CATSKILL COMMENTS 



Catskill Berries of Fantastic Size! 



Lorain Co., Ohio. Jan. 16, 1959. "We were so delighted with our Catskill strawberries that we are plac- 

 ing our order early for more plants. Last summer, which was the second year for our bed of 100 Catskill 

 plants, we picked 300 quarts of lovely berries. Some of the berries were of fantastic size. 1 have never 

 found any variety which can compare with Catskill for freezing. They are just grand!" Mrs. Robert 

 Hayes. 



5000 Quarts from 1000 Plant Set! A Record? 

 Washington Co., Ohio. March 9, 1959. "We have tried several kinds but find Catskill best for our soil. 

 Last summer we picked 5,000 quarts from the 1,000 plants we bought from you in 1957. We have a good 

 market for all we can raise." Oscar Amos. 



Catskill Best Producer 

 Lehigh Co., Pa., March 2, 1959. "I am enclosing a picture of plants 1 received last spring. They are 

 Catskill, Midland, Empire, Earlidawn and Redstar. In the foreground are the Catskill which is the best 

 producing berry for me." B. L. Roth. 



"Catskill is Nearly Perfect" 

 Linn Co., Iowa. April 9, 1959. "I was born 50 years ago on this berry farm; was raised in the strawberry 

 business and am still in it. 1 have had experience with many varieties of berries including many of the 

 long out-dated kinds. Catskill is nearly perfect for me as a midseason variety, and it has helped me 

 build up a very valuable reputation for top quality berries, but I need an early variety that will compare 

 favorably with Catskill to lengthen the season and allow me to handle more berries." Donald Patschke. 



Catskill Berries in Great Demand 



Barnstable Co., Mass. March 3, 1959. "We've had such good luck with your Catskill plants; we bought 

 1,000 plants in 1956. The extra, large, sweet berries have been in great demand here. People (tourist) 

 come from New York, even Alaska, looking for our place. It was a rainy season last year but the 

 Catskill held up well. You have wonderful plants with good roots." Bertram Rose. 



Amazing Results with Catskill 

 Page Co., Va. March 3, 1959. "In March, 1956, I set 1,000 of your Catskill plants, after studying carefully 

 your descriptions of the various varieties in your Book of Berries. 1 have been amazed at the results. 

 Also I've had many elderly people tell me they have never seen so many strawberries produced from 

 so small a patch. In 1957 I was highly pleased with a yield of 1,000 quarts of fine berries, an amount 

 which I had thought would be a maximum yield. However, the following year, 1958, the yield was 2,000 

 quarts from the same patch — double that of the previous year. Income from these berries has helped 

 finance two years in boarding school for our son. I doubt if any berry can out-produce Catskill. They 

 also seem to be very hardy, able to withstand severe drought or cold. The heavy vine growth helps pro- 

 vide their own winter bedding for protection from cold." Bailey White. 



Catskill Never Equalled in 40 Years 



Monongalia Co., W. Va. Apr. 6, 1959. "Last year was the first year to bear fruit for 500 Catskill plants 

 which I purchased from you. They brought forth over 1,000 quarts of delicious large sized berries. My 

 father, a strawberry grower for about forty years, has never equalled this production." Frank H. Barr. 



ARMORE 



The vigor of Armore plant growth and its great 

 productiveness as well as the large average size 

 of berries merit much wider planting than it has 

 had up to now. In Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, 

 Ohio, Kentucky as well as in some states farther 

 east Armore has produced some amazing crops. 

 Dr. Darrow, formerly of the U. S. D. A., in his 

 successful "Pick Your Own" project of more than 

 20 acres near Washington, D. C, rates Armore 

 as the most profitable of the late varieties. Ar- 

 more is generally rated high as a freezing berry 

 as well as having the size and attractiveness for 

 a good fresh market berry. Armore is widely 

 adapted and should be tried in all areas except 

 in extreme north and extreme south. 



The berries are medium to light in color, dark- 

 ening somewhat on holding. Quality is good and 

 they are firm enough to ship moderate distances; 

 firmer than Premier and Sparkle, not as firm as 

 Blakemore and Tennessee Beauty. The first Ar- 

 more berries are large, irregular, wedge-shaped; 

 the later ones usually round-conic. 



Armore produces plenty of runners for a good 

 fruiting bed. For the territory mentioned we don't 

 see how you could go wrong with Armore as a 

 large, productive, late kind. Price list page 32. 



ERIE Another heavy yielder 

 from New York State 



Erie, Empire and Catskill, in our opinion, make 

 up the three best varieties ever introduced by the 

 New York State Experiment Station. Erie's parent- 

 age is Sparkle x Premier, certainly an excellent 

 start for any new kind. Erie makes strong, vigor- 

 ous plants and plenty of them for a heavy fruiting 

 row. Berries are large, maintaining their size well 

 throughout the season. Fruit color is medium red, 

 bright and attractive, with a skin somewhat 

 tougher than Premier. In quality Erie about 

 equals Premier but ripens about eight days later, 

 about with Sparkle. Under proper conditions Erie 

 will give you as many quarts per acre as any 

 variety you can grow. Price list page 32. 



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