Title: Allen's book of berries for 1939
Identifier: allensbookofberr19alle_23 (find matches)
Year: 1939 (1930s)
Authors: Allen Co. (Salisbury, Md. ); Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection
Subjects: Nurseries (Horticulture) Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Nursery stock Maryland Salisbury Catalogs; Strawberries Maryland Salisbury Catalogs
Publisher: Salisbury, Md. : Allen Co.
Contributing Library: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library
Digitizing Sponsor: U.S. Department of Agriculture, National Agricultural Library

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Adaptation Catskill should be grown as the main midseason berry in all the northern terri- tory where Premier is the best early berry, and farther south where Dorsett and Fair- fax surpass Premier. As far south as North Carolina Catskill will produce tremendous crops and yield large returns for the grower. We feel safe in saying that regardless of previous trials growers will be safe in planting this variety. Price list, page 35. Growers All Like Catskill Catskill Finest Ever Rockingham Co., N. H. May 4th, 1938. I think Catskill is about the finest thing I have ever seen. I picked berries the second week in July and not one soft one.—Mr. W. H. Burke. One of Best in Ohio Darke Co., Ohio. March 23, 1938. Our Catskill has fruited two years and if it is frost resistant it will also prove to be one of the best here. We have had no frosts the last two berry seasons.—Mr. W. H. Linder. Catskill Best for South Dakota Clay Co., S. D. July 30th, 1938. Catskill seems to be the best berry for this district. We have Dorsett, Fairfax and Catskill. Have tried Dunlap, Dr. Burrell and Premier. We had a wonderful crop but can't tell you the exact amount of patch of Catskill as some Dorsetts and Fairfax were picked and marketed to- gether. We received $5.00 per crate (24 quart boxes) and last picking $4.50, after they were smaller. Paid $.03 for picking. Have had plants from other com- panies before handling yours but really like yours the best. Our new patch of Catskill have had a perfect stand—Mr. W. E. Flippin. Abundant Crop—Nicest Berries Smyth Co., Va., March 17th, 1938. My Catskill strawberry plants produced an abundant crop last year. I am so well pleased with them I am mailing a much larger order for Catskill plants this year. The Catskill produces the nicest berries under ordinary conditions of any strawberries I've ever grown.—Mr. W. J. Mercer. Rhode Island Providence Co., R. I. February 28th, 1938. The spring of 1936 I purchased 200 Bellmar and 100 Catskill strawberry plants from you. Due to a very dry summer I lost fully 50 percent of the Bellmar plants. You may be pleased to learn that we picked last year from the plants that came through 176 quarts of the best berries I have ever raised. I sold some- thing over 100 quarts. All my customers and friends said there were no berries like them that could be bought elsewhere in Rhode Island. Their size, large green caps and flavor made them excellent berries to sell.—Mr. Joseph E. Dyson. Catskill Wonderful in New York Dutchess Co., N. Y. April 25, 1938. The Catskill were wonderful last year.—Dr. Edward J. Nesbitt. Thinks Catskill Outyielded Premier Dutchess Co., N. Y. June 27, 1938. I have just finished harvesting a wonderful crop of strawberries in a trifle of over an acre of ground. I have picked 16,000 quarts of berries. This patch consisted of Dorsett, Howard 17 and Catskill. The Howard and Catskill outyielded Dorsett fully two to one. I believe the Catskill outyielded the Howard in total quarts. I believe this to be the best crop of fancy berries ever raised in this vicinity.—Mr. E. B. Underhill. 220 Quarts Catskill from 100 Plants Hillsboro Co., N. H. Feb. 18, 1938. Two years ago I bought from you several varieties of strawberry plants, among them 100 Catskill. I lost some plants due to a dry spell shortly after setting, but last sum- mer I harvested from the Catskill 220 quarts of fruit and I am well satisfied with them. The spring was very wet but the long stems kept the fruit off the ground and there was little rot although others were troubled with rot. I like your plants better than others I have purchased.—Mr. Arthur S. Dearborn.
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