Premier berries for big crops and big profits 
season very dry, they run down in size so 
that the last of the crop gets rather small. 
Many record breaking performances in 
berry production have been made with 
Premier, and many growers, especially in 
Northern States, will not think of abandon- 
ing Premier for the main part of their crop. 
Color and Appearance 
Premier berries are a medium red in 
color, getting quite dark as they get riper. 
They have a medium size green cap which 
generally stays green throughout the 
season. They are very handsome in ap- 
pearance, and show up well in the package. 
Firmness and Quality 
Premier berries are of good quality and 
moderately firm. Those grown in the 
South are not as firm nor as good in 
quality as those grown in the latitude of 
Pennsylvania and northward. Experience 
has proved that they are not adapted for 
shipment long distances in refrigerator cars, 
but for truck shipments of one hundred 
miles, or even more, they have been very 
satisfactory. 
Premier is Safe 
In our opinion there are other varieties 
like Fairfax, Dorsett and others that will 
produce fancier berries of better quality 
than Premier in localities where they are 
best adapted. However, it is always good 
crop insurance to include some Premier in 
any commercial planting in northern 
sections. So many have made good yields 
and good profits from Premier like those 
quoted in the letters below that Premier 
is still by far our largest selling variety. 
Price list, page 35. 
Premier Always Comes Through 
New London, Conn. March 26, 1938. Premier is 
by far the best for a commercial berry as it always 
comes through with a crop, and is also the earliest. 
Dorsett and Fairfax are tops in quality. Chesapeake is 
a wonderful berry for size and quality, if one has the 
right land. Have no experience with Catskill but a 
neighbor's bed last year was a wonderful sight and 
believe it will be the best midseason. To sum it up, 
Premier is the all around berry, with Dorsett, Fairfax, 
Chesapeake and Catskill following. A good real late 
berry hasn't been developed as yet for this section. — 
Mr, Albert F. Holmberg. 
Best He Has Ever Seen 
Simpson Co., Ky. February 8, 1938. I ordered some 
strawberry slips from you four years ago and they were 
the best I have ever seen. Quote me your price on 
16,000 Premier delivered, and hope they are as good as 
the crop four years ago. — Mr. Arthur Hendricks. 
$500 Actual Profit. Less Than 1 Acre 
Franklin Co., Ohio. February 15, 1938. You might 
be interested to know I cleared $500 (actual profit) on 
the 5,000 Premier plants I bought in 1936. The plants 
were not irrigated. — Mr. Ross Masters. 
Premier Still the Big Berry in Canada 
Ontario, Canada. February 8, 1938. Just a line to 
tell you I have not received my 1938 catalog from you 
yet this year. I would like to get it very much. The 
plants of Premier, Catskill and Green Mountain all 
lived great. Made full rows. The Green Mountain 
sure are big healthy plants up here and yielded good 
too, considering the early freeze up last fall. The 
Premier is still the big berry and the heavy yielder up 
here in the spring. — Mr. M. L. Holmes. 
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