LETHERMAN S SEED HOUSE, Canton. Ohio 
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MAINE AND NORTHERN MICHIGAN 
GROWN SEED POTATOES 
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All varieties except the Russet and Jersey Red are grown in the State of Maine from selected 
seed, under state inspection, in the counties that are said to be the largest producing counties in the country. 
Seed produced in this climate has bred in it the protection that Nature provides where the growing season is 
short, crowding into it all the vitality needed to withstand the rigors of the climate. This seed therefore when 
planted in more moderate sections will produce sturdy, vigorous plants, and earlier and larger yields. It is good 
business practice for the potato grower to dispose of his entire crop and plant only new Northern Grown Seed. 
KATAHDIN. Developed by the U. S. Dept, of Agri¬ 
culture for resistance to mild mosaic, a virus 
disease, transmitted from one crop to another 
through tuber infection which cannot be con¬ 
trolled by fungicides on the foliage or seed 
treatment. The tubers are smooth, of elongated 
round shape with few very shallow eyes, retains 
this desirable shape under very adverse soil and 
climatic conditions. A very prolific yielder con- 
. sistently produces a very high percentage of No. 1 
potatoes. Its tendency to set tubers early is an 
advantage over other varieties. Cooking, eating 
and keeping qualities are excellent. 
CHIPPEWA. Also developed by U. S. Dept, of 
Agriculture and has also shown a high degree of 
resistance to the mild mosaic disease. The tubers 
are smooth, regular in shape with very shallow 
eyes. Cooking tests have shown it to be equal 
to the best in quality. Comparative tests for 
yield have shown it to be higher than any of the 
standard varieties. A distinct advantage is that 
it matures before the usual time of digging the 
late crop. While not classed as an early variety 
it sets its tipbers early and may be used as an 
early and late crop in sections where two crops are 
grown and will give high yields when used either 
for early or late. 
MICHIGAN RUSSETS 
Genuine Certified Stock 
This Potato has become the standard late variety 
for commercial and home use. Vines of vigorous up¬ 
right branching habit with dark green foliage. Tubers 
rounded, oblong in shape, of good uniform size. Eyes 
very shallow and few. Skin finely russet, retted, which 
allows rough handling without damage and prevents 
shriveling from evaporation, thus making it an excep¬ 
tionally good keeper. It outyields all other late 
varieties; 300 bushel yields to the acre are common 
and often 400 bushels when grown under favorable 
conditions. Eating quality equal to the best. It will 
do well in clay, and clay loam soils. Our stock is 
choice medium size Michigan grown from Pure 
inspected Certified Seed, free of scab or disease. 
SEED SWEET POTATOES 
We can supply you from our grower in the great 
Sweet Potato belt the choicest and best of seed. 
NANCY HALL, SOUTHERN YAMS, and BIG STEM 
JERSEY 
SWEET POTATO PLANTS 
Ready about May 1st. 
100 for $1.00, postpaid. Prices quoted on larger 
quantities. 
SEMESAN BEL 
A dip disinfectant for Seed 
Potatoes. I lb. treats 50 to 
80 bushels of seed. 
FOR Seed White and Sweet Potatoes controls such 
seed-borne disease organisms as scab, blight and 
black-leg. 4 ois. 50c, lb. $1.65, 5 lbs. $7.00, 2S 
lbs. $31.25. 
Chippewa 
IRISH COBBLER. A fine variety, producing large 
handsome tubers of uniform size and shape. A lit¬ 
tle later than Early Ohio but a heavier yielder. The 
tubers are nearly round in shape with strong, well- 
developed eyes. The flesh is white, cooks dry and 
mealy and of excellent quality: a very good keeper. 
SPALDING No. 4 ROSE. This variety was bred out 
of the old popular Early Rose, but is a much better 
Potato in every way, it is shorter, thicker and 
larger. Cooks very dry and mealy and a good 
keeper. A great yielder of tubers that will average 
large with very few small ones. 
IMPROVED EARLY OHIO. Rounded oblong in 
shape, of good size, cooks dry and mealy, of fine 
flavor, a good keeper. Vines are hardy, grow 
upright and the tubers set in a compact clump. 
EARLY ROSE. A great favorite for many years. 
Potatoes are oblong in shape, good si-ze, light pink 
in color, with a thin skin. 
EUREKA EXTRA EARLY. An extremely early and 
quick maturing variety. Tubers are round, white, 
and of unsurpassed quality. 
EARLY SIX WEEKS. Very early, medium to large in 
size, oval shape, reddish color with shallow eyes. 
JERSEY RED. This is a medium late or main crop 
Potato similar in shape to the well known Early 
Rose with numerous shallow eyes. The skin is red, 
and thin. Flesh Is snowy white. A heavy yielder, 
a good keeper and cooks dry and mealy. Of 
unusually fine quality. A profitable sort for the 
market gardener and a most desirable one for the 
home garden. 
RURAL NEW YORKER. Always a reliable variety 
for the main crop and a heavy yielder. Tubers are 
round and oval in size, skin white. Good keeper. 
CARMAN No. 3. A round white Potato of the 
Rural type and closely resembling it in yield and 
quality. 
