24 



FAIRLAND 



A new variety just released for introduction by the U. S. Department of Agriculture and 

 the University of Maryland. Fairland (U.S.D.A. 3205) is a cross of Aberdeen and Fairfax. 

 Fairland is a very vigorous grower, making plenty of healthy plants that are commercially 

 resistant to red stele. The plants are very productive, ranking with Premier and Catskill in 

 total yield. The berries ripen two to six days after Premier. They are medium to large, 

 light bright red and somewhat firmer than Premier. As compared with the new Temple, 

 Fairland is equally vigorous, generally more productive, but not quite as firm or high- 

 flavored as Temple and not quite as resistant to red stele. The official release on Fairland 

 states "Tests in New England, Michigan, Missouri, Maryland, Delaware and Virginia have 

 shown that Fairland is best adapted to the region where Premier is an important variety. 

 Recommended chiefly for local market." Fairland may be the quantity berry of satisfac- 

 tory quality to maintain and increase your profits. Try the new Fairland. We have some 

 nice plants. Price list on page 31. 



GROWING EVERBEARERS 



WHY 



Everbearing strawberries make a delight- 

 ful and useful crop for the home garden. 

 They are quite popular with those who like 

 novelties and are willing to put out a little 

 extra time and money to have berries out 

 of season. 



You don't have to wait very long. No 

 other fruit crop can touch Everbearing 

 strawberries for quick returns. Plants are 

 set in March or April. Berries are ripening 

 from August to November of the same year. 



Strawberries provide one of the best of 

 all sources of Vitamin C, which cannot be 

 stored in the body and, therefore, must be 

 regularly in the diet. Everbearing varieties 

 make possible a continuing and pleasing 

 source of this vitamin all through late sum- 

 mer and fall. It must be admitted that a 

 more economical source would be from 

 berries of the regular spring crop, quick 

 frozen in home unit or frozen food locker. 

 Fresh berries lose very little of their Vita- 

 min C on quick freezing. 



Where everbearers do well, mostly in the 

 northern states, some growers use them 

 successfully as a money crop. Generally, 

 everbearers are not as certain and sure in 

 their cropping as spring varieties, so before 

 starting out in a fairly big way, try ever- 

 bearers in a small way, to see if you have 

 the climate and conditions where they pro- 

 duce berries in satisfactory amounts. Be 

 sure you are right — then go ahead. For 

 profit, it's a good idea to select one of the 

 everbearers like Mastodon, which makes a 

 pretty good spring crop, even if the fall 

 crop fails. 



HOW 



Everbearing varieties during the first few 

 weeks must build up the strength and 

 vitality to produce fruit this year as well 

 as to continue growth. ' 



Set good strong plants on well prepared 

 land and set them early on soil that is re- 

 tentive of moisture or where water can be 

 applied or conserved by mulch. 



Cut off the spring blossoms as soon as 

 they appear and remove the summer blos- 

 som clusters at each hoeing until about 

 the middle of July. 



Everbearers give a greater response in 

 fall fruit production to liberal applications 

 of stable manure broadcast before planting 

 than to any one thing we can mention. 



Everbearers are often grown by the hill 

 system, as it is thought the plants produce 

 more fruit if runners are removed. Where 

 this system is used plants may be set 

 closer together. Plants 18 inches apart in 

 rows 2 feet apart are not too close for hill 

 culture. We have obtained the highest 

 yields of good berries in regular rows with 

 new runner plants spaced 4-6 inches apart 

 in the bed. 



Yields. Everbearing plants set early on 

 good, moist soil should yield one pint or 

 more per plant during late summer and 

 fall. Much better yields are often obtained 

 Yields as high as 2 quarts per plant hav 

 been recorded. 



: 



