- CATSKILL 
King of the Midseason Kinds 
Catskill has replaced Premier as the most popular berry and best seller on our list. 
We have more enthusiastic letters of praise from growers telling about their results 
with virus free Catskill than from any other varieties all put together. Growers who 
remember the days when ten to fifteen thousand quarts of Catskill per acre were not 
unusual can logically hope to repeat those results under the same conditions with 
today’s virus free Catskill plants. Virus diseases hit Catskill probably harder than any 
other leading variety, but Catskill is back with all its old-time vigor and productiveness. 
Catskill is really King of the Midseason Kinds. Let's see why: 
Plant Growth: Virus free Catskill plants make a very strong, vigorous, healthy plant 
growth. This year, following the worst drought in 27 years, our Catskill beds are 
equalled only by Surecrop and Pocahontas. 
Productiveness: You just can't’beat Catskill for total quality of berries produced. They 
are nice berries too with more larger berries than any other equally productive variety. 
Berries: Catskill berries have large size, moderate firmness, good quality and a very 
attractive appearance that will hold their own in any parade of fancy berries. 
Use: Catskill berries are fine for the fresh market and very acceptable for freezing. 
They cap easy, very important where capping machines are in use. 
Adaptation: Catskill is well adapted to all the northern states and the higher altitudes 
as far south as North Carolina and Kentucky, westward beyond the Mississippi River. 
Special Feature: Catskill berries carry a higher than average percentage of vitamin C, 
also for some reason Catskill berries will stand wet weather at picking time much 
better than other varieties which are really firmer. We don't know why, but it's true. 
Frost Resistance: Catskill is 17 years younger than Premier so its record of frost resist- 
ance is not as long. However, Catskill performance in producing successive big crops 
has really been amazing. If there is any ‘must’ berry for growers in the northern and 
upper middle states Catskill is it. 
The supply of fine Catskill plants while large is much smaller than last year, and the 
demand is the heaviest of any variety we grow. Please don’t delay but place your 
Catskill orders early. Price list page 32. 
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