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H. A. Hyde Company 
SEED POTATOES 
Our Mr. H. A. Hyde was reared in the potato section of Aroostook County, Maine. For 
over a quarter century, we have worked with seed potatoes on the Pacific Coast. A reward to 
our efforts came in the year 1927 when a yield of 675 sacks was had from our seed in the 
Stockton Delta, taking the world’s record away from the European Countries. 
Annually, we ship many carloads from our north-west growing fields to all parts of the 
west. Our seed has found favor in Russia, England, Honolulu and other foreign markets. The 
Colma and Monterey early sections of California still ask for “Hyde’s Garnets.” Our Low Top 
Burbanks produce the world-famed “Salinas Burbank” and are used in Nevada, the Stockton 
Delta, and other sections. This season (1936) some of the earliest and best “Shafter crops” were 
from “Hyde Selected Wisconsin.” We offer selected strains for the following varieties—a sack 
or a corload. Look for Hyde’s Branded bag. Write for prices. 
Hyde’s Earliest of All—The 
finest quality early white 
potato. Ninety days from 
planting to harvesting. 
Requires good rich soil 
and an even moisture 
content at all times. 
Garnet Chili—The best early 
red potato. Our seed has 
been built up by tuber 
indexing. 
British Queen — A good 
yielder, but of poor qual¬ 
ity. 
Hyde’s Low Top Burbank— 
World record strain. A 
good producer if you 
have real potato land. 
One of the best winter 
keepers. 
Netted Gem (Idaho Russett) 
Needs no description. 
“Wisconsin” (White Rose)— 
The potato that has made 
Shafter famous. We have 
a superior strain and an¬ 
nually grow many car¬ 
loads. 
White Star — An old stan¬ 
dard variety that made 
Watsonville bottom land famous. For years, the Hyde Company had the Southern Pacific con¬ 
tract for baking potatoes from this strain. The tubers are often twelve to fourteen inches long; 
well-shaped and of splendid quality. A heavy yielder but must have proper conditions. 
NOTE—Over the years, we have naturally gained stores of experience regarding soils, 
conditions, climates, methods of preparing the seed, treating, planting, and irrigating as well 
as harvesting and marketing, etc. Consult with us. 
3 hills of our world-record Burbanks 
(Note uniformity of type) 
16 hills after 12 years of hill selection from one of our northern fields 
