Double Yield
Introduced in 1924 by the Joseph Harris Company seed catalogue that was issued by Moreton Farm in Coldwater, New York. The feature description says,
“For every pickle that is cut off, two or three more are produced. […] In our test the past season under very favorable conditions we cut twice as many pickles from the new kind as from any other variety under trial, which included the best pickling sorts. […] This cucumber was bred up by a pains-taking gardener who for nearly twenty years when he came to an especially good vine while gathering his pickles would put a stake beside it and save the cucumbers on that vine to supply his seed for the next season. After keeping this up for a long time he developed a remarkably prolific strain and one that produces pickles of ideal shape. We were so much impressed with the value of this variety that we purchased the entire stock of seed consisting of only two pounds for a very high price. From this seed we have raised a small crop which we are now able to offer for the first time” (Pg 5, Joseph Harris Company Catalogue, 1924).
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