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CatskilL like Premier, is at its 
best in all the Northern States 
as far west as the Mississippi 
Valley and in higher elevations 
as far South as North Carolina 
and Tennessee. Also, like 
Premier, Catskill is one of the 
hardiest varieties known. 
What a team these two make! 
With Premier for early and Cats- 
kill for midseason your invest- 
ment in commercial strawberry 
growing is on a solid founda- 
tion. Both are dependable for 
big crops of big berries every 
year. 
The group in the picture is typical of the beautiful berries which Catskill produces in such abundance. 
Here are some of the things that make Catskill the great berry that it is: 
Plant growth is vigorous and healthy. Enough strong plants are 
made tor a good fruiting bed. On very rich soil they may have to be 
thinned a little. Like most of the New York varieties, Catskill shows 
a little leaf spot when grown this far south, but never enough to 
affect the crop. 
Big Berries. Catskill will produce not only a greater total yield but 
a larger quantity of big berries than any other leading variety. Of 
course there are some medium sized berries, but they are "in 
addition to" and not "in place of" a bia vield of bia berries. The 
new Midland rivals Catskill 
.. Here in Maryland it 
,ieve our record of 32,0 
tops for any field of 
ew York State, yields 
size of berries. 
Good Berries. Catskill berries have very good quality. They a 
somewhat better than Premier and when fully ripe have much 
the delicious flavor of the old Marshall. They're really good to e, 
to 15,000 quarts per acre are report) 
Pretty Berries. Catskill fruit has a fresh green cap and an attractive 
light red color which makes them very showy in the package. The 
very large primary berries are somewhat ridged but' the late ones 
are smooth and uniform. 
Firm Berries. More solid than Premier, just as firm as Dorset). If 
picked when ready and shipped moderate distances, Catskill is firm 
enough to stand up in fine condition. There is no trouble at all in 
handling Catskill for local and nearby markets. 
From Cornell Extension Bulletin by 
Professor M. B. Hoffman, published In 
1939, we quote the following about 
Catskill: 
"Catskill, recently introduced by the 
New York State Agricultural Experiment 
Station, is unquestionably the best mid- 
leason variety for commercial production 
in the strawberry areas of New York. It 
has rapidly found favor with the growers 
who have given it a trial. The plants 
are very vigorous, highly productive, 
hardy and healthy. The berries are 
rather large, roundish wedge shape, 
bright medium red, moderately firm and 
of good quality. During the firBt pick- 
ings, the berries tend to be somewhat 
irregular but this does not seem to de- 
the pack." 
In the six or seven years before Pro- 
fessor Hoffman's bulletin was published, 
Catskill was making Its great reputation. 
In the six or seven years since then 
Catskill has consolidated its position as 
the best midseason berry. Except for 
Slakemore in the south and Premier In 
the north, no new variety has ever won 
public approval bo fast or held It ai 
well as Catskill, You can't go wrong in 
backing the champ— Catskill. Price list, 
page 31. 
