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T. W. WOOD & SONS - 
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1879 - RBICHMOND, VIRGINIA 

WOOD'S MAINE GROWN SEED POTATOES 
1 peck=15 lbs. 
% bushel=30 lbs. 
1 bushel=60 lbs. 
Grown Especially for Seed Purposes 

Wood’s Maine Grown Potatoes produce bumper crops 
CULTURE OF POTATOES 
Potatoes thrive best in a sandy loam that contains plen of 
vegetable matter. Cut the potatoes, leaving two eyes to each piece, 
and plant 15 inches apart in three-foot rows, 4 inches deep for 
early plantings, 6 inches deep for later plantings; cultivate fre- 
quently to keep down the weeds and conserve moisture. Before 
the plants appear above ground, run a light harrow over them to 
kill the weeds and break the crust. Apply fertilizer either in the 
row or broadcast before planting, and be sure to work it into the 
soil so that it will not come in contact with and burn the pota- 
TREAT WITH Quick, EAsy toes. Do not use stable manure— 
SEMESAN BEL tr sprect’in rail of catly winter 
or spread in fall or early winter, 
Die For LARGER POTATO CROPS 
otherwise it means scabby pota- 
2 toes. Continue cultivating till the 
plants attain full growth and the vines begin to spread. Plant at 
rate of 10 bushels per acre, 
MEER RRO R RRR RE 
Spray Your Potatoes 
Potato planters who grow for market all recognize the value of 
spraying; they know from experience the increased yield and the 
better quality of the potatoes. For these same reasons, those who 
srow for their own use should spray. Spraying costs but little, but 
pays handsomely. 
BORDEAUX MIXTURE is the recognized fungicide, preventing 
disease and stimulating the plants to yield better crops. 
SEMESAN BEL prevents diseases in potatoes. 
ARSENATE OF LEAD AND PARIS GREEN are the universally 
used insecticides to kill leaf-eating insects. Both can be put into 
bordeaux mixture and applied at a single spraying. 
teats MATERIALS AND SPRAYERS are described on pages 72 
o 75. 
SEE PAGE 65 FOR PRICES 

CHIPPEWA POTATOES 
A Prize Winner 
Their smooth appearance and fine table quality give them pref-— 
erence over all other varieties for spring planting. Since we intro- 
duced the Chippewa potato, it has won more first prizes at the Vir- 
ginia State Fair than any other variety. . 
This outstanding potato was developed by the U. S. 
Department 
of Agriculture with the object in view of having a potato with the oe 
general features of the Cobbler, extra earliness, but with shallow 
eyes, instead of the deep eyes of the Cobbler. Chippewa is re- 
sistant to disease, and in official tests from Maine to Florida it has” 
yielded consistently higher than Cobbler and Green Mountain. We 
first introduced Chippewas three years ago and reports from our 
customers are of the highest praise. From our seed grown in 
Caroline County, Va., for three successive years, Chippewa won 
first prize at the Virginia State Fair. On the Richmond market 
they have been commanding a large premium over other varietie: 
and housewives are more than pleased with their fine eating quali- 
ties and appearance. Maturity slightly later than Irish Cobbler, — 

Note Smooth Skin and Shallow Eye of Chippewa Potatoes 
KATAHDIN POTATOES—The Long Keeping Potato 
Originated by the U. S. Dept. of Agriculture and promises to be-- 
come the outstanding medium late potato for market or storage. 
Originated in Maine and in yields has consistently surpassed 
Rural New Yorker and Green Mountain, producing a much higher | 2 
The Katahdin produces a smooth — 
percentage of No. 1 potatoes. 
tuber of excellent shape and the ability to maintain this desirable — 
Shape under adverse soil and climatic conditions is an important 
characteristic of this new variety. 
This variety, like the Chippewa, has very shallow eyes, with 
crisp white flesh and distinctly desirable cooking qualities which 
appeals to the housewife. It is highly resistant to disease and one 
of the best keeping potatoes on the market today. The Chippewa 
Ae aneue a week later than the Cobbler and Katahdin about ten 
ays later. 
We suggest the Katahdin for the Piedmont and mountain sec- | 
tions of Virginia and North Carolina and states to the north and 
west. For spring and summer planting in these sections we believe 
it will replace Green Mountain. Best variety to plant during April 
and May for a late crop. / 
REGULATIONS REGARDING SEED POTATOES 
The Office of Price Administration has inaugurated regula- 
tions and price ceilings on seed potatoes for this spring plant-, 
ing. We are offering three grades of Maine Grown Irish 
Cobbler Potatoes, which fully comply with the government 
requirements. 
CERTIFIED SEED. Certified Seed will be the same as in 
the years past, carrying the official state of Maine Blue Tag, 
and graded to meet U. S. No. 1 requirements of 1% minimum 
to 12 ounces maximum, The certified seed we are offering are 
size A seed and should not be confused with size B, which are 
also offered as certified seed. 
WAR APPROVED SEED—This grade of seed potatoes will 
carry Official state of Maine tag and will be graded 1% mini- 
mum to 12 ounces maximum. This grade has been field in- 
spected by certification inspectors. , 
SELECTED U.S. No. 1 SEED. This grade is what has been 
known in past years as Seleeted Maine Grown. It is not under 
the supervision of the state’and is chosen and tagged by indi- 
viduals or independent shippers. The seed we are offering 
under U. S. No. 1 is of exceptionally fine quality grown by re- 
liable growers and offered at most attractive prices. 
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