CATSKILL COMMENTS 
Wonderful crop! 
Henry Co., Ind. March 23, 1957. ‘I have been ordering strawberry plants from you for over thirty years. 
I have bought plants from other companies but have never found any that came anywhere near being 
equal to yours. I have recommended you to several people and I tell them that you have been in busi- 
ness for years and that you make a business of raising just strawberry plants. I quit raising Catskill for 
a few years but bought virus free Catskill and Robinson in 1955 and I sure had a wonderful crop in 1956.” 
ROYDON GORDON. 
100 Plants — $1 quaris! 
Monmouth Co., N. J. Dec. 26, 1956. ‘We picked 91 quarts last June from 100 plants received from you in 
April, 1955. They were wonderful plants, especially the virus free Catskill. Their size held up very well.” 
JAMES A. HAMILTON. 
Folks never have seen any such berries. 
Lewis Co., N. Y. April 20, 1957. ‘Received the plants this morning in good condition. You should have 
seen my Catskill strawberries which I purchased from you. Folks never have seen any berries like 
them.’ MISS ROSE FARNEY. 
6 reasons for liking Catskill 
Ashland Co., Ohio. Jan. 8, 1957. “I like virus free Catskill for the following reasons: uniform larger berries, 
easier to pick, much easier to cap, flavor comparable to any except Fairfax, very good yield and fine to 
freeze. W. A. WITT. 
125 plants—400 quarts—$172.40 profit 
Mifflin Co., Pa. March 14, 1957. "When you first came out with the virus free strain I ordered 125 Catskill 
plants for a trial. I was amazed at the vigor of them under about the worst kind of conditions they made 
the best fruiting rows I ever saw. The yield of choice good berries was over 400 quarts, about one-third 
better than I ever raised of any kind before. Net profit, from 125 plants, after all expenses and cost of 
plants, was $172.40. I would say Catskill never was so good as it is right now.’’ W. E. CAMPBELL. 
Excellent Catskill crop even after heavy frost. 
Columbia Co., Pa. March 11, 1957. “I am writing to tell you we were very well satisfied with the 15,000 
plants we purchased from you last year. In spite of a late and very heavy frost the Catskill still produced 
an excellent crop.’ ROBERT CHAMBERLAIN. 
Catskill appeals to “Choicy” Customers 
Lewis Co., W. Va. Mar, 1, 1957. ‘I don't feel that too many fine things can be said of the Catskill. They 
have a firmness that permits them to remain on the vines until they are truly ripe. This makes them very 
appealing to our few ‘‘choicy”’ customers. They are quality berries, ideal for freezing and excellent for table 
use.” PORTER HANNAH. 
2 quarts per plant from Catskill 
New London Co., Conn. Jan. 18, 1957. “Catskill is back to the berry you claim it to be. Believe me when 
I say we picked two quarts per plant from our Catskill. Of course we irrigated them and they were 
spaced four plants to the square foot. Did you ever see plants that stood a foot and a half? Our customers 
were amazed and satisfied with the Catskill berries. Water gave ten more days picking and the berries 
were all Class A. This year they didn’t run down one bit in size.” RAYMOND O'CONNELL. 
BIG JOE ERIE Another heavy yielder 
| from New York State. 
One of the oldest varieties we have and still one Erie, Empire and Catskill, in our opinion, make 
of the best. The virus disease which seems to be up the three best varieties ever introduced by the 
weakening many of our better varieties has ap- New York State Experiment Station. Erie's parentage 
is Sparkle x Premier, certainly an excellent Start 
for any new kind. Erie makes strong, vigorous 
plants and pleniy of them for a heavy fruiting row. 
parently not affected Big Joe at all. It is still easy 
to get a vigorous, strong, robust fruiting row of Big 
Joe plants, even though no completely virus free Berries are large, maintaining their size well 
plants of Big Joe have yet been discovered. The throughout the season. Fruit color is medium red, 
plants are moderately productive of berries that bright and attractive, with a skin somewhat 
average quite large in size. Berries are bright red tougher than Premier. In quality Erie about equals 
with an attractive areen cap which makes them Premier, but ripens about eight days later, about 
with Sparkle. Erie ranks next to the best in every 
way. For some growers under some conditions it 
may well prove to be the best and most profitable 
Big Joe is not as hardy as Premier and Catskill. of all. Growers in northern areas should try Erie 
Frosty sites should be avoided, especially if planted which has had a great upsurge in popularity due 
: : : 5 to its performance in the last three or four years. 
a Worthern states. Big Joe is a veteran variety We have a fair stock of very fine Erie plants, which 
which has many friends who continue to grow it. under proper conditions will give you as many 
We again have a nice stock of beautiful plants quarts per acre as any variety you can grow. 
Price list page 32. Price list page 32. 
vey showy. Berries are fairly firm, as good as 
Catskill, better than Premier. 
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