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Fairfax and Dorsett at their best are the finest varieties it has been our 

 privilege to see in our fifty years' experience in growing strawberries. They 

 are about the equal of that grand old variety, Premier, in productiveness and 

 are far superior in vigor of plant growth as well as in average size, attractiveness, 

 firmness and quality of the berries. They are so much better that we can still 

 truthfully say that we never expect to set another Premier for fruit. From plant- 

 ings of Fairfax and Dorsett made in the spring of 1933 we have enthusiastic re- 

 ports over a wide territory. These come from Virginia, Kentucky, Missouri, 

 Nebraska, Wisconsin and all states in this country further north and further 

 east, also including Quebec and Ontario, Canada. Further South and West we 

 have good reports from North Carolina, Florida, Georgia, Alabama and Arizona. 

 In the Northwest they have proved their worth as seedlings for several years. 

 We therefore feel that Fairfax and Dorsett may be well adapted for the regions 

 mentioned, especially if proper spacing is done. Having seen how fine they are 

 where they are adapted we cannot urge too strongly a thorough tryout of Fairfax 

 and Dorsett, both for gardens and for commercial plantings. 



ORIGIN 



Both Fairfax and Dorsett are seedlings of the Premier (Howard 17) and Royal Sovereign, an 

 old English variety of high dessert quality. Fairfax has been grown since 1925, Dorsett since 1923. 

 They were originated by Dr. George M. Darrow and his assistants in the U. S. Department of Agricul- 

 ture and were selected from fields containing thousands of seedlings from scientific crosses, several 

 hundred of which had the same parentage. 



VIGOR AND HEALTH OF PLANT GROWTH 



Pint of Fairfax Berries 

 (much reduced) 



PRODUCTIVENESS 



In all the trials where accurate records were 

 kept in 1931, 1932, and 1933, Dorsett and Fair- 

 fax have been about equal or superior in pro- 

 ductiveness to Premier as well as all other 

 varieties except Catskill. In 1934 this still held 

 true over a wide area although we frankly 

 admit there were some sections 'where the 

 yields of Fairfax and Dorsett as well as other 

 varieties were not satisfactory. A great deal 

 of this was due to overcrowding of the plants 

 in the row. See "Proper Spacing of Plants," 

 page 15. Dr. Geo. M. Darrow of the U. S. 

 Department of Agriculture, who originated 

 both Fairfax and Dorsett, stated that in 1934 

 rows of Fairfax where the yield was over 

 12,000 quarts per acre the best yields were 

 obtained where there were as few as four 

 plants per square foot. 



In the September 6th, 1934 issue of Science 

 Magazine, Dr. Darrow says: "Careful obser- 

 vations during the current season of the new 

 varieties Dorsett and Fairfax and the older 

 variety Blakemore support the explanation 

 that spacing is the chief factor in the local 

 adaptation of strawberry varieties." Under 

 favorable conditions Fairfax and Dorsett pro- 

 duce abundant crops of fine berries. 



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