O I E !■ E MWl M^ O I E 1% (Fairland x Maryland 683. Tested U.S.D.A. 1950-1954) 



SURECROP 



(Fairland X Maryland-U.S. 1972. Tested U.S.D.A.-Md. 1951-1956) 



These varieties are a boon to berry growers with red stele in their soils; the first 

 varieties with triple resistance to red stele root rot. 



STELEMASTER 



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Stelemaster is a very fine early variety in addi- 

 tion to its ability to resist all three forms of the red 

 stele disease. A few rows fruited by us in 1956 

 in a field with virus free Premier showed Stele- 

 master more vigorous and equally productive. The 

 average size of Stelemaster berries was almost 

 twice that of the Premier and our net return was 

 more than double. 



Stelemaster berries ripen about as early as 

 Blakemore. The average size is fairly large. The 

 berries are medium red in color with a glossy sur- 

 face and are generally uniform and smooth. The 

 flesh is light red, firm, juicy and with a slightly 

 tart flavor. It is not considered especially desir- 

 able as a freezing berry. 



Stelemaster plants are very vigorous and pro- 

 ductive. Steelemaster has not been widely tested, 

 most of the early tests having been confined to 

 Maryland and southern Delaware. However, it 

 has been so good in those areas that it is largely 

 responsible for putting back in the berry business a 

 number of growers whose soils had become infested 

 with red stele. The new Surecrop, a mid-season 

 variety, is the only other kind with triple red stele 

 resistance. These two, Stelemaster and Surecrop, 

 we look to see much more widely grown. 



SURECROP 



Midseason 



Surecrop ripens in midseason, about with Fair- 

 land and Temple. The berries average large in 

 size (larger than Stelemaster) and maintain large 

 size throughout the season. Berries have a light 

 bright red color that becomes a rich red but does 

 not turn dark. They are firm with a tough glossy 

 skin and yellow seeds even with the surface. First 

 berries are somewhat irregular, wedge-shaped; 

 later berries are uniform, short, conic. Their flavor 

 is tart and good and they have been rated as satis- 

 factory for frozen pack. 



Surecrop is a very vigorous grower, rivalhng 

 Pocahontas as the most vigorous of all varieties. 

 In 1955 at Salisbury Surecrop averaged at the rate 

 of 390-24 qt. crates per acre as compared with 385 

 for Blakemore and 450 for Stelemaster. In 1956, 

 with some reduction of crop by spring frosts. Sure- 

 crop yielded 235 crates per acre, Blakemore 220 

 and Stelemaster 115. 



Surecrop has been tested from Pennsylvania and 

 New York to southern Virginia and westward to 

 Ohio. 



If you have redstele in your soil and still want to grow big crops of fancy berries it 

 will pay you to remember Stelemaster and Surecrop — both triple threats to red stele 

 and high scorers for your profit account. Price list page 32. 



I /\||vLA\IM^ Fairland is one of several 

 fine midseason berries notable for their partial 

 resistance to red stele. Fairland is slightly earlier 



than Temple and several days ahead of Sparkle in 

 ripening season. Whereas both Sparkle and Temple 

 are rather dark Fairland is light in color. As a 

 shipping berry Fairland is as good as Sparkle but 

 not as good as Temple. It is a heavy producer of 

 berries that are large, fairly good in quality and 

 beautiful in appearance. Their light color makes 

 them appealing to the eye of the buyer. Fairland 

 is not at its b^st as far south as Maryland. It has 

 given fine results in Ohio, West Virginia, Massa- 

 chusetts, New York and other northern states. As 

 with Robinson, Fairland, where it is well adapted, 

 will be a profitable berry, chiefly because of pro- 

 ductiveness, large size and light attractive color. 

 Price list page 32. 



TcArlPLC Temple was the first of the good 

 red stele resistant varieties. It was a life-saver to 

 berry growers in sections where the soil had be- 

 come infested with red stele. Temple itself is not 

 entirely immune to all strains of red stele but has 

 sufficient resistance so that profitable crops of 

 berries can be grown by many growers who had 

 been completely knocked out by this disease. 



In addition to resistance to red stele Temple is a 

 very fine variety because of the vigor and pro- 

 ductiveness of the plants together with firmness, 

 beauty, size and quality of the berries. Temple is 

 not rated a good freezing berry but as a home gar- 

 den or fresh market shipping berry it has been so 

 good that it has become the leading berry in 

 southern Delaware and the lower lying soils of 

 eastern Maryland. Temple is primarily a berry for 

 the lower middle states where it is very productive 

 and profitable. Frequently, but not always, Temple 

 fails to retain its productiveness when grown in 

 the north. "^''1. _ : it is well adapted Temple ranks 

 high among the midseason berries in addition to 

 its value as a red stele resistant kind. Price list 

 page 32. 



