8 to 10 Bushels 
Plant an Acre. 
WOOD’S SEED POTATOES 
Genuine Seed Stock—Grown and Selected for Seed 
1 peck = 15 lbs. 
y 2 bushel = 30 lbs. 
1 bushel = 60 lbs. 
CULTURE OF 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- 
- toes. Do not use stable manure— 
unless applied to a preceding crop 
or spread in fall or early winter, 
otherwise it means scabby pota- 
. -- -- - toes. Continue cultivating till the 
plants attain full growth and the vines begin to spread. 
Treat With Quick, Easy 
SEMESAN BEL 
Dip For Larger Potato Crops 
Spray Your Potatoes 
Potato planters who grow for market all recognize the value of 
spraying; they know from experience the increased yield and the 
better quality'of the potatoes. For these same reasons, those who 
grow for their own use should spray. Spraying costs but little, but 
pays handsomely. 
BORDEAUX MIXTURE is the recognized fungicide, preventing 
disease and stimulating the plants to yield better crops. 
ARSENATE OP LEAD AND PARIS GREEN are the universally 
used insecticides to kill leaf-eating insects. Both can be put into 
Bordeaux Mixture and applied at a single spraying. 
SEMESAN BEL prevents diseases in potatoes and other seeds. 
SPRAY MATERIALS AND SPRAYERS are described on pages 86 
to 91. 
IRISH COBBLER POTATOES 
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 m 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, 
}/ 2 peck 70c; peck $1.10; y 2 bushel $1.80. 
Not postpaid, y 2 peck 45c; peck 65c; y 2 bushel $1.05; bushel $1.65; 
10 -peck bag (150 lbs.) $3.60; 5-bag lots $3.50 per bag. 
Certified Virginia 2nd Crop Cobblers 
Field inspected by and passing all requirements of the Virginia 
Crop Improvement Association. Only limited quantities available. 
By mail postpaid, y 2 peck 70c; peck $1.10; y 2 bushel $1.85. 
Not postpaid, y 2 peck 45c; peck 65c; y 2 bushel $1.10; bushel $1.80; 
10-peck bag (150 lbs.) $4.00; 5-bag lots $3.90 per bag. 
YIELD OF 1935 COBBLER SEED POTATO TESTS 
Eastern Shore Virginia, State Experiment Station 
Average of tests at Harborton. Va., and Onley, Va. 
Source of Seed 
Wood’s Virginia Second Crop 
Prince Edward Island. 
Maine . 
South Dakota . 
North Dakota . 
Maryland . 
North Carolina. 
New York. 
Average bushels per acre 
Primes 
Culls 
234 
72 
189 
65 
184 
77 
204 
64 
210 
76 
171 
69 
180 
120 
194 
67 
WOOD’S VIRGINIA 2nd CROP COBBLER 
They outyielded every lot of potatoes from every section 
that usually supplies seed potatoes to Virginia, yielding 30% 
more than five samples from Maine, in the 1935 Eastern 
Shore Virginia State Experiment Station tests. They did not 
show a single diseased hill, although the check planting 
showed 18 diseased hills. There was only one missing hill, 
while some plots had 3 3 missing hills in the test at Mapps- 
ville, Virginia. In the Harborton test they did not show any 
missing or diseased hills, while other strains showed many. 
It showed no leaf roll, spindle tuber type or weak plants. 
The Importance of Good Seed 
It is poor economy to use anything but good seed. Inferior seed 
potatoes do not often improve in type, they simply continue to 
deteriorate as the weak characteristics assert themselves more 
actively. The result is an uncertain crop, low quality of product 
and added expense of production. Good seed is worth all it costs 
to grow it, but poor, weak seed is dear at any price. 
Fertilization — The potato crop grows quickly and requires a 
large supply of available plant food for large yields. We highly 
recommend the use of Wood’s Standard Potato Fertilizer for better 
and larger crops. See page 80 for description and prices. 
Certified Maine 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 c-rop that the small difference in the cost is not worth con¬ 
sidering. 
CERTIFIED MAINE GROWN COBBLERS.—By mail postpaid, 
y 2 peck 70c; peck $1.15; y 2 bushel $1.95. 
Not postpaid, y 2 peck 45c; peck 70c; y 2 bushel $1.20; bushel $1.95; 
10 -peck bag (150 lbs.) $4.35; 5-bag lots $4.25 per bag. 
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 mall 
postpaid, y 2 peck 70c; peck $1.10; y 2 bushel $1.85. 
Not postpaid, y 2 peck 45c; peck 65c; y 2 bushel $1.10; bushel $1.75; 
10-peck bag (150 lbs.) $3.85; 5-bag lots $3.75 per bag. 
T. W. WOOD & SONS 
SEEDSMEN SINCE 1879 
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
