

AN EVERBEARER THAT HAS STOOD THE TEST OF TIME 



The variety that set a new standard for everbearers and took them from the novelty class 

 to a real commercial type. Furthermore, Mastodon with its heavy spring crop, took much of 

 the risk out of growing everbearers. For firmness, productiveness, size of fruit, vigor and 

 adaptability it is a proven leader. Some varieties may equal it in some ways but for all a- 

 round commercial value there are few that compare with it. Since its introduction many grow- 

 ers place Mastodon as one of their most important varieties, as by planting a portion of their 

 berry field to Mastodon, they have a cash crop coming in during the summer and fall that with 

 favorable weather and marketing conditions will offset the expense of the entire project. Be- 

 low are given Mastodon's outstanding qualities that make it the supreme everbearer. 



FIRMNESS~The berries are firm enough to 

 withstand sliipment to moderate distances. We 

 do not recommend shipment for over 100 miles for 

 the summer and fall fruit. The spring crop will 

 compare favorably with Big Joe. We really be- 

 lieve it best for a grower to retail the summer and 

 fall berries, the demand is always good, the ber- 

 ries come on steadily over a long period, thus 

 there is no rush as with the spring berries and 

 besides getting the maximum profit from the crop, 

 he is building up a trade that will be of great 

 value to him in marketing his spring berries. 



PRODUCTIVENESS—Mastodon will rank very 

 productive during the summer and fall, and in 

 spring production is even more outstanding, equal- 

 ing many of the standard mid-season varieties. 

 If Mastodon were not an everbearer, it would be 

 very valuable just for the spring crop, and this, 

 coupled with its everbearing ability, makes it a 

 really valuable variety. 



GROWTH— Is very strong and vigorous, a clear 

 dark green, very resistant to leaf spot. Good fol- 

 iage, while very important in a standard variety, 

 is doubly important in an everbearer. First in 

 shading the fruit from the hot suns during the 

 summer and fall, then in developing and protect- 

 ing a heavy spring crop. Mastodon has a full mea- 

 sure of all the inborn qualities necessarv for heavv 

 production. 



SIZE— For the summer and fall crop the berries 

 are medium to medium large, often running to 

 large under favorable conditions. The spring crop 

 is large to very large, the berries averaging about 

 the same as Big Joe in size, ripening in mid-sea- 

 son. 



QUALITY AND FEAVOR-During Julv and earlv 

 August, under high temperatures, the qualitv and 

 flavor is often rather poor, but as it becomes cooler 

 both improve very quickly. From the 

 middle of August until hard freezing 

 weather in the fall, the qualitv is verv 

 good and the flavor good. The 

 spring crop is excellent, better 

 than many of the stand i 

 varieties. 



Any grower would 

 be proud to offer ber- 

 ries like these. 



.\ Basket of 

 M a s t d n' s 

 F a 11 c y Late 

 Summer Ber- 

 ries. 



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