POTATOES. 



Culture. Grown exclusively from tubers ; fi to 12 bushels to the acre. Plant in early spring, in rows 3 feet apart and 

 plants 15 to 18 inches apart in row. Cultivate constantly and thoroughly, finally ridging the loose soil against the rows *t 

 A second or late spring planting is often made. Store in frost proof cellar in winter. ' * 



THE COMMERCIAL POTATO. 



A GRAND NEW POTATO. A QUICK MATURING MAIN CROP VARIETY, OF BEST KEEPING 



QUALITIES AND RARE PRODUCTIVENESS. 



The great Commercial Potato, which I had 

 the good fortune to first offer the American pub- 

 lic, is a seedling of Wilson Rose, whose parent- 

 age runs back to Early Rose. I am proud to be 

 the introducer of the Commercial, on account 

 of its splendid performanes during the first two 

 years of its public existence. In yield and all 

 other meritorious points it is evidently going to 

 rank w ith the best, if not to distance all the 

 other early main crop sorts. It is earlier than 

 Honeoye Rose or Sir Walter Raleigh. The 

 tubers are of beautiful shape and appearance, 

 being oblong and rather broad and thick, as 

 shown in the illustration. The eyes are shallow. 

 The color is that peculiar russet which charac- 

 terizes all the best potatoes, in addition to 

 which the pink or rosy hue of its great ancestor 

 is clearly visible, giving it a most attractive ap- 

 pearance. It somewhat resembles Carman No. 

 3 in shape. The vine is robust, but compact; 

 not of spreading habit. This is favorable to 

 close planting and big crops. The compara- 

 tively quick growth and early maturity of this 

 splendid main crop potato will adapt it to many 

 localities where late sorts have not time to ma- 

 ture on account of shortness of season, and I ex- 

 pect to see it widely planted in the far North, as 

 well as in every other section of the country. It 

 is equal in keeping qualities to any late potato 

 grown. I fully tested it in every way before 

 sending it out, and found that it would remain 

 in good order for a year after digging. On the 

 15th of August, a year after growth, and with or- 

 dinary storage, the tubers were as edible and 

 mealy as when dug. The table quality is fully 

 and unconditionally equal to Early Rose at its 

 best. The flesh is as white as snow, and the tex- 

 ture is perfect. The Commercial is a tremen- 

 dously heavy cropper, and I have no hesitation 

 in naming 400 to 500 bushels to the acre as 



within the easy possibilities of this grand new sort, as judged by re- 

 cords already made. It has great drought resisting qualities, on ac- 

 count of its strong root development. Recent tests between Commer- 

 cial and the best of the old standard sorts, including late croppers, 

 have resulted in favor of this new potato, in both yield and quality, 

 and I am glad to have had the honor of its introduction. 

 Prices of The Commercial Potato: Pound, 30 cents* 3 pounds, 75 cents, by mall, postpaid. By express or freight, peck, 60 cents; 

 bushel, $1.75; barrel, $4.00; 2 barrels, $7.50. Special figures on 5 barrels or over, on application. 



MAULE'S EARLY THOROUGHBRED POTATO. 



ORIGINALLY NAMED AND FIRST OFFERED DY ME IN 1896, AT $25.00 PER BARREL. 



THE COMMERCIAL POTATO. 



"Your Commercial potato is the most prolific and best I ever saw. 

 From three small tubers planted April 27th. I dug 40 pounds on Aug. 

 25th; all large edible size. I have never seen that beaten. . Commer- 

 cial will be the potato for me next year. 



F. H. Seitz, L. S. & M. 8. Ry. Hillsdale, Mich. 



Maule's Early Thoroughbred potato was first offered to the public in 

 1890, since which time I have received hundreds of reports of field 

 crops running up to 300 bushels per acre. No new potato (except 

 Early Rose and Freeman) ever created such a furore among American 

 farmers and gardeners. On account of its earliness it is not much af- 

 fected by the usual mid-summer and autumn droughts, while in keep- 

 ing qualities it is unsurpassed by any late variety now under cultiva- 

 tion. Its many friends enthusiastically pronounce it a perfect potato 



and a splendid money maker. In quality it equals the Freeman, either 

 baked or boiled, a statement which is a high tribute to its flavor and 

 table merit. The illustration is a faithful picture of an average speci- 

 men of Maule's Early Thoroughbred, and does not in any way exagger- 

 ate its smooth and handsome appearance. Another favorable charac- 

 teristic of' this potato is its habit of growth. It produces an unusually 

 large proportion of merchantable tubers. The potatoes grow closely 

 in the hill, and are of large and nearly uniform size. Mr. T. B. Terry, 



the well-known Uhio potato grower, 

 says the bearing habit of the Early 

 ■^-^ Thoroughbred is a matter of blood; 



that blood will as surely tell in seed 

 as in live stock. Mr. Terry made a 

 comparative test of Maule's Early 

 1 . Thoroughbred with a potato in favor 



1. 1 ' in his neighborhood; the result being 



\iW as 45 to 15 in favor of the former, or at 



. ■ . ; w \ the rate of 2J0 bushels an acre for 



1 \>\ Maule's Early Thoroughbred Potato. 



' . ' ; > 1' ; j\ '-in every bill, says Mr. Terry, in de-. 



scribing this experiment) "there were 

 great, large, beautiful potatoes, such 

 as I have nc\er seen since the first 

 year the old Early Rose came around. 

 There were practically no small or 

 medium sized ones. * * * The first 

 year I grew Early Rose there were a 

 good many tubers as fine and large 

 as these. 1 have never seen any early 

 potatoes on my farm since as fine un- 

 til 1 dug these. * * * They resemble 

 the Rose in shape, color and quality 

 very much. They are quite as early." 

 It was not strange that Mr. Terry, 

 with all his experience, should write; 

 "I was never so surprised in all my 

 life at any results obtained in potato 

 culture." Maule's Early Thoroughbred 

 is a gi and new potato, carrying fresh 

 and strong blood, and Mr. Terry's cau- 

 tion should be heeded. "Thousands 

 of farmers," he says, "are using seed 

 that has so run out that there is no 

 profit in growing the crop." The Early 

 Thoroughbred is capable of infusing 

 new life and profit into the potato 

 MAULE'S EARLY THOROUGHBRED POTATO. business. 



Prices of Maule's Earlj Thoroughbred Potato : Pound, 30 cents; 3 pounds, 75 cents, by mall, postpaid. By express or freight, 

 peck, 60 cents; bushel, $1.75; barrel, $4.00; a barrels, $7.50. Special figures on 5 barrels or over on application. 



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