
crop, producing fruit for the early market when prices 
are usually highest. It is as productive as Missionary or 
Blakemore. Fruit equals that of Blakemore and of bright, 
glossy, crimson red. Can be classed as a good shipper and 
one worthy of a planting in the southern states. Of U.S. 
Dept. of Agric. origination. 
HEBRO The fruit of this berry is bright, glossy 
e red. It is of delicious flavor, having 
strong, heavy stems which hold their fruit well up from 
the soil. It is a good yielder and one which, we feel, will 
produce excellent results in the New England States and 
should be given trial in other berry growing sections 
Fruit ripens about the same time as Chesapeake and 
other late varieties. 
SHELTO This is an early berry, ripening about 
e the same time as the Premier (Howard 
17). It is almost as good a producer. Fruit is very trm 
and has many of the qualities of such high priced mar- 
ket favorites as Chesapeake and Catskill. It is similar in 
flavor to Chesapeake. Tested in 24 sections of the state 
of Connecticut before introducing. 
FAIRMORE Sold for Highest Prices on New York Market of Any Variety Shipped Out of N. C. in 1940 
