Fairfax berries — Buyers come back for more 
FAIRFAX 
FAIRFAX is so far ahead of other varieties in quality that both growers and con- 
sumers become enthusiastic about it. They are so good that when once tasted 
buyers nearly always come back for more. On roadside markets especially, Fairfax 
has become well known and so well liked that growers sell it by name and get from 5c 
to 10c per quart more than for other varieties. People who can afford what they want 
drive out from nearby towns and pay high prices for this berry. 
In other ways than quality Fairfax has proved its right to a place at the top. 
OUR OPINION 
If we were limited to one variety of strawberries for the home garden there is no 
question that Fairfax would be that variety. Where larger quantities are grown and 
sold on roadside markets or to local trade, Fairfax still would be our choice. For larger 
acreages where shipments are made to city markets, the only reason Fairfax would not 
be among the first considered in sections where it is adapted would be the dark color of 
the berries after they have been kept for some time. Shipments of berries from North 
Carolina northward along the Eastern Seaboard as well as in the Middle West have 
almost always brought higher prices than standard varieties which have been shipped 
in large quantities. This shows that as dealers and consumers become more familiar 
with Fairfax the prejudice against dark berries is being largely overcome. 
Where to Grow Fairfax 
Wide testing has indicated that Fairfax 
is well adapted to the latitude of Virginia, 
Kentucky and Missouri and the states 
farther North. It has done well in some 
parts of the South. While Fairfax has not 
been as productive as Premier in extreme 
northern sections, it has almost always pro- 
duced satisfactorily and in many cases the 
price has been so much better than 
Premier that greater profits have resulted. 
Origin and Habit 
Fairfax is one of several good varieties 
originated and released for introduction by 
Dr. George M. Darrow and his Associates 
in the U. S. Department of Agriculture. 
It is a cross between Premier and Royal 
Sovereign. From Royal Sovereign Fairfax 
gets its outstanding quality. From Premier 
it gets healthy foliage and freedom from 
disease. Fairfax has surpassed both par- 
ents in vigor of plant growth, making a 
moderate number of large, strong plants 
rather than a great number of small ones. 
We have seen individual plants of Fairfax 
almost as large as a bushel basket with a 
very heavy crop of large, beautiful berries. 
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