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Catskill has been the most popular, 
most productive and most profitable 
midseason berry in all the Premier 
territory. (See page 8.) In fact many 
growers have found Premier for 
early and Catskill for midseason-to- 
late an unbeatable team for making 
money from commercial crops of 
strawberries. 
Where good beds of both varieties 
have been grown Catskill may be 
slightly more productive than Prem- 
ier and this great productiveness has 
been a main reason for its continued 
popularity. Even as far south as 
Maryland we believe our record 
several years ago of 32,000 quarts of 
marketable berries on three acres is 
absolute tops for any field of its size 
of any variety in this section. Yields 
up to 15,000 quarts per acre have 
been reported in New York and 
some of the New England states. 
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 ber- 
ries, but they are "in addition'' and not "in 
place of" a big yield of big berries. The new 
Midland rivals Catskill in size of berries. 
Good Berries. Catskill berries have very 
good quality. They are somewhat better than 
Premier and when fully ripe have much of the 
delicious flavor of the old Marshall. They're 
really good to eat. Catskill berries have been 
rated very satisfactory when frozen. Catskill 
berries, by the way, contain a very high per- 
centage of Vitamin C, having one of the highest 
contents of this important Vitamin of any 
variety yet tested. 
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. 
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Clinton Co.. Iowa. July 11, 1947. "I pur< 
1946. In what many growers considered an 
rainfall. I fruited 600 quarts of top quality k 
too and matched any late varieties that appea 
Kennebec Co., Maine, May 24, 1948. "I \ 
lor they were the best strawberries I ever ra 
Cumberland Co., Maine. Jan. 6, 1948. "I i 
with it. In 1946 I had 300 Catskill plants ai 
wonderful berry." Leon C. Hideout. 
Hampshire, Co.. Mass., Dec. 4, 1947. "Tl 
are unsurpassed — 20 to 30 runners per plant." 
Nassau Co.. N. Y.. March 17, 1948. "I i 
them all picked. They bear so many." --HaroL 
Cambria Co.. Penn., Sept. 16, 1948. "I h 
of their size." Robert K. Ream 
Berks Co., Penna., Sept. 10, 1948. "We 
in the spring of 1945 and wish to thank yc 
Catskill and Midland were outstanding anc 
Los Angeles Co., Calif., Oct. 11, 1948. " 
two acres of Catskill were tops last summer i 
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