W. S. TODD, GREENWOOD, DELAWARE 
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There has been some criticism of the Blakemore because some of the plants 
have yellow leaves and this occurs in all sections and all plantings of this variety 
and it seems to be a characteristic of this variety. Here the growers who grow it 
for the fruit, pay very little attention to it as they say it does not seem to injure 
or lessen the cron of fruit. We have gone over our plantings of Blakemore and 
removed all plants showing yellow leaves and our plants are as free from this 
as it is possible to grow them. 
Blakemore was sent out by the U. S. Department of Agriculture and is a 
cross of the Missionary and Howard 17 in 1923. The berries are bluntly conic, 
not long like berries of the Missionary in North Carolina. The berries are a 
bright, light red which does not change on holding as does the Missionary and 
Klondike colors. Because of its firm flesh and relatively tough skin the Blake- 
BLAKEMORE. (Per.) 
This variety has been grown in the state eight years and each year has 
made a splendid showing. I have fruited it six times and am much pleased 
with it. I have fruited it on low, black soil where the beds were very thick and 
it produced 8000 quarts per acre, also on lighter soils and it has never failed to 
produce a good crop of large to medium sized firm berries that sold well. While 
the berries are rather tart they are excellent for canning or preserving. It is a 
favorite early variety with fruit brokers here and even at the end of the season 
when the berries become small they pay a good price for them on account of their 
firmness and excellent keeping qualities. It is so popular in this state that about 
every berry grower who raises early berries is planting largely of Blakemore. 
From some of the Northern states I have some reports that it has not proved 
very satisfactory, but in the Southern states it is largely planted, and in Ky., 
Ohio, Ill., Mo., Kan. and Ark. I have sold large quantities of the plants the last 
two years and have excellent reports of it and in 1935 and 1936 it was my 
second best seller in number of plants sold. 
