
BLACKJON 
97% Extra Fancy | | 43% C-Grade 
@ Ready to pick, beautifully colored—two weeks 
ordinary Jonathan. 
@ Abundance of color permits crop to be picked at one time. 
@ Practically whole crop in ‘Extra Fancy’’ grade for color. 
Blackjon can be harvested, beautifully colored, firm-ripe, two 
weeks earlier than the common Jonathan. This earlier Jonathan 
market is profitable and Blackjon growers have received good 
prices. 
For later shipments, because picked when at its best prime 
condition, without necessity of hanging on the trees for color, 
Blackjon is also a good storage and shipping apple. Common 
Jonathan are often ripe before they are well colored and must be 
rushed to market. 
Reddens Before it Ripens: Blackjon is identical with the com- 
mon Jonathan in flavor, quality, and productiveness. It is dif- 
ferent from common Jonathan in that it attains brilliant red color 
two to three weeks earlier. 
History of Blackjon: On a common Jonathan tree near 
Wenatchee, Blackjon was discovered as a “‘sport’’ limb or muta- 
tion, bearing beautiful deep red Jonathans. Every year late in 
August this tree presents an unusual sight with apples on most 
of the tree showing little, if any color, but with the sport limb of 
Blackjons standing out in contrast fully colored—a beautiful, 
rich red. 
Tested and Proved: Blackjon was extensively tested by our 
Company before its introduction. Successive generations on top- 
grafted trees were brought into bearing. Fruit from young bear- 
ing trees proved identical with that on the original parent ‘’sport”’ 
limb. Profitable, bearing Blackjon orchards East and West further 
prove and confirm the value of this wonderfully colored Jonathan 
—named Blackjon. 
Blackjon a Profitable Pollenizer 
Jonathan is a recognized dependable pollenizer for Delicious 
and Winesap varieties. Its merit as a pollenizer has been def- 
initely checked and determined by competent horticultural 
authorities. 
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COMMON JONATHAN 
34% Fancy 
For Early 
Districts 
Plant 
Blackjon 
v 
Very early color. 
Nearly all crop 
colors Extra Fancy. 
Better quality at 
picking time. 
Better keeping 
and shipping qual- 
ity. 
More saleable 
fruit per acre. 
Higher prices. 
An excellent pol- 
lenizer for Winesap 
and Delicious. 
Abundant, early 
color permits har- 
vesting at one pick- 
ing. 
Early picking 
makes for less loss 
from windfalls. 
23% Extra Fancy | 
earlier than Black Jon planters say: 
P af 
READY FOR MARKET EARLIER 
“We find them much earlier to color than the regular Jonathan 
and ready for market earlier.”’-—Wm. S. Webber, Wash. 
ALL EXTRA FANCY—FIRST CAR SHIPPED 
“This year I picked the apples the first week in September. 
They were practically all solid red when picked, and as regards 
cclor were all extra fancy. They went in the first car shipped 
out of this district.’’—Edward Mess, Idaho. 
NO “C’’ GRADES 
“Every apple picked had Extra Fancy color. There were no 
‘C’ grades. The extra quantity of Extra Fancy grade makes 
Blackjon the most profitable Jonathan to plant.’’—L. E. Cronk, 
W ashington. 
ALMOST 100% EXTRA FANCY 
“My Blackjons color almost 100% Extra Fancy—more than 
satistactory.”—W. A. Bolinger, Washington. 
DEEP RED COLOR 
“Blackjon apples sell good on the market. They have a deep 
solid red cclor in this locality.”-—Santa Cruz, California. 
BLACKJON BEST SELLER 
“We find the Blackjon apple our best seller. The trees are 
vigorous, healthy and heavy bearers and need no? pollenizers. 
Planted out 15 acres more of them last spring and will plant 12 
acres more this spring.’’—Kefauver Fruit Farm, Idaho. 
EARLIER AND REDDER 
“The Blackjon are a splendid apple and have brought better 
prices than any other varieties we have. They are EARLIER, 
REDDER, larger, and better in every way than common Jona- 
than.’’—Roy B. Brown, Idaho. 

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