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directions last spring at two dollars 
a peck and as yet have had but one 
unfavorable report, and the party who 
made that report probably expected 
too much from it under the condi¬ 
tions which existed where it was 
grown. One of our Canadian custom¬ 
ers who tested it last season placed 
an order last fall for ten barrels. 
Of this valuable new variety the 
originator, Mr. Peck, says: 
“Whitish in color; dry and mealy 
when cooked; is large to very large. 
I have grown some few specimens 
which were two pounds in weight. It 
is very early—two weeks or more 
ahead of any other variety grown 
here; a good keeper, and as good in 
the spring as any late potato of which 
I have any knowledge. To give you 
aji idea of its yielding qualities, I had 
a patch 38x60 feet, from which I dug 
35 bushels (that would be over 668 
bushels per acre). I commenced to 
market them as early potatoes June 
1, many of them as large as goose 
eggs, and were ripe July 1.”—J. R. 
Peck. 
“ Some time last winter I received 
from the originator six tubers of 
Peck’s Early potato for trial. Know¬ 
ing Mr. Peck to have a high stand¬ 
ard and to be perfectly reliable, I 
was prepared to find his potato of 
more than ordinary merit. In order 
to give it a fair trial I sent for two 
other early varieties—Burpee’s 
(Maule’s) Eureka and Crim’s Early. 
The three varieties were exposed to 
the light until they had well devel¬ 
oped green buds. About the first of 
April they were cut to single eyes, and 
planted a foot apart in one row in 
the garden. Soil, a clay loam. They 
were well cared for, and all fared 
alike. Some stable manure was ap¬ 
plied in the winter, and a liberal 
amout of acid phosphate was scatter¬ 
ed on the surface after planting. 
Some nitrate of soda was put on 
about the time the plants came up. 
The Peck’s Early was up first, and 
Eureka next. As soon as I supposed 
there were any potatoes of marketa¬ 
ble size I took up an average plant of 
each, and found nine of Peck’s Ear¬ 
ly, three of Eureka, and none of 
Crim’s Early. The small tubers were - 
not counted. Peck’s Early ripened 
first, and yielded at the rate of 503 
bushels per acre. Eureka was taken 
up about a week later, and yielded at 
the rate of 430 bushels per acre. 
Crim’s Early was not measured, as it 
was not equal to the others in earli¬ 
ness or productiveness. A row of 
very vigorous late varieties grew with¬ 
in three feet of these, and probably 
lessened the yield somewhat. After 
growing seedlings, and testing hun¬ 
dreds of named sorts for a third of a 
century, my first choice for an early 
variety would be Peck’s Early. Of 
new, unamed varieties grown this 
year for the first time, not one was 
saved for farther trial.”—M. Craw¬ 
ford. 
Cuyahoga Falls, O., Oct. 31, 1902. 
Friends, we sincerely believe you 
cannot afford to grow potatoes with¬ 
out giving this grand new variety a 
trial. Our stock is not large and we 
shall not need to urge any one to buy 
to sell all we can spare, but very 
much desire that all shall give it a 
trial, as we are confident it will give 
universal satisfaction. If it does not 
we want to know it. 
Our older customers remember 
when the Early Rose was first offered 
what prices were asked and* obtained 
for it and that those who bought it 
when it was right new made more 
money from it than they had ever 
expected from potatoes. 
We believe that Peck’s Early will 
prove a worthy successor and those 
who plant it this year will never re¬ 
gret buying, but will feel to thank Mr. 
Peck for its origination and us for 
bringing it to their notice. As we 
said before, our stock is not large 
and as we expect a great demand for 
it this season would advise early or¬ 
ders to make sure of getting your 
share of this great early potato. 
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November 15, 1902. 
I have raised Peck’s Early potato and 
have found it satisfactory in every re¬ 
spect. Last year, when we had such a 
drouth, it was the only potato planted 
on the farm that made any yield. The 
potatoes were large, and a great many in 
the hill; they have a fine flavor and are 
the earliest potato I have seen, and I 
cheerfully recommend them. 
MRS. G. B. BOTHWELL. 
November 15, 1902. 
Mr. J. R. Peck:—Having raised your 
early potato for the last two seasons, I 
can say it is the earliest and largest 
yielded, and as good a potato as I ever 
ate. MRS. JAMES GILL. 
See Description of Peck’s Parly Potato on page 29. 
