SEED POTATO CHART 
VARIETIES BEST SUITED TO EACH CLAS8 OF SOIL 
FIRST 
EARLY VARIETIES 
SECOND EARLY VARIETIES 
MAIN 
CROP VARIETIES 
Light Soils 
Sandy, 
pumice, 
light volcanic 
light clay. 
Medium Soils 
Sandy loam, 
medium 
loam, 
good volcanic, 
silt. 
Heavy Soils 
Moist peat, 
heavy loam, 
good clay 
loam. 
Light Soils 
Sandy, 
pumice, 
light volcanic 
light clay. 
Medium Soils 
Sandy 
loam, 
medium loam 
good volcanic 
silt. 
Heavy Soils 
Moist peat, 
heavy loam, 
good clay 
loam. 
Light Soils 
Sandy, 
pumice, 
light volcahic 
light clay. 
Medium Soils 
Sandy loam, 
medium loam 
good volcanic, 
silt. 
Heavy Soils 
Moist peat, 
heavy loam, 
good clay 
loam. 
Early Rose 
Early Puritan 
Epicure 
(best) 
Robin Adair 
Early Rose 
Royal Salute 
(dig green) 
Supreme 
Cliff’s Kidney 
Epicure 
Supreme 
Royal Salute 
(dig green) 
Arran Banner 
Supreme 
British Queen 
ClilT’S 
Kidney, 
(moist soils) 
Arran Banner 
(dig green) 
Majestic 
Gold Coin 
Supreme 
Cliff’s Kidney 
(peat) 
Majestic 
(recom¬ 
mended) 
Supreme 
Yates’ 
Security 
(dig green) 
Up-to-Date 
Dakota Red 
Supreme 
Royal Salute 
(best) 
Dakota Red 
Majestic 
Iron Duke 
Up-to-Date 
Supreme 
Royal Salute 
(best) 
Yates’ 
Security 
Northern Star 
Yates’ 
Security 
Iron Duke 
Majestic 
Aberbrothock 
Inverness 
Favourite 
Arran Chief 
Maori Chief 
Gamekeeper 
Most potato varieties are adapted to two or three classes of soils, but owing- to the varied soil and climatic conditions in 
New Zealand, treat the above recommendations as a general guide only. Where blight has previously been troublesome, a 
change of variety may help. 
POTATO CULTIVATION NOTES 
Potatoes are sensitive to frost, and nothing is gained by planting them early unless the ground is unusually 
warm. Plant seed in rows, 30in. to 36in. apart, one foot apart in the row, and to a depth of about four inches. 
Seven pounds of “Seed” will plant about 50 feet of row. As some varieties are difficult to cut without loss, 
we recommend planting whole tubers. In about three weeks, young plants will push through the soil, when 
the rows should be carefully hoed. When three or fo ur inches tall, hill slightly. Go over the rows after 
every shower, hoeing, weeding and hilling. 
Potatoes are usually offered as graded, but Yates' hand-picking ensures 100% sound seed. 
ALL POTATOES ARE QUOTED CARRIAGE EXTRA 
YATES' 1939 POTATO INTRODUCTION 
YATES' SECURITY 
An outstanding variety that has done 
remarkably well in our trials and 
particularly prominent under most 
unfavourable conditions. We highly 
recommend this new sort for medium 
and heavy soils, where it will out-crop 
other varieties, but it does equallv 
well on lighter land. The tubers are 
uniformly large, with few eyes and 
crisp white flesh. Strongly blight- 
resistant. Our recommendation for 
main crop planting. 
16/- per cwt., 8/9 per 561b., 5/6 per 
281b., 3/6 per 141b., 2/3 per 71b. 
Carriage extra. 
Yates’ Security shows great promise ., . . ,. i /• 
for North Island cropping. IrlOMl VCll IClMIS, SC6 OV6Vl€UT 
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ARTHUR YATES A CO. LTD. 
BOX 1109 - - AUCKLAND 
61 
Yates’ Potato Manure is the Best. See Page 64 
