Minnesota Greun Seed Potatoes 
THE “POTATO OF THE YEAR” 
NEW 

BLIGHT 
RESISTAN 


took a heavy 

ing sections of 


season. It 


proportions 
the seasons 
1941 and 1942. 
was Sebago 





ers’ reports. 


a home or market potato. 
Yields averaging 390 bushels per acre have been reported 
recent tests. The seed supply, however, is still 
limited, and we advise ordering early. 
Price: 10 lbs. $1.00, ppd. to 3rd zone. See 
Blue Figure List for quantity price. 




IMPORTANT NOTICE! 
Serious damage due to late blight and bac- 
teria ring rot has greatly deteriorated this 
year’s potato crop. A big demand for care- 
fully selected stocks is developing—order early 
to avoid disappointment, 

From Minn. 
Exp. Station 
Extra 
Early WARBA 
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. See 
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 ig 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. 
KATAHDIN 
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. vigorous grower—does 
especially well in peat soil, and is a good 
consistent yielder. As a late variety it 18 re- 
Free 
Descriptive 
Circular. 
placing Rural New Yorker and Green Mountain. 
Price: 10 lbs. 85c, prepaid to (3rd zone. See 
Blue Figure List for quantity prices. 

TREAT ALL SEED POTATOES 
For Scab—Rhizoctonia—Black Leg 
Just dipping seed potatoes in SEMESAN 
BEL solution, eliminates such diseases as 
scab, rhizoctonia and black leg. Improves 
germination and produces bigger crops. 
One pound treats 70 to 80 bushels of seed. 
Prices: 2 oz. 30c, prepaid.—Not prepaid, 
1 Ib. $1.65, 5 Ibs. $7.15, 25 Ibs. SSa25. 
Ya 
Additional Potato Varieties are Offered on Blue Figure List. 
Late blight again 




“SEBRGO” 
T 
toll 
in the Potato grow- 
the 
Northwest the past 
ap- 
peared in epidemic 
during 
of 
It 
that 
withstood the epidemic best of any variety, according to the records 
of the North Central Station at Grand Rapids, and our own grow- 
Sebago is a cross of Chippewa and Katahdin—a vigorous grower, 
producing high yields of sound white potatoes of excellent cooking 
quality, It is a medium late variety, becoming immensely popular as 
in 
The Chippewa Potato. 
GIRASOL—"The Lazy Man’s Spud” 
Above tubers were dug from a single 
hill of ‘‘Girasol.’’ left 
Tubers not available until Apri! 10th as seed 
stock cannot be dug until after the frost is out 
of the ground in spring. 




527 
Bu. per 
Acrel 
Average 
Yield 







Testing! 

New Pontiac 
Potato breeders at Mich gan Experiment Farm produced this 
‘“‘wonder potato’’ from seedlings of Bliss Triumph and Katahdin. 




New “*Pontiae’’ has established a record for high yields, good 
quality and vigorous growth, 
It’s a midseason, red potato—round to oblong shape, with 


medium deep eyes and crisp white flesh. It is freer from hollow 
heart, misshapen tubers, and more drought resistant than other 
varieties. A vigorous, upright grower producing heavy yields on 
muck as well as upland soils. Trial order: 10 lbs. for $1.00, 
ppd. to 3rd zone. See Blue Figure List for bushel price. 
BLUE us.p.A. CHIPPEWA 
BLUE FIGURE 
PRICE LIST for Earlier than Katahdin or Green Mountain and 
CURRENT is especially well adapted for the Northwest, 
PRICES Yields higher than most late varieties. 
Chippewa was compared in 1938 with Cobbler 
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 ma- 
tures a few days later than Cobbler but yields a 
consistently higher percentage of No. 1 tubers. 
Since it matures ahead of other late varieties, 
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. 
SEED POTATO EYES 





We have many calls for Seed Potato Eyes 
from customers who wish to try our new 
varieties, though hesitate to pay transportation 
on tubers to distant points. 
We offer Potato Eyes while stocks are avail- 
able. 
ment, 
All will be freshly cut at time of ship- 
and guaranteed to reach you in good 
condition. Name your preference—though we 
reserve right to substitute varieties. 
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. : 


Improved American Artichoke 
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 
. in the ground until the following 
spring, as they are not injured by freezing. 
PRICE: 5 Ibs. $1.00, prepaid to third 
zone only.—Not prepaid, 10 lbs. 80c, 20 
Ibs. $1.50, 50 Ibs. $3.25. 
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