Catskill Comments 

 It May Be the "Money" Berry for You 



" — Outyields anything- I ever raised. Berries 

 larger than Premier, Big Joe or Aberdeen." — Mr. 

 T. P. Jones, New Haven Co., Conn. 



" — very productive, and I did not have any 

 imperfect or small berries on my Catskill plants. 

 Quality good but not equal to Fairfax." — Mr. 

 Oscar S. Smith, Green Co., 111. 



" — -largest berries of all tested. In quality 

 second only to Dorsett and Fairfax but we be- 

 lieve they may prove even more profitable than 

 those varieties." — Mr. Roy Gish, Jasper Co., Ind. 



" — excellent in quality, attractiveness. Nothing 

 I raise can compare with them for size. Market- 

 able to the last drop. They produce beyond my 

 fondest hopes. Excellent in quality and flavor 

 as well as in color and attractiveness. Shall 

 throw out some of my old favorites to make room 

 for more." — Mr. F. E. Root, Essex Co., Mass. 



" — more productive than Big Joe. Every berry 

 nice size. No runty ones. The first Catskill we 

 picked here the largest berries we have ever 

 seen. They held up well and made a big hit with 

 the buyers on account of their size and attrac- 

 tiveness. Average price $2.30 per case of 16 

 quarts." — Mr. John Redamak, Berrien Co., Mich. 



" — larger and better quality than Big Joe, but 

 not quite as firm. Very productive, second only 

 to Dorsett. Would have done better if plants had 

 not been over-crowded in the rows." — Mr. L. S. 

 Archibald, Somerset Co., N. J. 



" — Good crop, large size, sold for good price. 

 Expect to continue growing them." — Mr. George 

 W. Brooks, Orange Co., N. Y. 



" — my Catskill berries ran large to medium. 

 No small ones. Lasted even after Chesapeake 

 were done. Keeping quality very good. Did 



not lose a berry from mold while other varieties 

 nearby had a loss of 25%. Shape not so good 

 but glossy bright red color made them sell. 15<£ 

 per quart wholesale; 18< ( per quart retail." — 

 Mrs. Philip Gellweiler, Nassau Co., New York. 



" — from this year's trial I consider Catskill the 

 best midseason variety, more productive than 

 Big Joe or Aberdeen, equal to Dorsett and Fair- 

 fax. As large as Big Joe and firmer. Good 

 quality but not as good as Fairfax or Dorsett. 

 I believe it will pay." — Mr. Rex Fuller, Lawrence 

 Co., Ohio. 



" — produced 59% qts. from 32 Catskill plants 

 set in 1934. In my test plot only Aberdeen 

 equaled it, but Aberdeen leaf spots so bad that 

 I lost two crops out of three. Catskill is far 

 better in flavor, appearance and foliage. Catskill 

 not as good flavored but believe it a better money 

 maker than Fairfax and Dorsett. My planting 

 next year will be Dorsett, Fairfax, Catskill and 

 Premier." — Mr. Harry E. Graver, Carbon Co., 

 Pa. 



" — sold all my Catskill at 25<' per quart. Berries 

 largest of any. Will grow Fairfax, Dorsett, 

 Catskill and Gandy." — Mr. E. F. Genther, Mont- 

 gomery Co., Pa. 



" — In point of salable berries they rate as fol- 

 lows with me: Catskill 98%; Big Joe 60%; Aber- 

 deen 50%. Fairfax and Dorsett, early, and Cats- 

 kill, midseason, are the three best berries on the 

 market today." — Mr. J. R. Frantz, Dauphin Co., 

 Pa. 



" — Catskill very productive. Yield 64 quarts 

 from a 35 foot row. Sold our Catskill and Dorsett 

 at 25<7 l per quart when stores were selling other 

 varieties at 10f\ Will continue growing Catskill 

 and Dorsett, eliminating Chesapeake." — Mr. R. D. 

 Michael, Montgomery Co., Va. 



BIG JOE has been the leading midseason variety for years although not as 

 widely adapted as Premier. Many growers consider Big Joe their most profit- 

 able berry, coming in with fine, large handsome fruit just as the early berries are 

 beginning to run down. Mr. C. M. Hollingsworth of Vanderburg Co., Indiana, 

 says, "I got better than market price on all four kinds of berries purchased from 

 you, but got by far the best returns on Big Joe possibly owing to being planted 

 in better moisture holding soil than the other three kinds." The plant is a 

 vigorous grower, very healthy and productive. The berries are large in size and 

 have a large bright green cap which increases their attractiveness. They are 

 also very fine in quality. There is one reason why Big Joe is not more universally 

 popular. Where late frosts at blooming time are the rule, Big Joe berries are 

 likely to be knotty, the blossoms often coming through and developing a berry 

 with a green tip rather than being killed outright. As a midseason berry the 

 leadership of Big Joe is being challenged by Catskill. Those who have not found 

 Big Joe at its best would do well to plant Catskill. Even those who have found 

 Big Joe good may find Catskill still more profitable as a midseason berry. How- 

 ever, old favorite varieties like Big Joe are not replaced quickly. We have a fine 

 stock of plants for those who know and like it. Price list, page 33. 



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