CATSKILL 



King of the Midseason Kinds 



Because it made such big crops of big berries, when it 

 was first introduced, Catskill swept through the northern 

 and upper middle states faster than any other midseason or 

 late berry had ever done. Because Catskill continued its 

 yield of tremendous crops with berries of large average size 

 it continued its leadership among all the Midseason varieties. 

 Because Catskill in recent years became infected with a virus 

 disease, which experts tell us has affected all of the standard 

 varieties, the vigor of growth and yield of big berries were 

 gradually reduced, so that Catskill lost much of its popu- 

 larity. 



With the Advent of Virus Free Stocks 

 Catskill Has Definitely Comeback 



If you ever grew 10,000, 12,000, 14,000 quarts per acre 

 from Catskill you can, under the same conditions, get crops 

 like that again. Dr. Don Scott of the U.S.D.A. said on 

 seeing a fruiting plot of virus free Catskill for the first 

 time, "I had forgotten how good Catskill could be." Fruiting 

 tests in West Virginia in 1954 have been outstanding, and 

 it is reported that that Station will recommend virus free 

 Catskill as THE berry to plant in West Virignia. In north- 

 western Michigan, where they claim to have one of the 

 best strawberry sections in the world, Catskill is rated as 

 the leading variety. In western New York in 1954, in 



