larger quantity of big berries than any other leading variety. Of course there 
are some medium sized berries but they are “in addition to” not “in place of” 
a big yield of big berries. 
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. On hold¬ 
ing, Catskill berries turn somewhat darker but not enough to be objectionable. 
Firm berries. More solid than Premier, just as firm as Dorsett but not as 
hard as Blakemore for long distance shipping. If picked when ready and shipped 
moderate distances, Catskill is firm enough to stand up in fine condition. There 
is no trouble at all in handling Catskill for local and nearby markets. 
Good berries. Catskill is a cross of Premier and Marshall, which with Wm. 
Belt was the standard for high quality until Fairfax and Dorsett came along. 
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. 
Profitable berries!! Catskill has been a profit maker, and why not? Any 
sure cropper which produces such big crops of big, luscious berries as Catskill 
is bound to be a winner. You take much of the gamble out of strawberry growing 
when you order Catskill for midseason to late berries. Price list, page 35. 
Catskill Comments 
The ability of Catskill to stand punishment 
and still do well is illustrated by the experience 
of Mr. Adlow Zeiser of Luzerne Co., Pennsyl¬ 
vania. He writes, “I planted 125 of your 
Catskill in spring of 1938 but ran into a severe 
drought and lost 25 of them. Another drought 
in May of last year continued until September 
but I picked 101 quarts of tine berries, some 
larger than your pictures. I believe with favor¬ 
able weather I would have had twice as many.” 
From Hillsboro Co., New Hampshire, Mr. 
S. D. McElroy tells of another successful ex¬ 
perience with Catskill under unfavorable con¬ 
ditions. “In spite of the very dry season we 
had last year, my Catskill plants bore a won¬ 
derful crop of nice big berries. I had no 
trouble at all selling them at 25$ a box when 
others were selling their berries at two for 
25$.” 
Mr. Art Worden of Decatur County, Iowa, 
likes Catskill so well that he expects to plant 
lots of them, according to his letter, part of 
which follows: “My leaders are Catskill and 
Green Mountain. The Catskill was the first to 
bear and the last one to quit bearing, and such 
tine berries they were. So now I aim to put out 
a bed of 20,000 of them in the Spring of 1941.” 
The home of Catskill is New York State. Ac¬ 
cording to Mr. F. S. Wright of Otsego County, 
they are doing all right for themselves in their 
home State. Here’s what he says: “I purchased 
3,000 strawberry plants of you some four or 
five years ago. 1,000 each of Dorsett, Catskill 
and Chesapeake. I was so pleased with the 
Catskill that I now grow no other kind. If 
you should find a kind that surpasses them, let 
me know.” 
Allen’s Catskill plants are sure to grow 
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