Fine Beds of Midland Plants 
IDLAND 
It might well be said that Midland is the best all-around variety of strawberries ever 
introduced if it made plants a little more freely. Midland has so many points of unusual 
merit that it is best described by comparing it with other leading berries. So here goes: 
Midland berries average large, just as large as Catskill, Chesapeake and the other big ones. 
Quality Superb — Very near the top. not quite as good as Fairfax and Fairpeake, but many 
of our customers disagree with us on this point. Firmness: The berries are unusually firm, 
fruit of the same size is just as solid as Blakemore and other well known shipping berries. 
Beautiful: Berries are very attractive, darker than Premier, lighter than Fairfax, glossy skin, 
occasional slight green tip detracts very little. Tops For Freezing: Tests made by the Mary- 
land Station and other places show Midland one of the best of all varieties for commercial 
or home freezing. Tremendous Cropper: For heavy yields Midland rates with Premier, 
Catskill and other master croppers in total quarts per acre. 
Plant Growth: Midland makes strong, vigorous, individual plants, sometimes plenty for 
a good fruiting bed, sometimes not enough. In the last three years, since we have con- 
sidered Midland a major variety, our own record of plant production with Midland is this: 
1946, good growing year, plenty of plants with beautiful wide beds; 1947, mostly very dry, 
very poor beds with few plants; 1948, too much rain, with one severe hot spell, good strong 
plants, fine beds, but plants not too numerous. IN PLANTING MIDLAND be sure to get 
GOOD plants, use good soil and pet them a little, as should be done for a variety which 
might well be called TH E BEST STRAWBERRY IN THE WORLD. P rice list, page 31. 
MIDLAND NEWS 
To save space we are not naming authors of these 
news items, but they can be had upon request. 
CONN. "My Midland beds have a very heavy 
crop. The berries are nearly all perfect and the 
largest berries I ever raised." 
ILL. "Midland is the best berry I ever saw." 
KANS. "Midland stood the bad conditions here 
better than live other varieties." 
MD. "Have grown strawberries lor many years but 
never had a better yielder nor a more profitable berry 
than Midland. Quality equal to Fairfax. Midland 
stood spring frost much better than Premier and out 
yielded Premier two to one, . All my customers wanted 
Midland." 
MO. "Midland were outstanding here last year." 
N. J. "Midland outstanding; large firm berries and 
a good crop. Last year, an extremely wet season. 
Midland was out in front with Catskill second." 
PENNA. "I want only Midland as I am sure of the 
best berry I ever had. I can not fill my orders for 
it. If customers once see them they always come 
back for more," 
CONN. "Midland nearly ideal in every respect." 
N. C. "Midland top yielder at Raleigh." 
N. Y. "Midland nearly as early as Premier, very 
large, very productive. They did not rot and. I am 
delighted with them. They are much better flavored 
than Premier, splendid keeper and best of all for 
freezing." 
