light color and showiness of Catskill make it sell well on the market either 
wholesale or retail. 
In the very dry season of 1936 no berries in this section produced 
good crops but in 1935 when moisture was adequate at fruiting time we 
had one three-acre field of Catskill from which we picked 32,000 quarts, 
averaging almost 11,000 quarts per acre on a commercial scale. 
Catskill starts ripening about midseason but the crop is so large and 
is borne over such a long period that some growers are planning to use 
it both for midseason and late. Catskill will still be bearing nice berries 
when some of the later varieties are about gone. 
Catskill is widely adapted. From reports that we have had it is 
doubtful if any variety, even Premier, has given any more general satis- 
faction for the time it has been grown. Our reports from other growers 
as well as our own experience puts Catskill in the lead among the mid- 
season kinds for its many good qualities, but especially for its productive- 
ness and large average size. Price list, page 33. 
Plant CATSKILL for Great Productiveness, 
Big Joe has been a money maker for many growers for many years. 
Where it is adapted Big Joe makes a vigorous fruiting bed with a few 
large, strong plants rather than an over-abundance of small ones, badly 
crowded in the bed. It is quite productive and the berries average very 
large in size. They have a bright green cap, the quality is fine, and the 
selling price is usually at or near the top. Growers who have been suc- 
cessful with Big Joe will be loath to consider any other variety for mid- 
season. Where not adapted the chief criticism of Big Joe is that it is 
not sufficiently productive and that the blossoms are quite subject to frost 
injury and even in a normal year has many hard, green tips. We would 
still rate Big Joe as best of the midseason varieties except for the fine 
performance of Catskill during the last two or three years. 
Big J oe has been one of those varieties that growers either swear by 
or swear at. If its behavior has been such that you want to swear by it 
we want to recommend Catskill in a small way only until it proves itself 
better. For those who need a midseason berry and have found Big Joe a 
variety to swear at, we can recommend Catskill for the main midseason 
crop. With growers who have grown fine crops of Big Joe and made 
money with them this variety will not be replaced quickly. Big Joe al- 
ways makes a nice plant and we have a fine stock of them. Price list, 
page 33. 
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