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QJJitL DORSETT tf#^ FAIRFAX 



Iowa 



You are safe in recommending: Dorsett and 

 Fairfax in Iowa. They yielded better than Pre- 

 mier for us, the first picking- running- IS to 20 

 berries per quart and later pickings only 2S to 

 30. The season's average was 16 4f per quart 

 which was considerably better than other grow- 

 ers obtained with other varieties. Dorsett and 

 Fairfax held up better during a rainy spell than 

 Premier and Dunlap. and we could not supply our 

 customers fast enough as they found there was 

 such a difference in quality. I shall plant these 

 varieties only for early berries. — Mr. Delmar L. 

 Hoepner, Scott Co., Iowa. 



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Kentucky 



In April 1934 I set 9 10 of an acre with your 

 Dorsett and Fairfax plants. In spring 1935 I sold 

 6.240 quarts from them. They were the finest 

 berries I have ever grown. My brief experience 

 has been mostly with Premier. Our local custom- 

 ers would have nothing but Fairfax, but I like 

 Dorsett best for shipping because of the lighter 

 color, as most buyers are convinced that nothing 

 but a light red berry will hold up. My profits 

 this year were good and I expect to continue 

 growing both Dorsett and Fairfax, — Mr. W. A. 

 Moodv, Jefferson Co.. Ky. 



Maryland 



From the 5,000 plants purchased from you in 

 1 14 I picked 8,000 quarts this year. Dorsett beats 



lything I have ever grown or seen in over 40 

 rears. — Mr. John Hicks, Somerset Co., Md. 



Massachusetts 



I am inclosing statement from my Boston Com- 

 mission men about my sales of Dorsett berries 

 shipped them this season: 



Average price on Boston 

 market in crates 



June 24 



25 



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30 

 July 1 



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Prices received 



by Souza 





10 travs 



.17 



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.25 



6 



.25 



5 " 



.20 



f4 crates 

 \1 trays 



.15 



.20 



5 



.20 



3 



.16 



3 



.18 



(Signed) Hannaford Bros. Co. 



I am very much pleased with both Dorsett. and 

 Fairfax and Catskill too. — Mr. Frank Souza, 

 Barnstable Co., Mass. 



Michi 



gan 



I have grown strawberries for over 60 years. 

 Dorsett and Fairfax are the best I have" ever 

 grown or seen. The plants are very productive, 

 the berries very large in size and so sweet no 

 sugar is needed. My Dorsett and Fairfax sold 

 from four to six cer.ts above the market price. — 

 Mr. Frank Fishell, Montcalm Co., Mich. 



Our Dorsett berries this spring yielded slightly 

 better than Premier. The season -was very wet 

 but the quality was good and they did not rot as 

 much as Premier. The Dorsett berries sold at 

 the top of the market. I have not yet fruited 

 Fairfax. — Mr. Robert W. Scheidt, St. Louis Co., 

 Mo. 



TTe found the bearing season of Fairfax and 

 Dorsett very long, lasting until the end of Chesa- 

 peake and Big Late. TTe had no Premier this 

 season but Dorsett and Fairfax yielded more than 

 Blakemore, Big Late or Chesapeake. The berries 

 were large in size, the end of the crop holding up 

 better than any berries we have ever grown. 

 Our price ranged from $1.40 to $2.40 per 12-quart 

 tray. Premier from other growers sold at $1.00- 

 S'1.75. Our retail price for Dorsett and Fairfax 

 was from 15c to 25c per quart. — Mr. F. YT. Pies, 

 Jefferson Co., Mo. 



New Hampshire 



Our local market prefers Fairfax to Dorsett 

 although both are very attractive and excellent 

 in quality. With us this year Fairfax were larger 

 in size than Dorsett and somewhat more pro- 

 ductive. I kept no strict account of Dorsett yield, 

 out from 500 Fairfax plants I picked 570 quarts. 

 Both sold for 5c a box above the market. People 

 came from miles around after my berries. One 

 morning I placed a crate of Fairfax in a local 

 fruit store. They had just bought a crate of 

 Premier. At noon they called me for another 

 crate. My Fairfax were all sold and only four 

 boxes of the Premier. Price, Premier. 2 boxes for 

 15c. Fairfax. 2 for 35c. My Dorsett and Fairfax 

 plants outyielded, sold better and were better 

 than any Premier or Howard 17 grown in this 

 section in 1935. — Mr. H. F. Moulton, Rockingham 

 Co., X. H. 



New York 



The 1,000 Dorsett strawberry plants are very 

 well adapted up here in our section as the frosts 

 that we had and cold winter did not seem to have 

 any effect on them. Lost about one-half dozen 

 plants out of 1.000. Vigorous growth and a very 

 heavy crop this year of nice berries. — Mr. L. E. 

 Loomis, Chautauqua Co., X. Y. 



Enclosed find check for a small order of plants. 

 The Dorsett plants bought of your firm las: yeaf 

 proved to be wonderful berries here with us. 

 TVish I had taken your word and ordered ten 

 thousand. — Mr. James Rankin, Schenectady Co., 

 X. Y. 



Ind 



lana 



On my soil I think Dorsett and Fairfax cannot 

 be beaten. From 400 plants of these varieties I 

 sold 525 quarts of berries, receiving $50.00. 

 "Whenever I sold them I would get repeat orders 

 The berries were the largest in size I ever raised 

 and the best in qualitv. I aim to plant more next 

 spring-. — Mr. W. I. Hollis, Clark Co., Ind. 



I am a Fairfax booster. They were marvelous 

 this year. They sold for $1.65-$1.75 per crate 

 more than Premier or any other variety. I sold 

 Fairfax at 15c per quart, Premier at 3 quarts for 

 25c. In a week of cold, wet weather, they held 

 up splendidly while Premier and the others rotted 

 badly. "While Dorsett is a fine berry we like 

 Fairfax best as our market prefers dark red 

 berries. Comparing the yield with Premier they 

 are not quite as heavy yielder. I kept track of 

 one row as follows: Premier SO quarts. Fairfax 

 71 quarts, but the difference in price makes I air- 



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