MIDLAND 
Is Midland the best strawberry in the world? We would say "Yes", if it made plants a 
little more freely. Where a good fruiting row is made Midland ranks with the best in 
practically every way. In productiveness Midland ranks with Premier, Catskill and Sparkle. 
In size Midland berries average just as large as Catskill, Robinson, Chesapeake and the 
other big ones. In firmness Midland ranks with Blakemore and Missionary, the great 
southern shipping berries. In beauty Midland ranks high. The berries are very attractive, 
darker than Premier, lighter than Fairfax, with a glossy skin. Occasional slightly green 
tips detract very little. In quality Midland is near the top. We think Fairfax and Fairpeake 
are slightly better. Many of our customers disagree with us on this point. They say Midland 
berries, though slightly different in taste and flavor, are just as good as Fairfax. For freezing, 
tests made by the Maryland Station and other places show Midland to be one of the best 
of all varieties for commercial and home freezing. 
If stocks of Midland can be selected which will make plants freely then we will hail 
Midland as the only variety yet known which has any chance of replacing Premier to a 
large extent. 
If you try Midland this year, and you should, don't get too many, but give 
them your best land and all the "petting" you can spare. It is a wonderful berry 
if you can grow it. Price list, page 31. 
MIDLAND NEWS 
— Second Edition — 
To save space we are not naming authors of these news items, 
but they can be had upon request. 
Illinois. "If I could only take all the 
good points of about three varieties 
and put it into one I would have a per- 
fect berry. Midland comes very near 
being a perfect berry. I think you will 
want to put Midland at the top of your 
list." 
Indiana. "I don't think the fact that 
Midland makes fewer plants is such a 
drawback. Our Premier were so thick 
that they were almost a failure last 
summer. It was dry but the Midland 
plants bore beautiful big berries. I 
like their flavor better than Fairfax." 
Maryland. "Midland is the best 
berry I have ever seen. Better yielder 
than most other berries. Fine for home 
freezing. Today, February 4th, I am 
eating some of those berries." 
Missouri. "Want to speak a word of 
commendation for the accuracy and 
honesty of your catalog. Also want to 
praise Midland. Have never tasted a 
better berry; they don't always make 
enough plants but the plants make 
many large superlative berries." 
New York. "The Midland plants you 
sent me were such prolific plant 
makers that I finally gave up trying to 
keep them thinned. The berries were 
delicious, raw or frozen. From 50 
plants I picked 80 quarts, and then 
gave up counting." 
New York. "My Midland, on ground 
that wasn't very rich, produced the 
largest berries that I have ever grown. 
The buyers and neighbors went wild 
over them and said they were the 
largest berries they had ever seen. 
You have more than a good strain of 
Midland, because a neighbor got 
some Midland from another place and 
they weren't a quarter as good as I 
got from you." 
Pennsylvania. "My plants made 
wonderful beds of big strong plants 
and the crop of berries was surpris- 
ingly heavy. The Midland were very 
large and delicious." 
