| LATE OR MAIN CROP. VARIETIES 
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ICTORY 
ORDER POTATOES 
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Prices for 1944: All 
prices quoted are for 
shipment in April, f. o. b. 
our Madison warehouse. 
Bags are free. 

Chippewa. 
CHIPPEWA 
The new, heavy yielding midseason potato SEBAGO 
A late potato recently introduced by the U. S. Department of Agri- 
culture which in trials ‘has proven outstanding for the northern states. New Blight Resistant Late Potato 
; It is resistant to mild mosaic and a heavy yielder. The Grand Rapids rp ; . F a Tactic 
Station reports a yield of 464 bushels to the’ test plot. Mr. R. L. Dono- A new late potato introduced amd released in 1937 by the United 

Blight Resistant Sebago. 
5 van of the Grand Rapids Station states that Chippewa will repl; h States Department of Agriculture at the Potato Breeding Station at 
" old standard maetatias: and outyield them by a fare tiatets we recon: Presque Ile, Maine, from a cross between Chippewa and Katahdin. Dur- 
mend it to Wisconsin potato growers as it is earlier. than Green Moun- Ing a period of about five years, prior to its introduction, it exhibited 
tain and other late potatoes and is a handsome potato and a heavy yielder. remarkable resistance fo late blight tuber rot caused by one of the 
, The skin is velyety white, has shallow eyes and is oblong in shape. Since most Serious Potato diseases, known as Phytophthora Iniestans which 
we first introduced this new potato, our sales have greatly increased was the _ disease that caused the crop famine in Ireland in 1845. 
each year. It is probably the heaviest yielding potato on our list. Seldom From 1938 to 1941, the Wisconsin College of Agriculture carried on 
, ‘has hollow hearts and always cooks up white. extensive tests in nine different Potato-producing counties. These years 
Prices, Wisconsin Certified: Pk., 90c; bu., $3.50; 114 bu. (90 Ibs.), the blight was unusually severe, but Sebago showed only 5% Blight 
34.95; 500 Ibs, at $5.10 per 100 lbs, Tuber Rot whereas the other standard sorts showed as high as 75 to 
85% tuber rot. Recent .tests also show that this variety is highly 
tolerant to Potato Hopperburn caused by the Potato Leaf Hopper. Wis- 

+ consin College of Agriculture Potato Specialists have found the Sebago 
POTATO EYES is definitely resistant to the Yellow Dwarf disease which often causes 
heavy losses in the sandy soil regions of Wisconsin, Michigan and Min- 
Customers who want just a few hills of nesota. Its yielding ability is about the same as Russet Rural or Cobbler. 
potatoes or who live a long distance from Cooking tests show the variety to cook up white where under the same 
Madison and find the transportation cost on conditions standard varieties cooked black, ; ‘ 4 
potatoes excessive can try our Certified Seed The tubers are very similar to Chippewa white, thin skinned, shallow- 
by ordering the eyes. eyed, and oval to oblong in shape. Vines are large, definitely upright 
In growth habits. During hot weather it has a tendency to roll its 
We furnish potato eyes in boxes of 160 leaves which cause it to resemble the Leaf Roll Disease, This, however, 
eyes each, labeled and carefully packed in has no connection with the disease. In sedson it is definitely a ‘ate 
damp moss in wax paper. Orders will be potato. It sets its tubers several weeks earlier than Rurals, but the vines 
filled at the right time. remain green just as long and sometimes longer, Because of ‘its fine 
« Sa quality and thin skin, it ig quite susceptible to Scab. Plants set heavy 
HOW TO PLANT. Plant two eyes to the with tubers and therefore it requires a fertile soil. Undoubtedly the 
hill 5 inches deep in rows 3 feet apart and demand will exceed the supply again, so order early. 
j 1% feet apart in the rows. Prices, Wisconsin Certified stock: Pk., 90c; bu., $3.50; 14% bu. (90 
ii oe lbs.), $4.95; 500 lbs, at $5.10 per 100 lbs. 

PRICES OF EYES 
160 eyes (one box), 
one variety, your selec- 
tion, $1.25,- by mail, 
postpaid, Rs 
160 eyes (one box), 
two varieties, your se- 
lection, $1.45, postpaid. 
160 eyes (one box), 
four varieties, $1.50, 
postpaid. 
_ 320 eyes (two boxes), 
one variety, your selec- 
tion, $2.30, postpaid. 
480 eyes (three .box- 
es), any variety, $3.00, 
Postpaid. 
POTATOES 
2 BY MAIL” 
All prices quoted are 
f. 0. b. Madison. If want- 
ed by mail postpaid, 
which is usually cheaper 
on pecks, add_ postage 
when ordering. See post- 
age table on order blank. 
ey tS RUSSET RURAL NEW YORKER 
In appearance, size and yield, the Russet Rural is very similar to the: White Rural New Yorker, the only differ- 

Rural New Yorker. 
1 s ill be. {+ se is ; skin is slightly russet and tubers in shape are more flat and a trifle shorter. Growers claim that the 
a hela es hel apes er ee better quality than the White, and are more popular on some markets. An old variety that is losing 
et ee aba eta aaee ' its popularity rapidly to the new Chippewa and Blight Resistant Sebago varieties, Resistant to Hopper-burn, Like 
pe ate White Rural it sontétimes cooks up dark. The shallow eyes and attractive appearance make it popular on the market, 
i Prices, Wisconsin Certified: Pk., 90c; bu., $3.50; 14 bu. (90 lbs.), $4.95; 500 lbs. at $5.10 per 100 lbs. 
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