Mr. George W. Nelson wrote on Feb. 3, 1950: 
I have examined hundreds of strawberry varieties since 1914 in my 
work as a nursery inspector of Minnesota and have grown 5 to 7 acres 
yearly since 1935. It is my opinion that the new Hagerstrom everbearing 
variety (now named RED RICH) is much superior to any everbearing variety 
from every stand point. 
As a dessert berry it combines the high quality of the Wayzata (honey 
sweetness) and the Fairfax (which are its parents) with high yield. The 
flesh of Red Rich is firm and red clear thru, the core is small and the 
berry ripens evenly under normal conditions. It has an attractive red 
glossy color. It tis not surpassed as a freezing and processing berry, in 
my Opinion. 
It stands up well and ships well. During last summer's hot weather 
berries which had been picked on the ripe side were still salable after 
three days in room temperature. When kept in a refrigerator the berries 
were still good after 10 days. 
Then as an early season berry (June crop in Minnesota) it appears to 
be an excellent variety. We picked the first berries on June 6 and the 
last berries of this crop on July 6. The quality was high and the berries 
maintained size thruout the season and tho no record was kept, it looked 
to me as if it yielded as much as any of our commercial varieties such 
as Premier and Beaver. 
I am planting half of my commercial acreage to this variety during 
the coming year. 
Sincerely, 
(Signed) George W. Nelson 
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