THE W. F. ALLEN CO., SALISBURY, MD. 



plants. I live right near a local market of 10,000 inhabitants and have very little local competition, 

 and when my berries were put out, you should have heard the exclamations, as, "Such wonderful 

 berries!" "What kind are they?" "Did you grow them?" I had many baskets that 18 berries would 

 fill a quart basket. People came to the house in droves to buy them and never found any fault with 

 the price. I received 40c at first, then 35c, and all at 25c, so I feel that I have had a most successful 

 year. We started picking June 25th, and today, July 26th, there are a few left. One day we picked 

 400 baskets and it was 120 degrees in the sun. The plants stood the heat like soldiers, never a one 

 wilted, and I do not have any watering system. — Mr. L. C. Pierce. 



New Haven County, Conn., Jan. 7, 1926. I enclose an order for plants and check to cover cost 

 of same. You may be interested to know that from a trifle less than 23^ acres of Premier Berries, 

 1}4 acres of which were old bed, I sold berries to the value of slightly over $2,500, this being the 

 amount after selling commission was deducted. The 1925 season was short, caused by hot, dry 

 weather, but from about the same acreage, I sold about $2,100 worth, these from Premier Plants, 

 which I originally purchased from you in 1922. I think it advisable to plant a little new straight 

 stock again. — Christopher R. Turner. 



Lancaster County, Pa., April 28, 1926. I received my plants all O. K. and in a splendid condi- 

 tion, Monday, the 26th, and set them with a planter, Tuesday, the 27th. Was fortunate 

 to get a good rain the same evening. The plants were fine and had splendid roots. I wish to 

 thank you for the extra good count, as there were about 1,200 more than I ordered and paid for. I 

 noted each bunch contained 2 or 3 plants over the 25, with some extra bunches which you must 

 have thrown in. I am very much pleased and you can look for future orders from me. It is my aim 

 to become one of the largest growers of berries in Eastern Pennsylvania, if marketing conditions 

 warrant. — Charles H. Lutz. 



York County, Pa., April 21, 1926. I must say that the Premier is a wonderful berry. Best I ever 

 had. I got 1,000 Premier Plants from you in 1924, and sold $115 worth of berries in a very dry sea- 

 son. Late varieties were practically no good at all. My neighbor, John H. Grim, is an experienced 

 trucker and gardner, and he saw my Premier in bloom. It was frosty weather, and he said early 

 berries do not pay. I picked 3 crates the first week at 30c per box. I sold $100 worth of berries before 

 he had a ripe berry in his patch. Dry weather came and he had late berries and got small crop at 

 10c per box. He asked me where I got my Premier and I told him. He wants to order several thousand 

 plants from The W. F. Allen Company. I gave him my Berry Book. My father-in-law is an old 

 trucker, 75 years old, and he says W. F. Allen gives you what you order. — Sterling Hoffman. 



Pike County, Pa., Jan. 7, 1926. In the spring of 1924, I set 350 Premier Plants, which I got from 

 you, but in the spring of 1925, we had quite a late frost when the Premier had begun to blossom. 

 It is true they can stand more cold weather than any other berry in our climate. I had the first 

 berries on the market. I asked 25c per quart, and this town was hungry for them. I did not even get 

 a chance to can some of them for ourselves. Take it from me, the Premier is the best early berry 

 that can be grown in this climate. We are 68 miles west of New York City. I picked the first basket 

 June 2nd, and the last one, June 27th. In the spring of 1925, I set about 1,100 plants of your Cham- 

 pion Everbearers, while I only paid for 1,000. Thanks for your extras. I do not believe I lost 50 

 plants. On the 3rd of July I cut nearly all the blossoms off, and from July 20th to the 31st, I had 

 picked 21 baskets. The last basket I picked was on October 14th, giving me berries for 11 weeks. 

 From these 1,100 plants, I sold $90.00 worth of berries. You can use my name as praising both your 

 Premier and Champion Everbearers for Pike County, Pennsylvania, soil. — Chester Smith. 



Butler County, Pa., Jan. 10, 1926. In the spring of 1924, I set out 500 Premier Plants in my 

 garden, which I got from you. In the fall, I had the best patch my neighbors ever saw. The rows 

 were solid and about three feet wide. They were in full bloom on May 28th, and that evening the 

 temperature was 28 degrees, and the ground white with snow. Of course, it killed all the flowers 

 that were open, but a few had set which it did not damage. I did not expect to get one bushel, but 

 they blossomed out again, and then we had the dryest June in years. Picked 13 bushels and sold them 

 at 30c per quart, $124.80 from 500 plants. Mr. Kissick (who bought some Premier Plants from you) 

 and I were the only ones who had berries to sell, with the exception of one-half bushel that came in 

 from the country, and were as large as your little finger nail. Most of the farmers plowed their crop 

 down. Some of my berries were as large as a walnut, and all were good size. In the spring of 1921, I 

 set out 50 Premier Plants and picked 5 bushels berries^ over 3 quarts from each plant set. How is 

 that? What can beat the Premier? I do not think there is a better berry grown. — Frank M. Hutl. 



Bradford County, Pa., Mar. 18, 1926. 1 am enclosing order for 3,000 Premier Strawberry Plants. 

 I ordered several varieties from you 2 years ago, but the Premier was by far the best. Last year I 

 had a wonderful strawberry crop. I sold $825 from less than one-half acre. I wish you could have 

 seen the patch. The plants made a wonderful growth. We commenced picking June 9th and sold 

 the last July 9th, but we had berries for our own use 2 weeks longer. Right in this section, very few 

 strawberries are raised and my berries were in good demand. Sold most of them for 25c per quart, 

 some less, but some for 30c and 35c. The Premier Berries are the finest berry ever raised here. 

 People come for miles to buy them. — Mrs. John R. Jones. 



Lycoming County, Pa., June 28, 1926. The berry plants I bought of you in April, 1925, have 

 certainly done well. I have picked over 26 bushels so far and will have good picking for at least one 

 week yet, that is from 2,000 plants. A berry grower near here told me I had made a mistake by buy- 

 ing plants as far south as Maryland. He bought his from a northern grower, and is just starting to 

 pick now with the price dropping, when I sold most of mine for 25c per basket, and he is getting 

 18c and 20c. I do not feel I have made any mistake. — Frank H. Forcey. 



