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Clinton, Ill., Nov. 18, 1903. 
The five pounds of Peck’s Early pro¬ 
duced two and one-half bushels of beau¬ 
tiful, smooth, round, light cherry red 
tubers. The first potatoes to ripen I 
had and the earliest to ripen of any I 
ever raised and I have tried many. 
AMOS TAYLOR. 
Bremen, O., Nov. 18, 1903. 
Dear Sirs:—The half peck of Peck’s 
Early yielded four bushels, more or less. 
One peck White Giant gave a wonderful 
yield of large, fine potatoes for so dry a 
summer. I was surprised with them. 
STEPHEN KURK. 
New Brunswick, N. J., Dec. 1, ’03. 
Gentlemen: — The Peck’s Early potato 
is all right. Very early and prolific. 
Potatoes all of marketable size. 
WM. T. WOEMER. 
E. Hollister, of Avondale Ave., St. 
Louis, Mo., says: “The seed you sent 
me last spring was fine in every re¬ 
spect. Planted and cultivated (Peck’s 
Early) as in field culture. Early as 
compared with Eureka, Day Break and 
Gold Coin, yields 25 per cent, above 
either. Very few small ones.” 
Leavenworth, Kan., Dec. 1, 1903. 
Flansburg & Pierson: — 
Dear Sirs:—Your letter just received 
and in reply will say Dr. J. Staymen died 
on the 4th of Nov. last, and as I am his 
brother-in-law I will answer for him. 
The Dr. thought Peck’s Early one of the 
best he ever saw, very early, a good 
cooker and very productive. I will want 
some seed of it in the spring. Pride of 
Michigan did not do so well. Eureka and 
Burpee’s Early are fine, but not near so 
early. I have some new seedling straw¬ 
berries originated by the Dr. which are 
far ahead of any I have ever seen. They 
are not disseminated at all and I won’t 
put them on the market for some time. 
Yours truly, G. H. BLACK. 
431 Cherokee St. 
Three Rivers, Mich., Nov. 15, 1903. 
Gentlemen:—Pingree and Early Mich, 
planted April 9th and were a flhe crop. 
Peck’s Early planted April 22d and was 
ripe as soon as Pingree and Mich. They 
were planted in a garden which was too 
rich and heavy for them, but they were 
a fine crop. Got fifteen bushels from the 
peck of seed. Respectfully, 
W. W. HILL. 
• Minerva, O., Nov. 27, 1903. 
Messrs. Flansburg & Pierson, 
Leslie, Mich. 
Gentlemen:—In reply will say that we 
consider the Peck’s Early potato one 
of the best we have ever planted. For 
yield and quality we believe it will be 
one of the best ever offered, and will 
keep our entire lot for our own planting 
the coming spring. Wishing you success 
in introducing so valuable a variety, 
I remain, Yours truly, 
H. H. AULTFATHER. 
C. N. Kelley, of Leslie, Mich., says he 
planted one pound of Peck’s Early pota¬ 
to in his garden and grew one hundred 
pounds from it without any special fer¬ 
tilizer. Almost all large, handsome po- 
toes. «] 
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Danville, Va., Nov. 20, 1903. 
I planted the Peck Early potato I 
bought of you last spring, cut to one 
eye on a piece, and secured a good yield 
of large, smooth potatoes. I dug them 
in July and at the present time they are 
firm and nice. I consider them a most 
excellent early variety and believe they 
will prove equally good as a winter va¬ 
riety. JAS. T. WHITE. 
Lockport, N. Y., Nov. 19,1903. 
The Peck’s Early potato in yield and 
earliness with me were up to your de¬ 
scription. A fine potato to plant to ob¬ 
tain or introduce new blood in potato 
culture. C. S. BRACE. 
Mr. Sherwood, of Hudsonville, Mich., 
reports a yield of nine bushels from one 
peck of seed of Peck’s Early but says 
they were no earlier than Snowball. 
O. M. Hale, of Kalamazoo county, 
Mich., says: “The Peck’s Early yielded 
well and of more uniform size than any 
I ever raised. No small ones and were 
very early.' 
From W. S. Boone, New Straitsville, 
Ohio: “I grew six bushels of Pecks 
Early potatoes from the peck of seed 
purchased from you. They are nice and 
large. Planted them on the 3d of May. 
Fore part of season very wet; latter 
part very dry.” 
This was not a big yield, but shows 
that Peck’s Early grows large and nice 
in a most unfavorable season. 
R. A. Scofield, of Bunker Hill, says: 
“I planted one and one-half pounds of 
Peck’s Early potato and harvested one 
and one-half bushels of fine potatoes.” 
“What would you furnish me with 
two bushels Klondike Dent and one-half 
bushel of Dobbins’ Early Evergreen corn 
for?” 
Mr. Lodewick, of Auburn, Ind., says: 
“I can show I think the best corn in 
the county from seed I got of you.” 
Mr. Cooper, of Delaware, N. Y., writes: 
“Your favor of the 15th containing check 
for $2.00 rec’d. Also potatoes came all 
right and are fine.” 
J. P. Stults, of Ashtabula Co., Ohio, 
says: “Potatoes came all right. Am 
well pleased with them. Peck’s Early 
beats them all. Will let you know next 
fall how they do for me.” 
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EARLY SNOWBALL.— An extra 
early- of the Trumpet class. Tops 
short, very strong with broad light 
green leaves. Tubers nearly round, 
white, with few shallow eyes. Good 
yielder for an extra early. Origina¬ 
tor claims it has yielded over 600 
bushels per acre. We never grew any 
such crop nor do we need to as it is 
one of the very earliest potatoes in 
cultivation and comes in when pota¬ 
toes are scarce and high. If you wish 
to be among the first in market with 
new potatoes plant the Early Snow¬ 
ball. As it is a good keeper and very 
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