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T . W. WOOD & SONS 
SEEDSMEN SINCE 1879 
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
Plant 10 bushels 
to the acre. 
WOOD’S SEED POTATOES 
Genuine Seed Stock—Grown and Selected for Seed 
1 peck= 15 lbs. 
y z bushel = 30 lbs. 
1 bushel = 60 lbs. 
CULTURE OP 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- 
T reat ^Vith Quick, Easy toes. Do not use stable manure - ■ 
■f'l-'C' A XT T>'TT unless applied to a preceding crop 
OE/JVLJDoAIN fi rJ , or spread in fall or early winter, 
_ ^ , _ _ otherwise it means scabby pota- 
DIP For Larger Potato Crops toes. continue cultivating till the 
plants attain full growth and the vines begin to spread. 
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 OF 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. 
SPRAY MATERIALS AND SPRAYERS are described on pages 86 
to 91. 
A heavy yield of Chippewa Potatoes 
Certified Chippewa Potatoes 
A NEW INTRODUCTION OP UNUSUAL COOKING QUALITIES 
This new potato was developed by the U. S. Department of Agri¬ 
culture with the object in view of having a potato with the general 
features of the Cobbler, extra earliness, but with shallow eyes 
instead of deep eyes of the Cobbler; also a potato resistant to 
disease. In official tests from Maine to Florida it has yielded con¬ 
sistently higher than Cobbler and Green Mountain. The cooking 
qualities are unexcelled by any other potato. Last year we fur¬ 
nished our stock of Chippewa potatoes to be used in comparison 
with other leading varieties from many sources under the direc¬ 
tion of the Virginia State Experiment Station at Onley, Va. Mr. 
W. O. Strong, County Agent and official inspector of these tests, 
writes as follows: 
“We tried a number of new varieties of potatoes here at the Ex- 
eriment Station this summer, many of which are unnamed as yet. 
he one that gave us the best results and most comparable with 
the Cobbler was the Chippewa. This variety matures about the 
same time as the Cobbler and yields equally as well and in some 
cases slightly better. The tubers are very white, smooth, shallow¬ 
eyed, round, and somewhat flattened. The cooking quality of the 
Chippewa is far superior in every way to the Cobbler.” 
Don’t fail to plant Chippewa for a sure cropper, free from disease, 
and finest flavored potato. By mail postpaid, 14 peck 70c; peck $1.15; 
y 2 bushel $1.95. 
Not postpaid, 14 peck45c; peck 70c; 14 bushel$1.20; bushel $2.00; 
10-peck bag (150 lbs.) $4.50; 5-bag lots $4-25 per bag. 
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 in 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, 
14 peck 65o; peck $1.05; y 2 bushel $1.70. 
Not postpaid, 14 peck 40c; peck 60c; 14 bushel 95c; bushel $1.45; 
10-peck bag (150 lbs.) $3.10; 5-bag lots $3.00 per bag. 
I want to take this opportunity to tell you of the really ■ 
marvelous crop of Second Crop Virginia Cobblers I have had. ; 
Six to seven extra large firsts average (very few seconds) to ; 
a hill, as high as eleven, and in pure gravelly places always * 
two big ones. This is Monmouth County, the leading farm : 
county in New Jersey, and the third best in the U. S. A. They ; 
are the talk and delight of my neighbors. All your other ; 
seeds were equally good.—F. R. SIMMONDS, Monmouth Co., i 
n. j. : 
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Certified Ma ine 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 crop that the small difference in the cost is not worth con¬ 
sidering. 
CERTIFIED MAINE GROWN COBBLERS.—By mail postpaid, 
14 peck 65c; peck $1.05; y z bushel $1.75. 
Not postpaid, y z peck 40c; peck 60c; 14 bushel $1.00; bushel $1.55; 
10-peck bag (150 lbs.) $3.35; 5-bag lots $3.25 per bag. 
Selected Maine Grown Cobblers 
They are not certified, but fine stock generally grown from certi¬ 
fied seed. Certification adds to the cost, so these non-certified Cob¬ 
blers can be sold at a lower price. They are first-rate stock and in 
every way dependable. By mail postpaid, 14 peck 65c; peck $1.05; 
y z bushel $ 1 . 70 . Not postpaid, y 2 peck 40o; peck 60c; 14 bushel 95c; 
bushel $1.45; 10-peck bag (150 lbs.) $3.10; 5-bag lots $3.00 per bag. 
YIELD OF IRISH COBBLER POTATO TESTS 
Eastern Shore Virginia, State Experiment Station 
Average of tests at Harborton, Va., and Onley, Va. 
Source of Seed—bu. per acre 
Primes 
Wood’s Va. Second Crop 234 
Prince Edward Island.. 189 
Maine . 184 
South Dakota. 204 
Source of Seed—bu. per acre 
Primes 
North Dakota. 210 
Maryland . 171 
North Carolina. 180 
New York. 194 
