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Re:cucumber County Fair

Some time ago there was correspondence concerning cucumbers and County
Fair was mentioned. I could find no reference to it.

 I have come across the information below which I think answers the
original question.


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Q:
Several years ago I ordered County Fair cucumbers from your company.
 I found this variety 
to be the best pickler I have ever grown. Your claim that cucumber
 beetles didn't bother this 
variety led me to order them. This claim proved to be accurate as
 I have never seen a 
cucumber beetle on them. It also proved to be a good producer of
 high quality picklers.
I have searched in vain (even on the net) to find this variety and
 have tried several different 
varieties, none of which I cared for, since then. Could you tell me
 why this variety has been 
dropped and is there another cucumber that would provide the same
 benefits as County 
Fair?
A:
The County Fair cucumber was the result of a very complicated
 cross-breeding program. 
The suppliers failed to keep the seed line pure and have been
 unable to reproduce it exactly.
The best pickling variety that we offer which is bitterfree and
 doesn't attract beetles is Little 
Leaf. Other slicing cucumbers that are not bothered by beetles
 include Sweet Success, Sweet 
Slice, Park's All Season Burpless, and Park's Bush Whopper II Hybrid.

-- 
Allan Day  Hereford HR2 7AU allan@crwys.demon.co.uk
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