M. S. PRYOR, SALISBURY, VARY EAD 
CHAMPION EVERBEARING 
New Heavy-yield- 
Champion—7/ie 
ing Everbearer. This valuable new 
Everbearing Strawberry was introduced 
by Mr. Lubke, of Michigan, and holds 
the U. S. record for production from 
1 acre without irrigation. Mr. Lubke 
picked 362 16 qt. cases or 5,632 quarts 
and received $2,059.20 for them and all 
this within 223 days from the time 
plants were set. I procured a few plants 
from the introducer in 1921 and tried 
them by the side of 8 other new ever- 
bearers and found them so much better 
that I discarded the other 3 and in 
spring 1922 reset all my plants and 
bought more of the introducer and 
planted these by the side of Progres- 
sive which has been my favorite and 
which it resembles, but was a much 
heavier yielder and berries will average 
larger than Progressive, of same color 
and flavor. It is a true Everbearer bear- 
ing an abundance of berries on the new 
runner plants often before taking root 
as well as on the mother plant, within 
a few months after setting. On August 
11, 1922, we counted two plants, the 
first one had 112, the other one 119 ripe 
and green berries on them not counting 
blossoms, and they continue to bear 
heavy crops until the ground freezes. I 
consider Champion the only rival to 
the Progressive and would advise my 
customers to at least try a few of them 
this spring. 
Progressive—Is the best known 
variety at the present time. They will 
fruit from early summer until the 
ground freezes, the same season they 
are set out. I have often seen ripe 
fruit on the runner plants before they 
took root; very preductive and a sure 
cropper every season. Plants are me- 
dium in size, very thrifty and full of 
vitality; begins to ripen large crops of 
medium size berries almost as soon as 
set out, but blossoms should be pinched 
off until about the middle of July, and 
during August and on and until the 
ground freezes you will have an abund- 
ance of strawberries, as frost has lttle 
effect on them. Progressive and Cham- 
pion are the very best varieties for mak- 
ing preserves, Jams and jellies. 
Superb—Is generally classed as an 
everbearing variety, but here it does 
not produce but very little fruit the 
first fall. It will bear a heavy crop the 
second spring. The fruit is dark red, 
large, firm and resembles Chesapeake in 
many ways. 
