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T. W. WOOS & SONS 
SNEDSMNN SXNCE 1879 
RICHMOND, VIRQ-INIA 
Plant 10 bushels 
to the acre. 
WOOD’S SEED POTATOES 
1 peck= IS lbs. 
Yz bushel=30 lbs. 
1 bushel=60 lbs. 
Genuine Seed Stock—Grown and Selected for Seed 
CUIiTVBE OF POTATOES 
Potatoes thrive best in a sandy loam that contains plenty of 
vegfetable 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 bum the pota- 
vviTH Quick, Easy toes. Do not use stable manure 
A unless applied to a preceding crop 
lx spread in fall or early winter, 
1 E 3 otherwise it means scabby pota- 
Dip For Larger Potato Crops toes. Continue cultivating till the 
plants attain full gro'wth 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. 
SEMESAN BED prevents diseases in potatoes. 
ARSENATE OP DEAD 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. 
SFRAX MATERIADS AND SPRAYERS are described on pages 72 
to 75. 
Warning About Seed Potatoes 
Never in a great many years have we received so many reports 
of the heavy loss of potatoes in several of the leading seed potato 
growing states due to blight rot and disease. Based on information 
received from the Potato Maine Department of Agriculture, Bu¬ 
reau of Plant Industry, there are available only 45% which pass 
certification, this being the reason for larger premiums than usual 
being asked for certified seed this season. In fact, the situation is 
so serious that the chief of the above bureau has advised growers 
Note Smooth, Shallow Eye of Chippewa Potatoes 
of potatoes in Maine to purchase their seed immediately if they 
wish to grow a good crop of potateos. 
We have selected our Northern Grown Seed Potatoes from sec¬ 
tions entirely free from this condition. Our shipper states “the 
quality is the finest I have ever known it to be in over forty years 
of shipping experience.” 
If northern grown seed is desired, specify either Wood’s Selected 
or Certified Northern Grown Irish Cobbler potatoes when ordering 
and you will be sure of potatoes free from disease. 
The Virginia Second Crop of Potatoes are grown from certi¬ 
fied seed in Virginia. Slightly later in maturity than northern 
grown seed, but surer croppers and larger yielders. 
Don’t take chances in planting just ordinary seed potatoes, for 
you are sure to be greatly disappointed in your crop. The above 
statement can be verified by writing' any of State Departments 
of Agriculture. 
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Chippewa Potatoes 
An Outstanding Potato for Garden and Market 
Exceptionally Fine Plavor and Cooking Qualities 
This outstanding new potato was developed by the U. S. Depart¬ 
ment of Agriculture with the object in view of having a potato 
with the general features of the Cobbler, extra earliness, but with 
shallow eyes, instead of the deep eyes of the Cobbler. Chippewa 
is resistant to disease, and in official tests from Maine to Florida 
it has yielded consistently higher than the Cobbler and Green 
Mountain. We first introduced this new potato last year and re¬ 
ports from our customers are of the highest praise. From our seed 
grown in Caroline County, Va., this year, Chippewa won first prize 
at the Virginia State Fair and also a special prize for extra quality 
and appearance. In test made from our seed by the Virginia State 
Experiment Station at Onley, Va., a year ago, Mr. W. O. Strong, 
County Agenty, and official inspector of these tests, writes as 
follows: 
“We tried a number of new varieties of potatoes here at the Ex¬ 
periment Station this summer, many of which are unnamed as yet. 
The one that gave us the best results and most comparable with 
the Cobbler was the Chippewa.” 
For market gardeners and home use the Chippewa are most de¬ 
sirable, the advantages being large yields, very white, round tub¬ 
ers, smooth, shallow eyes, and exceptionally fine flavored potato of 
outstanding attractive appearance. By mail postpaid, Y^ peck 70c; 
peck $1.15; Yi bushel $1.95. Not postpaid, Yz peck 4Sc: peck 70o; 
Yz bushel $1.20; bushel $2.00; 10 -peck bag (150 lbs.) $4.50. 
Wood’s Selected Irish Cobblers 
Western Grown 
They are not certified, but fine stock generally grown from certi¬ 
fied seed. Certification adds to the cost, so these non-certifled Cob¬ 
blers can be sold at a lower price. They are first-rate stock and in 
every way dependable. By mail postpaid, Y^ peck 65c; peck $1.05; 
Yz bushel $1.75. Not pos-tpaid, Yz peck 40c; peck 60c; Yz bushel 
$1.00; bushel $1.60; 10-peck bag (150 lbs.) $3.40. 
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, 
Yz peck 65c; peck $1.05; Yz bushel $1.70. 
Not postpaid, Yz peck 40c; peck 60c; Yz bushel 95c; bushel $1.50>; 
10-peck bag (150 lbs.) $3.25. 
Wood’s Certified Irish Cobblers 
Northern Grown 
State Seed Potato Certification Departments have strict rules 
and regulations designed to insure a high degree of freedom from 
disease. The certification covers two field inspections of the grow¬ 
ing plants and frequent examinations of the tubers in the bin. Our 
certified seed are extra fine quality this season—Northern grown, 
meeting the certification requirements. 
CERTIFIED NORTHERN GROWN COBBDERS—By mail post¬ 
paid, Yz peck 70o; peck $1.10; Yz bushel $1.85. 
Not postpaid, Yz peck 45c; peck 6Sc; Yz bushel $1,10; bushel $1.80; 
10-peck bag (150 lbs.) $3.90. 
