these As Catskill was outstanding in ing time is four or five days later
ay or production, and has been for the than Premier.
¤dd€d t past six years, this variety is evi- Culver was quite satisfactory in
¤¤i- t dently a good one to supply near-by plant growth but lower in yields
11`¤iSh   markets. It is not an exceptionally than the other varieties under test.
`l$ to ;_ good plant producer, but in an The fruits were of good quality but
V _ avorago season will form as many, inclined to average somewhat small.
tatlhlet · if net more ments, then Premiere It is not recommended for general
nai; i Because of the way the plant grows, pillggg itlshlhl itflisleghtef tits have
*idual i it is recommended that On good gpproximatelsuae tlieesam rupees
V, has ; rich soils the planting distance be Dresden andycatskm e lme as
_ ‘ not more than two feet between _ . . ' .
l fer   _ I V The thiee varieties which were
mers. t pld“tS· lh l°“_$ foul feel apalh Oh developed by the Tennessee Experi-
non- t soils not so rich a somewhat closer ment Stetmn shewed considerable
nated   Dl8¤ii¤g di$t8¤0€ would bc P1'€f€i`· promise and are being carried on
fruits   able. The fruits are exceptionally in further trial; The fruit gf Ton-
ected   large and attractive in color but nessee Shipper resembles Blake-
rogen Y not iinifoi-m in Shapg and oro a more in several respects and in tests
phate Y little too soft for long-distance ship- Conducted bY the T€¤¤€$$€€‘ SVP
some t ment The quality is not high but tion has been found to possess ex-
; goods and ripening is fouy oi- nva cellent shipping qualities. The ber-
looks g days later than promioi-_ ries average good size throughout
ers in Q the harvesting season and the qual-
t PREMIER and BLAKEMORE con- ns. is seed
l tinue as outstanding varieties for Z1-he fruits ef Tennessee Supreme
{Y i this eeee‘ They eeh be dspsvdsd resemble Premier in several re-
t upon to produce satisfactory yields speetst but the variety possesses
` Of geed qhahty fmlh ehd Blehe` the distinct advantage of being a
more ls favored as e berry perhe` considerably better plant former
ularly suited for storing in frozen- than Premier and the individual
_ food lockers. There is an outstand- plants ere else mere vigorous. The
eight lhg hlhehehee in the plehhfelimhlg fruits appear exceptionally suitable
were ablllty Ol _lhe$e twe Val`letleS· for the frozen-pack method of pres-
anon Blak€m°r‘*‘ ls very Vlgehehs and ervation but are only moderatelv
lhese under suitable conditions is likely nrm end therefore net Wen suited
leslie to fmim too many p1amS' In tests for Shipping. The ripening time is
ethei eevellhg leur Yeal`S¤ best lesults a few days later than Blakemore.
were secured when the plants were Tennessee Beauty is the mest
and set no closer than three feet in rows recent ef these Varieties te he
ldale four feet apart. In contrast, Pre- nemed end mtmduCed_ Being Of
ehart mlm is generally lacklng in Vlgele the Aroma season, it is showing a
Si ahd plahhfelmlhg ahlllty· Best tendency toward heavy production
s results with this variety were ob- end is being tested tntthet. as a
J tained when the plants were set at prospective letet. commercial ship_
7 eighteen or twenty inches in rows ping hem.y_
3 four feet apart.
7 Dresden in its first tests in Cen- H- Westelzn Kentucky S“bSta'
tral Kentucky was somewhat disap- tleh Results
3 pointing. While the yields were W- D- »’}RMSTRONG
3 Very good and the individual plants Vm`l€tY Tests
7 very fruitful, the berries ripened The season was favorable for
unevenly and were soft. Its ripen- heavy production and unusually
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