Table 2. Comparative Harvest Dates — Great Bay and Howard 17 Strawberries, 1950 



irrigation in 1950, out-yielded Howard 17 and Catskill by almost 2,700 

 and 3,000 quarts per acre, respectively. 



Sparkle, Great Bay, Howard 17, and Catskill are all good proven varie- 

 ties in New Hampshire. All have shown yields of more than 10,000 quarts 

 per acre. In addition to high yields, Great Bay and Catskill have large size, 

 and Sparkle, while smaller, has quality, and is well liked by the public. 



Another grower obtained good yields on Majestic, a smooth, light- 

 colored berry, little grown in New Hampshire. 



Yields from Small Areas 



Many growers who have small patches of strawbejries obtain high yields 

 per plant set. This may be due to a high degree of fertility, good care, and 

 very narrow picking aisles. They may also pick the berries more thoroughly. 



Quorts per ocre 



2500 - 



2000 



Sporkle 



K 



1500 



1000 



500 



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X. 



X 



■ Pearl Late 



X 

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 X 



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 20 22 24 26 28 30 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 



Figure 1. Yield pattern on four strawberry varieties through the 1950 season. 



Data from Grower 4. 



