CHESAPEAKE berries for years have outsold all other late varieties. The large 
average size, brilliant red color and prominent yellow seeds make it very hand- 
some. Chesapeake berries, even though large, are very firm and usually go into market 
in excellent condition. They bring top prices. Chesapeake is not as productive as 
some other varieties but it bears a very satisfactory crop in sections to which it is adapted. 
The prices received often make a greater profit than from more productive kinds. 
Plant Growth 
Chesapeake needs good, well manured 
soil to get a good fruiting bed. Frequent 
cultivation and hoeing make it easier to 
keep the plants growing all the time with- 
out any checks. The individual plants of 
Chesapeake are generally large and strong. 
Size and Productiveness 
Chesapeake makes a good crop of large 
sized berries. Even under unfavorable con- 
ditions nearly every berry attains a good 
marketable size. 
Quality 
Chesapeake is unsurpassed in quality 
among the midseason and late strawber- 
ries, and is equaled only by Wm. Belt. 
Firmness 
Chesapeake berries are firm enough to 
stand shipment to distant markets. Car- 
load lots at commercial shipping centers 
have for years sold for consistently higher 
prices than other large, late berries. 
Frost Resistance 
Chesapeake blooms later than other vari- 
eties which ripen at the same time. This 
fact enables it to escape late frosts and it 
rarely misses a crop on that account. How- 
ever, in regions where winters are very 
cold, Chesapeake needs winter protection. 
We would caution growers to apply the 
mulch early before hard freezes occur, as 
much damage is sometimes done by the 
first real cold weather in the fall. 
Profits 
With Chesapeake good profits are fairly 
sure if a reasonably good plant bed has 
been made and given winter protection 
when needed. In one section near us Chesa- 
peake strawberries have been the most 
profitable crop that farmers have had in 
many years. Chesapeake is a money- 
maker for those who can grow it. Price 
list, page 35. 
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