Minnesota Grown Seed Potatoes 
IMPORTANT NOTICE! 

A Sweepstakes Winner at Minnesota State Fair. 
NEW MESABA (Certified) 
A development of the Minnesota Experiment 
Station—obtained from a cross between the 
Russet Rural and a seedling selection of Early 
Ohio. The Mesaba is a round white potato of 
the smooth Rural type and similar to Irish 
Cobbler in maturity and yield. It has proved 
to be a smoother, more attractive market 
potato than Cobbler, as well as superior in 
yield. 
Price: 10 lbs. 85c, postpaid to 3rd zone. 
See Blue Figure price list. 
Extra From Minn. 
Early WARBA Exp. Station 
Resembles Bliss Triumph, though larger in 
size—a bigger yielder, has white crisp flesh and 
is exceptionally quick maturing. Seven to ten 
days earlier than Bliss Triumph or Early Ohio. 
The vines are upright, sturdy and resistant 
to mild mosaic. Tubers are short, round, blocky 
with pink eyes and of uniform size. 
Price: 10 lbs. 85c, prepaid to 3rd zone. 
Blue Figure Price List for larger lots. 
EARLY OHIO 
This old favorite is a heavy yielder, of even 
size, oval tubers, very smooth, with shallow 
eyes. Early Ohios always bring a high market 
price, and though very early, they keep well. 
The flesh is white, firm, fine grained, and of 
excellent flavor. Price: 10 lbs. for 75c, pre- 
paid to 3rd zone. 
EARLY IRISH COBBLER 
Another extra fine early potato, and one that 
is not easily affected by blight and_ insects. 
The tubers are nearly round, and slightly flat- 
tened, rather blocky shape. The skin is white, 
well netted, with eyes of medium depth. Price: 
10 lbs. for 75c, prepaid to 3rd zone. 
NEW SEBAGO POTATO 
Latest blight resistant cross of Chippewa and 
See 
Katahdin. A vigorous grower producing high 
yields of sound white. potatoes of excellent 
cooking quality. Considered a medium late 
variety—bound to become immensely popular 
as a home or market potato. Seed supply very 
limited—offered in 10-lb. quantities only. 
Price: 10 lbs. for $1.00, prepaid to 3rd zone. 
KATAHDIN (Certified) 
A dependable favorite for winter storage— 
originated by the U. S. Dept. of Agri., from 
Rural New Yorker and Aroostook Wonder par- 
entage. Tubers are short, eliptical to roundish 
with shallow eyes. A vigorous grower—does 
especially well in peat soil, and is a good 
consistent yielder. As a late variety it 1s re- 
placing Rural New Yorker and Green Mountain. 
Price: 10 lbs. 85c, prepaid to 3rd zone. See 
Blue Figure List for quantity prices. 
Additional Potato Varieties are Offered on Blue Figure List. 
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Serious damage due 
soft rot and bacteria 
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rot has greatly deteriorated Bu. per 
this year’s potato crop. | 
Certified seed free from Acre! 
these diseases is the only 
method of control. A _ big 
demand for the _ certified 
stocks we offer is develop- 
early to avoid 
Average 
TREAT SEED POTATOES 
Testing! 



Just dipping seed pota- 
toes in SEMESAN BEL Potato breeders at Mic 
solution, eliminates such ‘<wonder potato’’ fr 
diseases as scab, rhizoc- New ‘‘Pontiac’’ has 
tonia and black leg. Im- quality and vigorous growth. 
proves germination an d It’s a midseason, 
produces bigger crops. One 
pound treats 70 to 80 
bushels of seed. Prices: 2 varieties, 
oz. 80c, prepaid.—Not pre- 
Paidsede lb. o2.652" 5 lbs, 
$7.15, 25 lbs. $33.25, 
ppd. to 3rd zone. 
New 
Houma. 
SEED POTATO EYES 
We have many calls for Seed Potato Hyes 
from customers who wish to try our new 
varieties, though hesitate to pay transportation 
on tubers to distant points. 
We offer Potato Eyes of Mesabas, Chippe- 
was, Katahdins, Pontiacs and Houmas, while 
stocks are available. All will be freshly cut 
at time of shipment, and guaranteed to reach 
you in good condition. 
Not less than 50 eyes of a variety can be 
offered, and this amount should produce about 
a bushel of potatoes. Southern orders can be 
safely sent during the winter months. 
Price: 50 eyes of any one variety 50c, 100 
for $1.00, 250 for $2.25, 500 for $4.25, 1,000 
for $8.00. Prepaid. : 

























