Blackmore responds wonderfully to good 

 conditions and good care but with good 

 stock it will stand more abuse and neglect 

 in growing, picking and shipping than any 

 othet variety known and still make money 

 for the grower. This may partly account 

 for the fact that more acres of Blackmore 

 are grown than any other variety in the 

 world. It is the best early shipping berry 

 the southern states have ever had, and prob- 

 ably the best money maker. 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. 



The great popularity and wide accept- 

 ance of Blakemore over the southern and 

 lower middle states was due to performance 

 alone. In some areas it revived a lagging 

 berry industry. Blakemore is a strong, 

 vigorous grower which makes a good fruit- 

 ing bed under almost any conditions. The 

 berries are very firm, ideal for long dis- 

 tance shipping. Berries ripen uniformly 



BLAKEMORE 



all over, and have a bright, attractive color 

 which they retain even after they get quite 

 ripe. Small berries of Blakemore are more 

 generally accepted and bring a better price 

 than small berries of any other variety we 

 have ever handled. Blakemore berries run 

 medium to large in size when the plants 

 are not too thick. Some thinning of plants 

 helps eliminate the small berries which 

 very thick beds and dry weather tend to 

 produce. 



Blakemore is the earliest real good va- 

 riety for commercial shippers and is very 

 popular also with processors, either freez- 

 ing or canning. At times they will take no 

 other variety. The fact that the berries are 

 quite tart as well as very firm may partly 

 explain this demand. As fresh fruit Blake- 

 more must have sugar added to be real 

 good. 



Since it was first introduced Blakemore 

 has shown some tendency to yellowing. 

 Selection has produced stocks which prac- 

 tically eliminate yellowing as an economic 

 factor. Virus diseases, according to reports, 

 have reduced the traditional Blakemore 

 vigor and productiveness in some sections. 

 All of our Blakemore plants, ten acres of 

 them, are from virus free stocks. We have 

 not seen one Blakemore yellows plant in 

 them and they have exceptional vigor. 

 Growers in sections where Blakemore is not 

 as good as it used to be — in fact all Blake- 

 more growers everywhere — should get this 

 virus free stock to make more money from 

 Blakemore. Price List page 32. 



PIXIELAND Will Dixieland Replace Blakemore? 



Dixieland berries ripen early, about with Blake- 

 more. Compared with Blakemore Dixieland 

 berries rate as follows: Berries are equally good 

 quality, both being somewhat tart; Dixieland 

 berries are equally firm, both being excellent 

 shippers; Dixieland and Blakemore berries both 

 have a light, attractive red color which holds 

 well after ripening — Dixieland very slightly 

 darker than Blakemore. Above all, and it is im- 

 portant on any market. Dixieland berries will 

 average much larger than Blakemore. They have 

 sold well ahead of Blakemore on different mar- 

 kets. 



In eastern North Carolina, where Dixieland 

 has had its biggest trials, it has been outstand- 

 ing. It has been predicted by experts that in this 



area Dixieland with Albritton will take over the 

 acreage as soon as supplies of plants are avail- 

 able. 



Dixieland plants are vigorous and productive. 

 They have not shown any yellow variegation. 

 According to reliable reports yields have been 

 better than most other varieties from Washington, 

 D. C, to southern North Carolina and west to 

 Missouri. In replicated plots at Beltsville, Md., 

 Dixieland averaged at the rate of 403 crates of 

 24 quarts per acre as compared to 241 crates for 

 Blakemore in 1952 and 1953. If you are a com- 

 mercial grower from the latitude of Maryland 

 south by all means try Dixieland if you can get 

 the plants. We have a limited supply of very 

 nice plants. Price list page 32. . 



