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Title: Allen's book of berries for 1938
Identifier: allensbookofberr19alle_22 (find matches)
Year: 1938 (1930s)
Authors: Allen Co. (Salisbury, Md. ); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs
Publisher: Salisbury, Md. : Allen Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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berries grown in New England and other northern states are better in quality as well as in firmness than southern berries of the same variety. Premier is Safe For the grower in localities subject to late frosts where winter temperatures are severe, Premier is safe because it will bear a crop under those conditions. To make the crop better we suggest some thinning if the rows get badly crowded, and early mulching to prevent injury from early fall freezes. We have an excellent lot of Premier plants which we are confident will pro- duce good results for those who are still growing this fine old variety. Most of the records for high yields and large profits have been made with Premier. Price list, page 35 Never a Crop without a Profit Saratoga Co., New York. Jan. 12th, 1937. My in- come from Premier year after year is hard to beat. In the spring of 1932 I set 800 Premier plants. From them the next spring we sold 1,804 quarts of berries. This does not include any that the family used or that we gave away. We have never had a failure with the Premier. By that I mean we have never had a crop of them that did not return a profit.—Mr. M. R. Cook. Q .1 ; 1 is the first high quality DOUtJllcindl berry particularly adapted to Southern conditions. It is far better in quality than Klondyke, Missionary and Blakemore which are the varieties grown in large quantities and shipped to Northern markets. Southland berries average large in size and are very attractive in appearance. The flesh is firm but the skin somewhat tender. They can be shipped considerable distances but will not hold up as well as Blakemore. Southland is almost as good in quality as Dorsett and Fairfax. For this reason it should prove to be a valuable local market berry for many sections of the South, and an ideal home garden berry for families where high quality in strawberries would be appreciated. In the North the foliage stays greener through the winter than any other variety. In the South it stands up under hot suns unusually well. In the latitude of Maryland, Southland is one of the earliest berries we have when the crown bud crop is not killed. These blooms come out so early, however, that in the North they are very likely to be caught by late frosts. Strangely enough, from North Carolina and farther South, the Southland is a late berry which comes in a little later than either Missionary or Blake- more. Good results from Southland have been re- ported from North Carolina, Tennessee, Texas and other southern states. Price list, page 35.
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