JACKSON, MICHIGAN 
Seed Potatoes 69 
Isbells 
Seeds 
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ISBELL’S SEED POTATOES-Continued 
Extra Early Eureka Potato. 
Extra Early Eureka 
A fine Extra Early White Potato (pictured above). Extra 
Early Efureka seldom fails to produce fine crops of extra 
early Potatoes. The plant is compact in growth, vigorous 
ii and hardy. The Potatoes are nearly round, white and very 
I attractive. In quality they rank high, being splendid cook- 
1 ers. They ripen evenly and will not make a second growth. 
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. 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. Vmes 
are hardy, erect and the tubers are set in a compact dump. 
Red River stock is the best seed of this variety produced 
anywhere. 
Idaho Baking Russet 
Also Known as Russet Rurbank 
Katahdin 
This new Potato was originated in Maine by the U. S. 
Dept, of Agricufture. It takes its name from Mt. Katahdin 
near which it was developed. The government has spent 
$250,000.00 during the last eight years in producing this 
new variety. 
Katahdin is a round or slightly oval white potato, very 
smooth, with very shallow eyes. The vines are light green 
and vigorous. So far no trace of mosaic has been found on 
plants of Katahdin. It ripens about a week earlier than 
Late Petoskey and White Rural. It has consistently out- 
yielded Rural New Yorker and Green Mountain, and grades 
out with a smaller per cent of No. 2 grade and culls. The 
type is very uniform and in cooking and eating qualities it 
is unsurpassed. Katahdin does well on rich peat soils and 
on muck. This is the first time we have handled seed of 
this variety and the supply is limited. We offer this seed in 
small quantities only and subject to being unsold. 
Prices prepaid to 3rd postal zone: 5 lbs., 60c; 10 lbs., ,$1.00; 
15 lbs. (peck), $1.25. Prices f.o.b. Jackson: % peck, 50c; 
peck, 95c. 
Rural New Yorker or 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. 
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. 
See Current Price List for Prices on Seed Potatoes 
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 w'ith very shallow eyes. They have a thick 
russet skin which protects them and makes them the best 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. 
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, somewhat 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 fortune wait the originator of varieties that are 
distinct and better in certain respects than those now on the market. 
Purther,^ the growing of Potatoes from the true seed is very interesting 
work. Directions for planting and cultivating on every packet. Pkt., 15c. 
Rural New Yorker. 
