One grower of Great Bay in Durham obtained 4 quarts per plant set. 

 A grower in Chester obtained 3 quarts per plant set from Pathfinder and 

 2.8 quarts per plant set from Sparkle. These yields were equivalent to 17,424 

 and 16,340 quarts per acre, respectively. 



Table 3. Size and Yield of Strawberry Varieties in 1950 



Note: These data should be regarded as factual rather than comparative as they apply 

 to different growers under different sets of conditions. 



Yield Patterns 



In addition to yield, growers are interested in the time and the length 

 of the period in which strawberries of different varieties are available. 

 Berries available early or late in the season usually bring highej prices. For 

 example, a late variety, such as Great Bay or Sparkle, will yield large high- 

 quality berries when earlier varieties are dropping in size. 



The peak of the Sparkle yield was seven days later than Howard 17 for 

 one grower in 1950 (see Figure 1). The peak for Great Bay was ten days 

 later than Howard 17 in 1950 for another grower. But the season for Howard 

 17 was 24 days or three days longer (see Figure 2). 



Ouoffs per acre 

 per picking 



3000 



2700 

 2400 

 2100 

 1800 

 1500 

 1200 

 900 



600 

 300 



14 



18 20 22 24 26 28 30 

 June 



4 6 8 10 12 14 16 



July 



Figure 2. Yield pattern of Great Bay and Howard 17 strawberries in 1950. 



Data from Grower 1. 



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