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Far Outyields Boysenberry 
In Riverside County Olallies outyielded Boysens 2% to 1; in 
Orange County they far outyielded Boysens, producing up to 15 
tons per acre, with demand far greater than supply. In Santa 
Barbara they greatly outyielded Boysens, were 5 weeks earlier 
than Boysens and 3 werks earlier than Youngs in 1953, the 
first picking being in the last week in April, early pickings 
bringing $5 per tray, being the only berries on the market ex- 
cept strawberries. And the crop lasted till after Boysens were 
gone. In Fresno district last summer Olallies produced a won- 
derful crop of fine, large berries, which were taken by a pie 
company- 
A Seattle grower wrote: “Your Olallie berry is the finest 
blackberry I have ever grown, and on account of its habits I 
thoroughly enjoy picking them.” 
Produce dealers and frozen fruit operators have found the 
demand for Olallies far in excess of the supply. Being a firm 
berry they hold up well in shipping and on the market, and do 
not bleed in freezing. 
Olallie, being firmer and a better keeper than Boysen, 
holds its shape better in processing and the processed berry 
has a more definite flavor. A large cannery in Santa Ana which 
has tested Olallies for canning, has stated that they are 
ready to set up to can Olallies in glass jars with special 
lithograph labels as soon as they can be assured of as many 
as 30 tons for a run. 
Olallie is resistant to verticillium wilt and sunscald, to 
both of which Boysen is subject, and is far more resistant to 
adverse soil conditions than Boysen, raspberries, strawber- 
ries, etc. 
Olallies are easy to pick, the fruit spurs standing out so 
that the berries are easy to get at and they come off the 
stems easily.Thorns are fewer and smaller than most sorts. 
The berries are not only wel] adapted to canning and freez- 
ing, but are delicious fresh, in pies, cobblers, jam, jelly 
and juice. The seeds are small. 
We have a nice supply of superior Olallie plants being 
grown for us by Paul Ward, 12063 S. Willow, Fresno, in the 
Fowler district, and you are invited to visit and inspect his 
plantings. Plants will be ready in January and February. 
See price list on back cover 
