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Tr. W. WOOD & SONWS - 

WOOD'S MAINE GROWN SEED POTATOES 
Grown Especially for Seed Purposes—Plant 10 Bushels to the Acre 

SEEDSMEN SINCE 1879 - 
RICHMOND, VIRGINIA 
1 peck=15 lbs. 
4% bushel=30 lbs. | 
1 bushel=60 lbs. | 
Wood’s Seed Potatoes Are Grown and Selected for Seed and Produce Bumper Crops eit | 
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 cutstanding potato was developed by the U. S. Department 
of Agriculture with the object in view of having a potato with the 
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 four 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 varieties 
and housewives are more than pleased with their fine eating quali- 
ties and appearance. Maturity slightly later than Irish Cobbler. 
Don’t Fail to Plant Chippewa Potatoes in Your 
Garden This Spring 
CULTURE OF POTATOES 
Potatoes thrive best in a sandy loam that contains plenty 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 toa 
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 unless applied to a preceding crop 
or spread in fall or early winter, 
Dip For LarGeErR POTATO CROPS 
otherwise it means scabby pota- 
toes. Continue cultivating till the 
plants attain full growth and the vines begin to spread. Plant at 
rate of 10 bushels per acre. 
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 
grow for their own use should spray. Spraying costs but little, but 
pays handsomely. A, 
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. 
SPRAY MATERIALS AND SPRAYERS are described on pages 12 
to 75. 
SEE PAGE 65 FOR PRICES 

KATAHDIN POTATOES — The Long Keeping Potato a 
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 | 
percentage of No. 1 potatoes. The Katahdin produces a smooth | 
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 
is about a week later than the Cobbler and Katahdin about ten 
days 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. | ee 
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-WOOD’S MAINE GROWN IRISH COBBLER 
POTATOES 4 
The most outstanding variety for market gardeners. Harliest 
maturing and most dependable for both spring and summer plant- 
ing. Its popularity is due to its extreme earliness, making few, if | 
any, very small potatoes, practically all being medium to large 
size. The tubers are round to oval in shape, slightly flattened, and 
have strong well developed eyes, er 
Note Smooth Skin and Shallow Eye of Chippewa Potatoes 
