Increase Your Yield With 
Parkhurst’s Certified Maine Seed Potatoes 

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Field of Certified Sebago Potatoes on Edwin E. Parkhurst’s Farm 
We have been appointed distributors for Parkhurst’s Certified Maine-grown Seed Potatoes for 
eastern Pennsylvania. It is the aim of Mr. Parkhurst to grow the best-quality true-to-type Certified 
Seed Potatoes. Three generations of Parkhursts have been the leading seed-stock producers of Seed 
Potatoes in Aroostock County, Maine. Edwin E. Parkhurst, the present owner of the Parkhurst Home 
Farm comprising 600 acres, has grown over 45,000 barrels of Certified Seed Potatoes from the 1941 crop. 
We have bought Seed Potatoes from the three generations of Parkhursts since 1915, and have 
always found their stock very satisfactory. We ship to some of the very best growers in the state, and 
can depend on their repeat orders each year. These repeat orders, year after year, are the best guar- 
antee of satisfied customers. Our Seed Potato business has increased from 2 cars in 1915 to 45 cars 
in 1940, 
Chippewa. One of the newest varieties introduced by | SEBAGO. One of the newest varieties from the Maine 
the Maine Agricultural Experiment Station. Matures 
a trifle later than the Cobblers, but earlier than the 
Katahdins. Round in shape. Skin very smooth; 
shallow eyes. Usually outyields Cobblers wherever 
planted. You will not go wrong in planting some of 
this variety. See Price-List. 
Katahdin. This new Potato, introduced by the Maine 
Experiment Station, promises to be an outstanding 
variety. Matures about midway between the 
Cobbler and Green Mountain. Round in shape, eyes 
very shallow. Very heavy yielder. Clarence Sand- 
burg, of Colorado, has reported a yield of 742 bushels 
per acre of the Katahdins on his 1937 crop. Our 
stock is Maine-grown, from seed that was supplied 
by the Maine Experiment Station. 
Bliss Triumph. This season we will be able to supply 
Maine-grown Certified Bliss Triumphs. An early, 
deep red, round, very smooth variety and a fine 
quality cooker. Planted extensively in the South. 
Russet. One of the best for main-crop cultivation. 
Similar to the Raleigh in shape of tuber but has a 
russet skin and few eyes. This is a very hardy sort 
and usually produces good yields, even when seasons 
are unfavorable. Vines grow vigorously, have fine 
blight-resisting qualities, and usually remain green 
until late in fall. Russet outyielded other varieties 
two to one in many sections last season, planted side 
by side. The stock we offer this year is Certified 
Maine-grown. 

Thanks for your interesting Seed Book. Was getting ready 

to write for one. Can’t get any other seeds to compare wit 
Experimental Farm. Sebago carries a purple bloom 
and has a very rugged top and stock. It Is very late 
and quite blight-resistant. Some growers do not plan 
to spray them much, if any, but if sprayed they will 
continue to grow until the frost gets them, conse- 
quently a greater yield of fine-appearing tubers. 
Many reported that Sebago lived through the dry 
weather and was able to make good crops after the 
Iate rains. In many places it has outyielded any 
other variety, and we believe it will find its place 
above all others. Excellent for bakers. See Price-List. 
Irish Cobbler. An early, white-skinned variety, very 
short, thick and inclined to be shaped round. This 
Potato is yearly increasing in popularity for early 
markets. The crop is ready about 10 days earlier 
than Early Rose. Vines are very stocky, vigorous, 
and not as liable to be affected with blight or suffer 
drought as most other varieties. Owing to the fact 
that the Cobbler withstood the severe drought last 
season better than other sorts, it is probable that 
there will be a larger demand than usual this season. 
We advise ordering early. 
Improved Green Mountain. This variety has proved 
to be the surest cropper and a most profitable sort 
to grow. The skin is pure white, slightly netted, and 
the quality is among the best. Keeps excellently and 
its fine table qualities make it one of the foremost 
sorts in the large city markets. Shippers prefer this 
variety and frequently pay a premium for it. Best 
for loose and muck soils, and especially adapted for 
northern states. Plant Improved Green Mountains 
and increase your profits. 
yours. Every seed gives you a sprout of perfection, a stalk of 
quality.—Mrs. Oscar SE.t, East Earl, Pa., Jan. 1940. 
Fight Bugs and Blight with Pyrox 
Paste form. Without Poison. Easy to mix. 
Sticks like paint. No nozzle trouble. Get better 
yield, Put up in 300- and 500-pound barrels. Write 
for prices. State quantity wanted. See page 34. 
Better Potato Yields with Semesan Bel. 
See page 13 


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P. L. ROHRER & BRO., Seedsmen ll Smoketown, Lancaster Co., Penna. 
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