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T. W. WOOD & SONS . Seedsmen Since 1 8 7 9 . RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
8 to 10 Bushels 
Plant an Acre. 
WOOD'S SEED POTATOES 
1 peck=15 lbs. 
Ya bushel = 30 lbs. 
l bushel = 60 lbs. 
Wood’s Seed Potatoes are grown expressly for seed purposes. 
Spray Your Potatoes 
Potato planters who grow for mar¬ 
ket all recognize the value of spray¬ 
ing; they know from experience the 
increased yield and the better quality 
of the potatoes. For these same rea¬ 
sons, those who grow for their own 
use should spray. Spraying costs but 
little, but pays handsomely. 
BORDEAUX MIXTURE is the recog¬ 
nized fungicide, preventing disease 
and stimulating the plants to yield 
better crops. 
ARSENATE OF LEAD AND PARIS 
GREEN are the universally used in¬ 
secticides to kill leaf-ea.ting insects. 
Both can be put into Bordeaux Mix¬ 
ture and applied at a single spray¬ 
ing. 
SEMBSAN BED prevents diseases in 
potatoes and other seeds. 
SPRAY MATERIAIaS AND SPRAY¬ 
ERS are described on pages 86 to 91. 
Por Culture, see below. 
IRISH COBBLER POTATOES 
We believe we are safe in saying that 75 per cent of all the 
extra early potatoes planted today are Cobblers. Its popularity 
is based principally on its extreme earliness, but also on its repu¬ 
tation as a reliable and uniform yielder. One of its strong char¬ 
acteristics is that it makes few if any very small potatoes, prac¬ 
tically all being medium to large size, and you rarely see a knotty 
Cobbler. The tubers are round to oval in shape, slightly flatten¬ 
ed, have strong, well-developed eyes; the flesh is pure white and 
cooks dry and mealy. 
Certified Irish Cobblers 
WHAT “CERTIFIED” MEANS. It means the same to the plant¬ 
er that a pure bred pedigree bull or boar means to the stock raiser. 
It means the best bred planting stock, freedom from diseases that 
will reduce your yield; it means bigger and better crops of smooth 
potatoes that will yield you a better profit. Certified seeds cost 
so little more than ordinary seeds compared with the value of 
the crop that the small difference in the cost is not worth con¬ 
sidering. 
CERTIFIED MAINE GROWN COBBLERS.—By mail postpaid, 
Ya peck 75c; peck $1.20; Ya bushel $2.05; bushel $3.50. 
Not postpaid, Ya peck 50c; peck 75c; Ya bushel $1.30; bushel $2.20; 
10-peck bag (150 lbs.) $5.00. 
Selected Maine Grown Cobblers 
We have secured a splendid supply of Cobblers, grown by com¬ 
petent and reliable growers, and grown from first-class seed stock 
generally from certified seed. The price is lower than for certified 
seed, but they are fine stock and in every way dependable By mail 
postpaid, Ya peck 70c; peck $1.15; Ya bushel $ 1 . 95 ; bushel $3.30. 
Not postpaid, Ya peck 45c; peck 70c; Ya bushel $1.20; bushel $2.00; 
10-peck bag (150 lbs.) $4.50. 
CULTURE OP POTATOES 
Potatoes thrive best in a sandy loam that contains plenty of 
vegetable matter. Cut the potatoes, leaving two eyes to each piece, 
and plant 15 inches apart in three-foot rows, 4 inches deep for 
early plantings, 6 inches deep for later plantings; cultivate fre¬ 
quently to keep down the weeds and conserve moisture. Before 
the plants appear above ground, run a light harrow over them to 
kill the weeds and break the crust. Apply fertilizer either in the 
row or broadcast before planting, and be sure to work it into the 
soil so that it will not come in contact with and burn the pota- 
t~ nr , T ,., 1TU F.«:v toes. Do not use stable manure, 
as it means scabby potatoes. Con- 
A TsHT tinue cultivating till the plants at- 
tain full growth and the vines be- 
Dip For Larger Potato Crops gin to spread. 
Wood’s Virginia 2nd Crop Cobblers 
PEDIGREE STOCK GROWN FROM CERTIFIED SEED 
The experience of practically all large potato growers, an expe¬ 
rience covering several years, proves conclusively that Virginia 
Second Crop potatoes, raised as a second crop from certified 
Maine-grown stock, make larger yields and are stronger growers 
than Northern grown potatoes. They are smaller than Maine 
grown, cut to better advantage, and are more economical to plant. 
Our stock was grown in the best potato growing section in Vir¬ 
ginia. We planted certified potatoes that had been grown under 
the rigid rules of the Maine Experiment Station, had been in¬ 
spected when growing and after being harvested, and certified by 
them as true Irish Cobblers and free from disease. They are not 
as large as Maine-grown potatoes, but are just the size for cut¬ 
ting into two pieces, and will go further in planting than larger 
potatoes. 
We recommend Virginia Second Crop Cobblers in the highest 
terms. Reports from practically all the Atlantic Coastal States 
indicate larger yields are being made from Virginia Second Crop 
Potatoes than from seed produced further north. They are slight¬ 
ly later in maturity than Maine-grown seed. By mail postpaid, 
Yz peck 70c; peck $1.10; Ya bushel $1.80; bushel $3.00. 
Not postpaid, Ya peck 45c; peck 65c; Ya bushel $1.05; bushel $1.70; 
10-peck bag (150 lbs.) $3.75. 
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