ground every spring to control spur blight and only the fall crop is harvested. 



One of the qualities raspberry varieties need to be successful in 

 Massachusetts is the ability to come through warm and changeable winters as well 

 as severe cold ones. Madawaska appears to come the closest to this of any of the 

 recommended varieties. 



John S. Bailey 



I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I I 



STRAWBERRY TRIALS - 1961 



Some thirty named varieties and numbered selections were included in our 

 1961 trials. The following is a report on some of the newer varieties and New 

 Jersey 157, a premising selection for the late season. 



Earlimore Origin: ((Campbell x self) x Howard 17) University of Minnesota. 

 The plants of this variety are moderate in vigor and good in both 

 runner production and yield. The fruits were small in size, soft, 

 poorly shaped and of only fair flavor. Earlimore does not appear to 

 be adapted to our conditions. 



Fletcher Origin: (Midland x Suv/anee) New York Agr. Expt. Station (Geneva). 



The plants are moderate in vigor, runner production, and yield. The 

 fruit is attractive, good in quality, and a good freezer. 



Fortune Origin: New York Agr. Expt. Station (Geneva). This newly named 



variety is very attractive in color, of good size and quality. The 

 berries have tended to be somewhat irregular in shape and to be only 

 fair in firmness. Our planting stock of this variety has not been 

 of the same quality as the others in our tests and any comparison of 

 yield data would not be fair. 



Frontenac Origin: (Erie x (Fairfax x Dresden)) New York Agr. Expt. Station 



(Geneva) . The plants are vigorous and form a good bed. The berries 

 are large, conic, a medivmi dark red and good flavor. Frontenac is a 

 late ripening variety that appears to be a good producer. 



Fulton 



Origin: (Starbright x Pathfinder) New York Agr. Expt. Station 

 (Geneva). Fulton is vigorous and a good runner producer. The 

 berries ripen in midseason, are attractive in appearance, firm and 

 of good flavor. This highly productive variety merits further trial. 



Grenadier Origin: (Valentino x Fairfax) Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. 

 The plants are fair in vigor and good in runner production. The 

 fruit is unattractive, tending to be a little dark, of fair shape, 

 variable in size, and only fair in flavor. Grenadier is very firm 

 but has a tender skin. 



Guardsman Origin: (Claribel x Sparkle) Central Experimental Farm, Ottawa. The 

 plants show good vigor and runner production. The berries are 

 attractive, good in firmness but poor in flavor. The berries tend to 

 ripen unevenly. 



