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Blakemore is grown on more acres than any other strawberry in the world. It leads 
all others — in total production and total acres planted. Blakemore is the best early 
shipping berry the southern states have ever had. 
Blakemore territory reaches into all the southern states and as far north as southern 
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, the coastal areas of New England and the southern half of 
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois. With few exceptions it is not recommended farther north. 
Performance alone brought Blakemore its great popularity and lightening like 
spread over the south and lower middle states. In some areas it revived a lagging berry 
industry. Here are some of the details which have made possible the great record of this 
berry ! 
Blakemore is a strong, vigorous grower which makes a good fruiting bed under 
almost any conditions. 
Blakemore will stand more abuse and neglect in growing, picking and shipping than 
any other variety ever known and still make money for the grower. 
Berries are very firm- ideal for long distance 
shipping. 
Berries ripen uniformly all over and have a bright 
attractive color which they retain even after they get 
quite ripe. 
Blakemore berries are most popular with commer- 
cial canners and packers. At times they will take no 
other variety. The fact that the berries are quite tart 
as well as firm may partly explain this. As fresh fruit 
they must have sugar added to be good. 
Blakemore berries are medium to large in size 
when beds are not too thick. Some thinning of plants 
helps eliminate the small berries which very thick 
beds and dry weather tend to produce. 
Due to the nature of Blakemore yellowing no one 
can know for sure that their stock is yellows-free. 
Comparatively yellows-free and yellows-resistant 
stocks can be maintained only by careful selection of 
planting stock and constant rogueing of plants which 
show traces of yellowing. Our Blakemore plants are 
yellows-resistant. You have a right to be suspicious 
of anyone who claims to have yellows-free Blakemore 
plants. However, when you walk by our Blakemore 
fields now you see no trace of yellows whatever. 
Southern Growers — All Blakemore Growers — set Blakemore for 
vigor, productiveness and profit. Protect your profits with Allen's 
yellows-resistant Blakemore plants. Price list, see page 31. 
