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6. They are good shippers, firm enough to stand shipment to distant markets in 

 good condition. The only criticism we ever heard of Premier was that in wet seasons 

 they must be kept picked closely to carry through in good shape. The same is true 

 of Klondyke and Missionary, the hardest long distance shipping berries known to the 

 strawberry world. 



7. Premier is a fancy early berry which makes it easier for commercial growers to 

 get pickers at the first of the season and keep them for late varieties, than if there were 

 less desirable early berries, or none at all. 



8. Premier seems ro be almost frost proof. Two years ago practically all the 

 early varieties and many of the late ones were wiped out in this section by a late frost. 

 Premier kept right on blooming and made a full crop. We had another late frost this 

 past season cutting down the yield of nearly all varieties both early and late except 

 Premier. 



9. The berries are of large size and hold their size well throughout their long bear- 

 ing season. As every strawberry grower knows, size is an important factor in getting 

 a good price. 



10. No variety has healthier foliage. This season has been very wet in this sec- 

 tion but it is almost impossible to find a single leaf spot or other disease or insect on 

 Premier. 



Mr. Charles Bayer, of New Castle County, Del., says, "The 5000 Premier straw- 

 berry plants ordered received O. K. and in fine condition. A finer lot of plants never 

 came to this part of the conutry. I am more than pleased with them." 



Mrs. J. C. Rooney, of Fairfax Co., Va., says, "Two years ago we bought of you 

 500 Premier strawberry plants. To begin with they were the best and longest rooted 

 plants I ever saw, and 4ast year they bore a full crop of berries in spite of the late frost 

 that killed some of the later varieties. The berries were truly wonderful and were 

 admired by everyone. I am sending you an order for more plants and hope you can 

 supply them." 



Mr. Warren Keyes, of Champaign Co., Ohio, says, "Your Premier berry is all that 

 you claim for it as a money maker. It certainly was for me. I took $325 from one-fifth 

 of an acre. 



Our local growers say that if they can make some money with other varieties 

 they can make lots of money with Premier. 



By all means include Premier in your order. 



$500.00 



Those persons who have been receiving our Berry Book for the past two years will 

 remember that we offered $500.00 for 25 plants of a new variety that would prove 

 superior to Premier or even to equal it if a midseason or late variety. We tested 37 

 different varieties from 18 states, but we did not find anything that anywhere near 

 equalled Premier. 



The weather was rainy just before strawberries began to ripen, but we did not 

 have a single rain throughout the entire strawberry season. This probably worked 

 more to the disadvantage of the later varieties than to the early ones, but Premier, after 

 producing a. big crop of early berries, kept right on bearing and in addition produced a 

 larger crop of midseason berries than any variety in the plot, and then still compared 

 favorably with many of the late varieties. 



One of the late varieties showed up mighty well and won our $200.00 prize. We 

 expect to try it out another year and if it still shows up well we will offer it to the public 

 next year. 



If you have any market for early strawberries, there should be no hesitation about 

 planting Premier. It stands Supreme. 



On Top. 



Hartford Co., Conn., April 16. 1923. 

 Plants arrived O.K. and are all set. They are the finest I ever saw. Thank yon for the Chesa- 

 peake. Chas. W. Francis. 



You Have Got a Good One. 



Fairfield Co., Conn., May 1, 1923. 

 I received the 1000 Chesapeake plants you sent me alright and in fine condition. 



Howard P. Shepard. 