Above tubers were dug from a single 
hill of ‘‘Girasol.’’ 
of the ground in spring. 


medium deep eyes and crisp white flesh. 
heart, misshapen tubers, and more drought resistant than other 
A vigorous, upright. grower producing heavy yields on 
muck as well as upland soils. 
See Blue Figure List for bushel price. 

















Free GIRASOL—"The Lazy Man's Spud” reat artignoke 
onedt >.<, Improved American Artichoke Page 77. 
Tubers not available until April 10th as seed 
stock cannot be dug until after the frost is out 












New Pontiac 
higan Experiment Farm produced this 
ym seedlings of Bliss Triumph and Katahdin. 
established a record for high yields, good 

to oblong shape, with 
It is freer from hollow 
red potato—round 
Trial order: 10 lbs. for $1.00, 

















NEW 
us.p.a.A HOUMA POTATO 
Developed by the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, 
New Houma is very similar in appearance to 
Chippewa but it grows more erect and matures 
a little earlier than Chippewa and _ slightly 
later than Cobbler. It is highly resistant to 
mild mosaic and virus diseases, and withstands 
heat and drought remarkably well. Yields are 
large, and cooking quality ‘‘can’t be beat.’’ 
Trial order: 10 Ibs. for $1.00, ppd. to 3rd 
zone. See Blue Figure List for bushel price. 
U.S.D.A. CHIPPEWA (Certified) 
Earlier than Katahdin or Green Mountain 
and is especially well adapted for the North- 
west. Yields higher than late varieties like 
Rural New Yorker, Carman or Green Mountain. 
Chippewa was compared in 1938 with Cob- 
bler in 12 counties and exceeded Cobbler in 
yield of No. 1 potatoes in all but 2 tests. The 
average difference in yield was 39 bushels. 
Chippewa matures a few days later than Cob- 
bler but yields a consistently higher percentage 
of No. 1 tubers. 
Since it matures ahead of other late varie- 
ties, it will be a most popular storage potato. 
Tubers are smooth, regular in outline, with 
very shallow eyes, excellent cookers and show 
high resistance to mild mosaic. 
Price: 10 lbs. 85c, prepaid to 3rd zone. See 
Blue Figure Price List for larger quantities. 
Bushel (50 lbs.)—6 bushels will plant 
an acre. 
A Valuable Food for Diabetics and 
Those Not Permitted To Eat Starchy Foods 
The tubers can be eaten cooked, or served 
raw in salads. They contain carbohydrates 
in the form of inulin, instead of starch, 
and need not be cooked to bring out their 
food value. Recipe folder mailed free 
upon request. 
Easy To Grow 
Plant 3 feet apart in rows 3 feet apart. 
Cut tubers like potatoes. 
Girasol will thrive in any soil and re- 
sponds to liberal feeding, yielding boun- 
tifully. The foliage becomes so dense, 
that after two cultivations, weeds cannot 
survive. Girasol tubers are relished by 
livestock and poultry. 
The average yield is 10 to 15 tons of 
tubers per acre, with an equal amount of 
silage from the tops. Tubers can be 
left in the ground until the following 
spring, as they are not injured by freezing. 
PRICE: 5 lbs. $1.00, prepaid to third 
zone only.—Not prepaid, 10 lbs. 80c, 20 
lbs. $1.50, 50 Ibs. $3.25. 


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