MILLS’ 20th ANNIVERSARY POTATO 
We have never introduced a Potato and sent out sample lots to all parts of the country that has created such an interest as 
this great market Potato. When we offered it in a small way last year we stated that we had been looking for something that 
would surprise our customers and from the great reports and sample Potatoes received from all parts of the country we are 
sure we have a very valuable variety. J ’ 
Last year our stock was very limited and we could furnish only ten eyes to any person for testing, and in this way it was 
widely distributed throughout the country and from every section we received great reports and sample Potatoes, which show 
that it will become the leading market sort as soon as sufficient seed can be grown. To give our customers an idea of the 
.•ample Potatoes received, we piled in a pyramid shape and made an engraving, which gives its perfect appearance, and shows 
vTiat a splendid lot of Potatoes were grown. Ibis illustration made all of sample Potatoes was over' six feet high and pre¬ 
sented a very handsome appearance. Everyone knows that if the Potatoes had not been large and of good shape it would have 
been impossible to made such a pyramid as shown. 
This handsome Potato is sure to grow to a good size; there being a smaller per cent of small ones in a crop than anv other 
Potato we have ever sent out, and our customers will verify this statement. The tubers grow compae'ly in the hill • eves are 
shallow, skin white, fine gram, cooks dry and mealy, and cannot be excel ed in quality. This is the case when first dug and 
they retain their excellent cooking qualities and keep sound and perfect until the new' crop comes again bring superior to any 
other Potato with long keeping qualities. Then again we have found that it has proved drought and blight proof and for thi* 
reason it will become very valuable in a great many sections of the country. 
. Whether you plant a few hills in the gaiden for homo use or several acres for market, you certainly want to get a start in 
this sort as soon as possible, for there is sure to be a great demand during the next few years, and those who start now will be 
able to sell their surplus seed at fancy prices. 
1007 PRIZE WINNER. 
The large number of Potatoes sent in to compete on 
(he premium offered for the heaviest and smoothest 
tuber was carefully examined, weighed, and considered, 
und it was found the heaviest and smoothest tuber was 
received from Jack Mitchell, of Wolcott, N. Y. The 
weight of this Potato was 3 lbs., 1V> ozs., and is shown 
on the top of the great pyramid of prize Potatoes. 
(prize vmwFq 
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Mr. Mitchell writes us Oct. 28th as follows: 
F. B. Mii.ls Company, Rose Hill. N. Y. 
I shipped you by express today a box contain¬ 
ing ten potatoes, one harvested from each eye 
purchased from you through your 1!)07 seed cat¬ 
alogue. Although you only required one potato, 
I thought best to send you one from each hill as 
fug. X harvested besides these ten, thirty-seven 
•arge potatoes, thus making forty-seven in all by 
count, from the ten eyes planted, which 
1 considera wonderful showing, the smallest 
ootato weighed over one pound. 
The eyes arrived all safe and I kept them 
in a box of sand until the weather was 
warm and favorable to plant I plant¬ 
ed each eye separately in a drill 10 
inches apart. From the very start 
they grew a stropg healthy vine a id 
continued to grow until two weeks a:-:o, 
when the vines died.down. They were 
never troubled with blight like most 
potatoes were in this section this year, 
and were entirely free from bugs. 
t think by offering Mills 20th 
niversary Potato you have 
introduced to the Ameri¬ 
can people one of the best 
tubersevergrown. Itcan- 
not be too highly praised. 
( congratulate you agai n 
by introducing such a 
wonderful potato. 
Yours very truly. 
Jack Mitchell. 
We are well aware that it will take a very large quantity ot 
these Potatoes to even supply a small percent of our customers 
a limited quantity this spring, therefore, we have decided that 
it will be impossible for us to sell more than three pounds to 
any one person this season. We want the seed as widely dis- 
tri l;uted as possible among farmers in all sections of the country, 
which we know will be appreciated and in order to do this wo 
offer special inducements to farmers or others who will club 
together and send us club orders. See offer below and 
page 35 for special inducements for club orders. 
SpecirJ Ckfer for Club Orders 
As we are only able to otter this great new Potato this year 
pound and three pound lots at prices quoted below, we 
are very an xious to have the seed distributed among 
as many farmers as possible, ami therefore offer 
special inducements for Club Orders jus will he seen 
by referring to page 35 where we are giving ten 
for the ten largest Club Or¬ 
ders of the largest number of pounds of this “20tlv 
Anniversary Potato” and our “20th 
Anniversary Corn,” as ottered on page 36. 
It makes no difference how many pounds of each 
me ordered, as the person sending in the order 
uill he given credit for Hie full number of pounds 
in the Club Order and anyone with 
only a few hours work can take orders 
for a large number of pounds of this 
Potato or Com for there is no farmer 
or gardener hut that will take from 1 
to 3 pounds of each at the low price we 
deliver the seed. Remember, we are 
noi employing any regular canvassers, 
for we expect these Club Orders will 
be made up by local people and that 
no large Club Or¬ 
der will be receiv¬ 
ed from anyone. 
Our aim is to get 
these two great 
; special!ies, Potate 
''//'$ and Corn , as wide¬ 
ly grown in small 
lots throughout 
(be count r> asout 
seed stock permits 
Prices for 1Q0S 
While we have har¬ 
vested what we con 
sider a fair quantity 
for our trade, we shall 
only send ouj selected 
$ tulrers of this hand 
some and productive 
Potato and cannot 
furnish more than ‘s 
Tbs., to any one per- 
K son. Per Th„ 3 “c., c 
1 "]£' lbs. $1.00, post pa i d 
J Orders for only lt< 
J? or 3 lb. lots will be 
% credited to anyone on 
_the .Auto-Buggy 
lr^ club order contest. 
When sending chil 
orders for either Corn 
or Potatoes, or both, 
please give us your 
Express Office, as we 
prefer to send by Ex¬ 
press, charges pre¬ 
paid. whenever it is 
poss ible to do so. 
