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Another of the U. S. Department of Agriculture creations, being of the same parentage 

 as Dorsett and released at the same time. We recommend Fairfax for Home Garden, local 

 markets and in many sections they are the leading commercial berry. As with Dorsett they 

 have been widely planted since their introduction and have been accepted by all who have 

 grown them as one of the most outstading berries yet introduced. 



GROAVTH — Fairfax makes a vigorous growth, 

 being far superior to Oider varieties, even more 

 vigorous tiian Dorsett. The foliage is very healthy 

 and mav become too dense when over fertilized, 

 very resistant to leaf sMot and scorch. Although 

 Fairfax cannot be termed a free plant maker, they 

 will generally make sufficient plants for a good 

 fruiting row. 



SIZE — The berries are very large, generally 

 averaging larger than Dorsett. Under favorable 

 weather conditions the last fruit harvested wUl 

 compare very favorably with the first picking. In 

 extreraelv drv weather the fruit Avill run down in 

 size at the end of the season but they will always 

 develo)) to a good marketable size. 



riKMXESS— Fairfax berries are very firm, even 

 more firm than Biakemore. i^'airfax berries 

 stand shipi^ing well and although they 

 may turn somewhat dark, they will arrive 

 on a distant market in perfect condition 

 with a fresh, glossy appearance. ^\'hich, 

 coupled with their large size and high des- 

 sert quality, have placed Fairfax at a ^' 

 premium on all markets. 



QUAI.ITY AXD FLAVOR— Compared to 

 any of the older varieties Fairfax stands 

 very high, some growers believe them su- 

 perior to Dorsett. Under normal condi- 

 tions the flavor seems better to us but in 

 very wet weather we have noticed that 

 Dorsett seemed to hold their flavor some- 

 what better than Fairfax. 



PRODUCTIVENESS— Fairfax is very pro- 

 ductive, in some cases outyielding Dorsett 

 but this is not generally the case. The 

 fruit stems are strong and upstanding and 

 under normal conditions hardly a berry is 

 lost from decay or mould. 



COT.OR— When Fairfax is first ripe they 

 ar( a light red in color, which will turn 

 darker soon after picking, if allowed to 

 hang on the vines until over ripe they be- 

 come very dark. As Fairfax berries have 

 a very high gloss, they are very attractive 

 even when over ripe. There is no loss in 

 flavor and the fruit is still firm even when 

 almost purple. 



FROST RESISTANSE— Being a cross of 

 Premier, Fairfax has suffered very little 

 frost damage since being introduced and 

 although they are not as resistant as Pre- 

 mier no serious damage has been suffer- 

 ed, though in some sections slight frost 

 damage has been reported. 



ADAPTABILITY— Fairfax is well adapted to any 



section where Premier can be grown, is being suc- 

 cessfully grown on tlie Pacific Coast and in North 

 Carolina which are beyond Premier's limits. Like 

 Dorsett they may make a too rank growth in the 

 far North on rich soils and spacing or thinning 

 may be necessary for best results. No matter 

 where you live, except in the tar Soutli, we are 

 sure you will find Fairfax a satisfactory and a 

 profitable variety. 



PROFIT — From the standpoint of profit Fairfax 

 deserves your serious consideration. With its na- 

 tural superiority over the older early varieties, the 

 higher iirices it has brought consistently since be- 

 ing introduced make Fairfax one variety you should 

 not overlook. 



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