








































: WE offer certified stock only of Northern 
__YY Grown Seed Potatoes that has been in- 
pected while growing and again at harvest. 
Nothing is certified but that which is 95% 
ree of disease. These potatoes will be ready 
0 ship from Chicago on and after March 1, 
1944. Due to labor conditions we will fill no 
orders for less than 30 Ib. and they will all 
be shipped by express at the purchaser's ex- 
sense. Prices are all F.O.B, Chicago. The 
urchase price must be sent with every order 
S no potatoes will be shipped C.O.D. 
Prices are all same, 12 bushel, (30 Ibs.) $2.10; 1 
_ bushel, (60 lbs.) $4.20; 114 bushels, (90 Ibs.) 
$6.25. They do not exceed the ceilings in effect 
at the time this catalog went to press, and are 
subject to change. 
___ All potatoes will be sacked in 14 bushel, 
bushel or 112 bushel containers. 
__For the Home Garden—Early Ohio and Irish 
Cobbler are the best early varieties, the former in the 
east and the latter in the west. One of the rural type 
_ is recommended for the late crop. 
Warba Resistant. Warba is a new potato bred 
by the Minnesota Experiment Station, which is 
.early, highly productive, resistant to mosaic dis- 
ease, with upright compact vines. Tubers of excel- 
lent cooking quality and uniform size are round and 
blocky, of white flesh and pale skin with pink eyes, 
ten days earlier than Early Ohio. 30 Ibs., $1.85; 
60 Ibs., $3.70; 90 lbs., $5.55. 
Trish Cobbler—Early Heavy Cropper. An early 
__ of medium size, and in light soil maturing almost 
as soon as the smaller cropping earlies. Its size, 
shape, good quality and appearance commend it 
Our seed is grown in Red River Valley, Minnesota. 
30 Ibs., $1.85; 60 lbs., $3.70; 90 Ibs., $5.55. 
~ Russet Rural: A mid-season late potato. giving a 
_ heavy set of good sized potatoes, russet color out- 
side, but inside a good clear white. Preferred in 
many sections to the Rural New Yorker. 30 lbs., 
$1.85; 60 Ibs., $3.70; 90 Ibs., $5.55. 
IRISH COBBLER. 
30 Ibs., $2.10. 
aughan's Improved Early Ohio (Red). 
A week to 10 days earlier than other strains of the 
same variety. The reason for this is not only in 
the great care with which our seed is selected, 
grown and housed, but it is produced under condi- 
tions which are the most favorable in the Red 
River Valley of Minnesota, the natural home of 
high-class potato seed. 30 Ibs., $1.85; 60 lbs., $3.70; 
90 Ibs., $5.55. 
\Katahdin. Originated in Maine by the U. S. 
Dept. of Agriculture, it takes its name from Mt. 
_ Katahdin. The government spent $250,000 in pro- 
| ducing this variety. Itisa slightly oval white, very 
smooth, with shallow eyes. The vines are light 
_ green and vigorous. So far no trace of mosaic has 
Es Been found on plants of Katahdin. It ripens about 
a week earlier than Rural New Yorker and has con- 
_ sistently out-yielded Rural New Yorker and Green 
| Mountain, and grades out with a smailer percent of 
_ No. 2 grade and culls. The type is very uniform 
and in cooking and ere qualities it is unsur- 
passed. Katahdin does well on rich peat soils and 

