

86—Seed Potatoes THE MAULE SEED BOOK FOR 1910 
CULTURE.—Use 8 to 12 bushels of seed potatoes peracre. Cut to two or three eyes. Plant in rows 3 feet apart, and drop 
, 15 to 18imehes apart in row. Cultivate constantly and thoroughly. Ridging with loose soil is’often practiced but it is 
& not always necessary. Store in froest-proof cellar in winter. Potatoes are planted both early and late. 
Eureka Extra Early Potato. 
The Favorite Extra Early. 
None More Quick to Mature, More 
Proof Against Drought and 
Blight, So Free From Second 
Growth. 
As to its origin and history, the originator /if 
says of it: ‘Eureka Extra Early was a a 
chance hill found growing in a field of} \ 
Early Morn potatoes, season of 1895. In 
looking over the field a single plant was 
noticed distinct from the rest, which died 
while the others were still green. 
“Tt has never failed to produce a large 
crop of extra early potatoes. The plant is 
dwarf and compact, maturing in advance 
of the Early Rose and Bovee. It never has 
had the blight. The tubers are round, 
slightly flattened. White skin, free from 
disease. Flesh, white and mealy; no cores ‘\ < 
or black specks. Quality unsurpassed. 
“One point alone which makes it valu- 
able is that it has never taken second 
growth, and resists drought better than any 
other potato I have ever grown. Grown 
side by side with the Bovee it produced a, G44 ee Z 
third more large tubers, and matured ten SS sos 3 a7 
days in advance of Bovee. The potatoes ; Ze A URE: 
were perfect, while the Bovee took second EUREKA 5 = 7 Pot 3 A SIZE. 
growth.”’ — /3 
North, South, Hast and West, Eureka the past summer came Look up the Maule advertising in the newspapers ; you will find no 
off with flying colors. I again advise early orders, for while| | seeds ogered at a reduction from catalogue prices to influence new 
my stock is large, the demand for Eureka is simply astonishing. | | trade. Ido not believe in discriminating against old friends in order 
Pound, 40 cts.; 3 pounds, $1.00, by mail, postpaid. By express | | {° secu7e new ones. _ Old customers and new customers must pay the 
or freight, not prepaid, peck, $1.00; bushel, $2.75; barrel, $5.50. same price for Maule’s Seeds and Plants at all times. 
THE FREEMAN POTATO. 
Nineteen Years of Triumph. ‘Seld fer $3:09 per 
The Freeman is a strong grower, containing fresh, vigorous| The tuber is oval in shape and russet in color. The flesh is 
blood. It is early in reaching maturity; productive, and univer-| very white, both raw and when cooked, fine grained and of 
sally admitted to be the finest flavored potato on the market. | best flavor. The greatest merits of this variety are its extreme 
: A earliness and long keeping qualities. From 
the time the tubers are as large as hens’ 
eggs until new potatoes come the next year 
they burst open when boiled with their 
jackets on, and appear snow white and 
floury. 


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‘“‘T planted some of my Freemans,’ says 
the originator, ‘on June 4th, and on July 
8th I dug the first mess of fine potatoes 
for dinner. 

“They grow very thickly, and ripen here 
several weeks in advance of Earky Rose. 
My first general planting this year was 
ready to be put in the cellar August Ist, 
being then thoroughly ripe and vines dead. 
I have frequently dug six to nine pounds 
from a single hill, and in rich ground there 
are few small ones.”’ 



Pound, 40 cents; 3 pounds, $1.00, post- 
paid. By express or freight, not prepaid, 
peck, $1.00; bushel, $2.75; barrel, $5.50. 





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THE FREEMAN POTATO. 





