berries grown in New England and other northern 
states are better in quality as well as in firmness than 
southern berries of the same variety. 
Premier is Safe 
For the grower in localities subject to late frosts 
where winter temperatures are severe, Premier is safe 
because it will bear a crop under those conditions. To 
make the crop better we suggest some thinning if the 
rows get badly crowded, and early mulching to prevent 
injury from early fall freezes. We have an excellent 
lot of Premier plants which we are confident will pro- 
duce good results for those who are still growing this 
fine old variety. Most of the records for high yields 
and large profits have been made with Premier. Price 
list, page 35 
Never a Crop without a Profit 
Saratoga Co., New York. Jan. 12th, 1937. My in- 
come from Premier year after year is hard to beat. In 
the spring of 1932 I set 800 Premier plants. From 
them the next spring we sold 1,804 quarts of berries. 
This does not include any that the family used or that 
we gave away. We have never had a failure with the 
Premier. By that I mean we have never had a crop 
of them that did not return a profit. — Mr. M. R. Cook. 
Q .1 | 1 is the first high quality 
DOUtJllcindl berry particularly 
adapted to Southern 
conditions. It is far better in quality than Klondyke, 
Missionary and Blakemore which are the varieties 
grown in large quantities and shipped to Northern 
markets. Southland berries average large in size and 
are very attractive in appearance. The flesh is firm 
but the skin somewhat tender. They can be shipped 
considerable distances but will not hold up as well as 
Blakemore. Southland is almost as good in quality as 
Dorsett and Fairfax. For this reason it should prove 
to be a valuable local market berry for many sections 
of the South, and an ideal home garden berry for 
families where high quality in strawberries would be 
appreciated. In the North the foliage stays greener 
through the winter than any other variety. In the 
South it stands up under hot suns unusually well. In 
the latitude of Maryland, Southland is one of the 
earliest berries we have when the crown bud crop is 
not killed. These blooms come out so early, however, 
that in the North they are very likely to be caught by 
late frosts. Strangely enough, from North Carolina 
and farther South, the Southland is a late berry which 
comes in a little later than either Missionary or Blake- 
more. Good results from Southland have been re- 
ported from North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and 
other southern states. Price list, page 35. 
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