SEED POTATOES 
NORTHERN-GROWN CERTIFIED SEED 
The stock we offer is raised by experienced growers in the cold North 
and Northwest; grown especially for seed purposes, and is certified stock, 
coe =e Standard No. 1, high quality, true to type and free from disease. Ex- 
perience has shown that northern-grown stock moved only a few hundred 
miles south often produces double the crop of home-grown seed. 
___ We begin shipping Seed Potatoes as early in the spring as weather con- 
ditions will permit, usually the latter part of March. However, we urge our 
Se ee to place their orders early, while our stock of all varieties is com- 
plete. 
Potatoes can be planted as soon as the soil is workable in the spring and 
up to early July. Plant in furrows 6 to 8 inches deep and in rows about Qe 
feet apart. One half peck to a peck depending on the size will plant about 
100 feet of row. Scatter 10 to 15 pounds of a complete fertilizer to each 100 
feet of row, mixing it thoroughly with the soil. Cut the Seed Potatoes into 
3 to 6 pieces, each with at least one eye or sprout. Set the seed-pieces 10 to 
12 inches apart in the row and cover them with 4 inches of soil. The seed- 
pieces should be treated with Du Bay Semesan Bel or Formaldehyde to help 
prevent Scab and Rhizoctonia. 
The vines should be sprayed at two-week intervals with Bordeaux Mixture 
to control Blight. Arsenate of Lead will control Insects and Black-Leaf 40 
or any good Nicotine Spray will eliminate Aphis. For a complete spray 
that will control both Blight and Insects, we recommend Nicotine Pyrox. 
(See page 63.) 
When planting in larger plots, 15 to 20 bushels of Seed Potatoes will be 
required for an acre, depending on variety and the distance between rows. 
EARLY VARIETIES 
WARBA. A comparatively new variety. Earlier than Cobbler, a heavy yielder 
and disease-resistant. Has smooth white skin and pink eye. Very desirable for 
the home-garden. 
SPAULDING’S EARLY ROSE. (Certified.): A seedling of the Early Rose, with 
pink skin, pure white flesh, much stronger foliage and a better Potato than the 
Early Rose in every way. 
EARLY OHIO. (Certified.) A sort that is well known by market-gardeners who 
are after a first-early Potato for home trade; the tubers are almost round, with 
pink skin and of excellent quality. 
IRISH COBBLER. (Certified.) An extra-early, round, white Potato. Vines 
yield heavily and the tubers are of extremely fine quality. An excellent all- 
round variety, either for the home-garden or growing commercially. About a 
week to ten days later than Early Ohio, but usually much more productive. 
CHIPPEWA. (Certified.) About 10 days later than Irish Cobbler but superior 
in smoothness and whiteness. In tests it has outyielded Cobblers on both muck 
and upland soils. 
LATE VARIETIES 
KATAHDIN. (Certified.) A handsome, shallow-eyed, glossy, white-skinned 
~ variety, originated by the U. S. Department of Agriculture, which matures a 
little later than Green Mountain, but earlier than the Rurals. It has very few 
tubers of unmarketable size and has all varieties beaten in uniformity of shape, 
size, and in general appearance. It does well on light, friable soil, but is not 
adapted to heavy soil subject to drought conditions. 
RUSSET. (Certified.) An exceptionally heavy yielder. Table quality of the very 
best, with smooth, velvety, russet skin and shallow eyes. It is very fine-grained, 
cooks as white as flour, and is of splendid flavor; an excellent keeper and re- 
tains its good eating qualities until late in the spring. It is one of the hardiest 
varieties known. Its great productiveness, handsome color and resistance to 
_ diseases make it a very popular Potato and one especially suited to our locality. 
CARMAN No. 3. (Certified.) Extra large, oblong, slightly flat, white. Vines are 
‘extra-good growers and yield an immense quantity of tubers of uniform size. 
One of the best late varieties; of excellent quality; good keeper. 
IMPROVED GREEN MOUNTAIN. (Certified.) In the Improved Green 
Mountain we have a better Potato than was the old Green Mountain at its 
best. The tubers are uniform in shape, oblong, with two good ends, slightly 
flattened, creamy white skin, and pure white flesh of excellent quality. 
SEBAGO. A high-yielding, smooth, white, shallow-eyed variety and of high 
table quality. Especially desirable where blight occurs frequently or where 
spraying is omitted. Very late. 
Price-list of Seed Potatoes furnished upon request 
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