68 Farm Seeds 
ISBELL SEED COMPANY 
ISBELL’S SEED POTATOES—Continued 
Extra Early Eureka Potato 
Extra Early Eureka 
Rural New Yorker 
A fine Extra Early White Potato (pictured above). Extra 
Early Eureka seldom fails to produce fine crops of extra 
early Potatoes. The plant is compact in growth, vigorous 
and hardy. The Potatoes are nearly round, white and very 
attractive. In quality they rank high, being splendid cook¬ 
ers. They ripen evenly and will not make a second growth. 
The Famous White Rural 
This has been a standard late White Potato for many 
years and is still being grown extensively. Is a vigorous 
and thrifty grower and one of the heaviest yielders. Tubers 
are slightly oval, smooth and have a very white skin. Good 
winter keeper and of fine cooking quality. 
Early Six Weeks 
A fine Potato for the early market. It is extra early and 
one of the best market varieties. The Potatoes begin to 
form when the vines are only 5 to 6 inches high, and in 
7 to 8 weeks from planting are of fine marketable size. 
The tubers are of oval form, light red color, with shallow 
eyes. They cook well even before they are thoroughly ripe 
and have a fine pleasing flavor. 
Irish Cobbler 
The Irish Cobbler is creamy white, nearly round in shape. 
A little later than Ohio, but a heavier yielder. Continued 
heavy crops have earned Irish Cobbler the name of “old 
reliable.” Very close planting is possible because of up¬ 
right vine growth. Irish Cobbler is a favorite variety on 
Long Island and in Maine. Also is grown quite extensive¬ 
ly in Michigan, Ohio and Indiana. Often grown on muck 
for a main crop. 
Early Ohio—Red River Grown 
While this is one of the oldest early varieties it is still 
one of the most popular. The skin is light pink and flesh 
white. They are of good size and always smooth. They 
are oval or egg-shaped and very uniform. Many people 
prefer them because of their fine flavor when cooked. Vines 
are hardy, erect and the tubers are set in a compact clump. 
Red River stock is the best seed of this variety produced 
anywhere. 
Idaho Baking Russet 
Also Known as Russet Burbank 
Late Petoskey or Russet Rural 
This variety has been the standard late variety of Mich¬ 
igan but of late is losing favor somewhat because it is not 
as white in color as the market demands. When grown 
on light colored sandy soils, the skin is very light in color 
and it has a fine appearance. When grown on dark loam 
or clay soils, the color is not so good. It is recognized as 
the best winter keeper and as the heaviest yielding sort as 
well as a good cooking variety. 
Carman No. 3 
Carman No. 3 is a reliable late variety which is still 
popular. Makes a large, thrifty, upright vine with dark 
red stems. The Potatoes are smooth, large, white, some¬ 
what flat or nearly round. Cooks up dry and mealy. 
Carman .No. 3 is a fine market variety because it is a 
heavy yielder and the Potatoes are very attractive in 
appearance. 
Potato Seed (hybridized) 
Practically every seed produces a distinct variety. Many 
of the choicest varieties have been originated by amateurs 
from Potato Seed. They have an equal chance with the 
Potato specialist, as Nature does the work. Fame and for¬ 
tune wait the originator of varieties that are distinct and 
better in certain respects than those now on the market. 
Further, the growing of Potatoes from true seed is very 
interesting work. Directions for planting and cultivating 
on every paeket. Pkt., 15c. 
This is not a new variety but is new in the East. It is the finest 
baking and cooking potato known and for this reason is well worth 
raising. Idaho Baking Russet is a late Potato of vigorous habit of 
growth. The tubers are long and taper toward each end. They are 
almost perfectly smooth with very shallow eyes. They have a thick 
russet skin which protects them and makes them the-bes-t of all winter 
keepers. They have the finest flavor ever found in a Potato. Western 
growers have been shipping Idaho Baking Russets to eastern markets 
for several years with wonderful success. 
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‘‘All of the seed potatoes I got from you were fine seed stock and did 
fine. Had a good yield of Irish Cobblers, considering the dry season, 
and from one peck of Carman No. ? I got 5 bushels.” —A. T. BROWN. 
Port Huron, Mich. 
“My order for White Gold Seed Potatoes arrived in fine condition 
and look good. I hope the potatoes I raise will look as nice.” —W. L. 
KEEVER, Mason, Ohio. 
Rural New Yorker, 
