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Premier has dominated the strawberry industry for many years in the entire northeastern United 
States. It is still the outstanding berry in general popularity and in total acreage planted in this 
"Premier region" which extends up into Canada, down through the middle states as far south as 
Virginia and in the higher altitudes of North Carolina, Kentucky and Tennessee — westward across 
the Mississippi valley. In parts of this area other varieties are beginning to replace or supplement 
Premier because of greater vigor, red-stele resistance, etc. But even after Premier as a variety is largely 
replaced by other kinds "Premier blood" will continue to dominate the strawberry industry in the 
region indicated. This is because Premier is either the parent or grandparent of all the new varieties 
which are coming in to replace Premier in part. These include Catskill, Fairfax, Sparkle, Temple, 
Midland, Blakemore, Dorsett, Tennessee Beauty, Tennessee Shipper, Fairpeake, Redstar and 
probably Robinson. All of them are either one-half or one-fourth Premier. 
Premier is a grand old variety which has not missed a crop since it was introduced in 1915. But 
even Premier is not the perfect berry. Among its weaknesses we would list the following: (a) It does 
not always make enough runner plants, especially in dry seasons; (b) Premier bears so much fruit 
that in dry seasons it just can't size up the late part of the crop to a size the market likes; (c) The 
berries hug the ground closely and in thick beds tend to rot worse than some others in wet years; 
(d) Premier has very little resistance to red-stele. 
Premier is still "King Pin" among strawberry varieties in the Premier area despite its admitted 
weaknesses. It has held this crown of leadership longer than any other champion. 
Many fine things about Premier have made this leadership possible. The outstanding things are 
SURE CROPS AND BIG CROPS. Selecting Premier is much like taking out an insurance policy 
as far as getting a big crop of berries is concerned. Growers can depend on getting a crop of berries 
if they have a good set of plants and it has been so for thirty-five years. Tremendous productiveness 
has been the rule. Many if not most of the records for big yields and big profits during the last three 
decades have been made with Premier. If you can't afford to miss a crop you can't afford to leave out 
Premier. 
A fine PLANT GROWTH has helped make Premier what it is. No variety has healthier foliage with not a 
trace of disease. On good soil and under good conditions Premier makes plenty of plants for a good fruiting 
row. Vigorous strains of Premier such as we now have usually make a satisfactory fruiting row even when condi- 
tions are not entirely favorable. 
Premier berries are very good in QUALITY but not as good as Midland, Fairfax, Dorsett, Sparkle or 
Fairpeake. Premier berries -are much higher in quality grown in the northern states than when grown as far 
south as Maryland. 
