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quick freezing. 99% of the strawberries now grown in Arkansas are 
said to be Blakemore whereas Klondike used to be the favorite 
there. Blakemore is also now a great favorite in Tennessee. 
KLONMORE STRAWBERRY 
A grower at Azusa, in this county, who has grown Klondike for 
years, planted some Klonmore in the spring of 1948 and he says they 
are sweeter and firmer and ten days to two weeks earlier than Klon- 
dike. He says Klondike is too sour. Being firmer they would lebetter 
shippers, than Klondike. 
Klonmore is a eross of Klondike x Blakemore and originated at the 
Louisiana Experiment Station and was released in 1940. Mr. Julian C. 
Miller, Head of Horticulture Research there, wrote: “The Klonmore 
has, in most cases, outyielded the Klondike. The big advantage the 
Klonmore has over the Klondike is that the Klonmore is resistant to | 
leaf spot and scorch and our growers do not have to spray the plants 
to keep these diseases under control. 
“The Klonmore is about 20% sweeter and therefor having a higher 
solids content than the Klondike. Being a sweeter berry makes it 
more desirable for the fresh market. The Klonmore produces berries 
earlier as well as later than the Klondike. In most of our compari- 
sons the Klonmore produced 10% to 20% higher yields.” 
Klonmore has largely supplanted Klondike in Louisiana, where 
Klondike was formerly the leading variety. 
MARSHALL STRAWBERRY 
Marshall has for years been the leading variety in Oregon, Wash- 
ington, Idaho, Utah and parts of California. It is a beautiful berry 
of delicious flavor and very desirable both as a fresh market varie- 
ty and for quick freezing, for which it is used extensively. It is a 
little soft for long distance shipping. 
BANNER STRAWBERRY 
This variety has been grown extensively in Central California and 
the San Juaquin Valley. A berry of delicious flavor, bright red 
color and very productive. Used extensively for quick freezing. It 
is a little soft for long distance shipping. The varieties developed 
by the University of California have supplanted this variety to a 
great extent in some sections. | 
OREGON PLUM STRAWBERRY 
This is another Marshall type berry, for many years the leading 
variety in the Sacramento area. A San Fernando grower has repor- 
ted wonderful success with this variety, saying it yielded a 
wonderful crop of extremely large, very delicious berries. . 
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