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about this berry than other companies. Well the test plot is only about one 
mile from my house and I go by it several times a day going from home to 
ancther farm, and I have been watching this berry since the first berry 
was grown. The market is only cne mile from my home where all the Temple 
Berries are sold. I not only see what my berries bring, but I see what every 
kind and everybody bring, and I believe ninety percent of all plants set in 
this section will be Temple. 
Now if you think I have gone above the limit about this new berry 
just lay this little book away until some of your neighbors fruit them. Then 
read this again and you wilt see my story comes true. The 1947 frost didn’t 
change my mind. The above is still true. 

Chesapeake Is Tne Real Money-Maker 
__ This is a stylish old variety. It has all the good points that you could 
wish for, except it is very choicy about the type of soil. It does well in 
dark, deep and rich soil. 
STARBRIGHT. Starbright. (U.S.D.A.) is a cross between Chesapeake 
and Fairfax. You know it has gocd parents and when you grow it you will 
then know it inherited the good quality of them both. If you have been want- 
ing to grow Chesapeake and the soil does not suit them this Starbright will 
grow there. 
GEM (Everbearing). A new and much advertised everbearing variety. 
Is a better plant maker than Mastodon, but with us it did not crop with the 
Mastodon. Some growers praise it very highly. 
BIG JOE. A good midseason variety coming on a few days earlier than 
Chesapeake and for this reason we recommend it. 
Big Joe berries are large in size with an attractive green cap, good 
cropper, sells well and a fairly good shipper to nearby markets. 
A good grower and cropper on most all types of soil. 
FAIRFAX. The queen of quality. Was introduced in 1932 and is an- 
other scientific cross of Royal Sovereign and Premier by the U. S. Depart- 
ment of Agriculture. We fruited it on our ideal strawberry soil and found 
it has the most delicious flavor of any berry we grow. We are not advising 
our customers to go back on the Premier which has been so dependable, but 
we do advise you to try cur Dorsett and Fairfax in your planting. 
MASTODON (Everbearing). This is undoubtedly the best everbearing 
variety. Produces a good crop of berries the same summer you set the 
plants. We have customers near large cities who claim it very profitable. 
We have tried many kinds of the everbearers but are only recommending 
the Mastodon as it seems to do well in most all sections of the country. 
FAIRLAND. A brand new early berry developed by U. S. Department 
of Agriculture. Been tested for six years in practically all the experimental 
stations. We have seen this ourselves and believe it will be the best early 
berry. I would try a few of them. 
DORSETT. This is another of the new U. S. Department of Agriculture 
strawberries, introduced in 1933. A cross of Premier and Royal Sovereign. 
We think Dorsett will speadily win the friendship of the quality grower 
for the following reasons: It will come nearer suiting all types of soil as 
far as making healthy fruiting beds, than any plant we know of. I have 
visited around here in Maryland to see what it would do on different types 
of soil and I have never seen a bad patch yet. We fruited it here on our farm 
where we have a natural strawberry soil and it was a real berry; beautiful 
when packed in crates; light in color and with the most delicious flavor. 
Sold better than other kinds. 
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