Fatt 30 Ibs., $1.85; 60 lbs., $3.70; 90 lbs., 

Field run pumpkins from our trials. Left to right: To 
Middle row: Colonial Pie, 
Cheese, Mammoth Prize. 
prow: Mammoth French, Big Tom, Large 
Golden Cushaw, Striped Cushaw, White 
Cushaw. Lower row: Bush or Everbearing, Sugar Pie, Winter Luxury, Kentucky Field. 
Big and Small Pumpkins 
Sow when the ground is warm and give the plants 
room to ramble. The partial shade of the sweet 
corn plot isideal. A few hills will provide amply for 
pies and jack-o’-lanterns. 
n 100 
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Autumn, Bush, or Everbearing. days. 
For the first time we offer a genuine bush form 
pumpkin, a boon for the home garden where space 
is limited. On a bush similar to that of Italian 
marrow, requiring a space 4 ft. square, it bears 
small pumpkins, excellent for pies. Pkt., 10c; oz., 
20c; 4% |b., 50c; lb., $1.50. 
*Vaughan’s Small Sugar Pie Pumpkin. 
110 days. Well known as the best pie pumpkin. 
The fruit is small to medium size, with solid fine 
grained flesh, and a sweet, sugary, delicious flavor. 
Pkt}, 1l0c;\oz.; lsc; 24 Ibi, 45ex1lb:, $1.25. 
- ' 110 days. The 
Large Field or “Big Tom.” stanvard 
pumpkin grown in corn fields for a feeding crop. 
Pkesl0csioz., 20e; 34 1b: -45c: lb. $1.25. 
VAUGHAN’S IMPROVED EARLY OHIO. 
: 30 Ibs., $2.10. 
SWEET POTATOES 
Sweet potatoes will be shipped either from 601 W. 
Jackson Blvd., Chicago, or from our farm in Southern 
{llinois, all by express at purchaser's expense. As they 
are very scarce we will ship Nancy Hall and Yellow 
Jersey only. Lb., 15c; 10 Ib., $1.25; over 25 lbs., 
12c per lb. 
SWEET POTATO PLANTS 
All orders for Sweet Potato plants will be 
shipped from our Southern Il|linois farm, direct 
to the purchaser and no plants will be shipped 
C.O.D.. Orders for 1000 or less will be sent by 
mail post paid, all orders for more than 1000 will 
be shipped express at purchaser's expense. Varie- 
ties Yellow Jersey and Nancy Hall only, 100, 
$1.25; 200, $2.00; 500, $3.50; 1,000, $5.75; By 
express per 1,000, $5.00. 
They willbe ready for shipment from April 15 
ae une 15. Our method of packing should insure 
safe arrival of plants in good condition. If larger 
quantities than quoted above are wanted, ask 












for special quotation. 




BiG TOM PUMPKIN. Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 
14 Ib., 45¢; Ib., $1.25. 
Cc h 110 days. We offer three strains, White, 
usnaw. Striped and Golden. A favorite pumpkin 
for pies, having no seeds in the neck, all being con- 
fined in the enlarged portion near the blossom end. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 14 Ilb., ©0c; Ib., $1.75. 
% Vaughan’s Mammoth Prize. In about 120 days. 
Specimens have grown to 100 lbs ; notwithstand- 
ing, it is among the best pie pumpkins. Flesh fine 
grained, sweet and tender, Requires a long season 
and plenty of room (one plant to a hill). Pkt., 10c; 
oz, 296: {lb 65c; lb:, $1.75, 
Winter Queen or Winter Luxury. In about 100 
days. A quality pie pumpkin and the best winter 
keeper. Nine or ten inches in diameter; its skin is 
a beautiful deep orange-yellow with a close netting. 
Pkt., 10c; oz., 25c; 4 1b., 65c;1b., $1.75. 
Colonial Pie. About 110 days. Fine quality, good 
keepers Pkt., 10c}\0z5 25c2 4 1b., OSc3lbs $1275; 
Large Cheese. About 110 days. Large, flat like a 
cheese box. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 14 lb., 45c; 1b.,$1.25. 
Kentucky Field. In 120 days. Medium size, oval 
shaped, lemon-yellow color. Pkt., 10c; oz., 15c; 
V4 |b., 45c; 1 Ib., $1.25. 
TREAT WITH Quick, Easy 
SEMESAN BEL 
Dip FoR LARGER POTATO CROPS 
A one minute dip in Semesan Bel solution will re- 
duce scab and rot, even when used on clean seed 
potatoes. Increases in yield usually result. Directions 
for treatment are supplied. One pound treats 60 to 80 
bushels. Prices of Improved Semesan Bel: ceiling 
prices, 2 oz., 3(c; 1 lb., $1.65; 5 Ibs., $7.15; 25 Ibs., 
$33.25; 100 Ibs., $125.00 

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