
WILLIAM KROEMER & SONS, INC., HICKSVILLE, L. I. 
CERTIFIED SEED POTATOES 

Group of Long Island Farmers Inspecting 
Field of Certified Green Mountains 
at La Grange, Maine d 
_ Our 1946 seed potato production has been a complete success. 
Varieties such as Green Mountain, Irish Cobbler, Katahdin and Chip- 
pewa are the finest seed available and we offer these for your consid- 
eration. These potatoes have passed the necessary field inspection for 
Certification and in addition have also been Florida tested and Green- 
house tested. Many of you have undoubtedly seen samples of these 
varieties of potatoes in our Greenhouses here at Hicksville while in 
process of testing. To those who have not seen any of this preplanting 
testing, we offer the following information on this process. As our 
Seed Crop is harvested in Maine, large samples are taken from every 
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field and variety for these testing purposes. A goodly portion of each_ 
of these samples is turned over to the State of Maine Department of 
Certification for Florida testing. We have no control whatsoever over 
this Florida operation. This operation is entirely in disinterested hands 
where each and every sample is given the closest scrutiny. Our Green- 
house testing is done here at Hicksville in our own greenhouses. The 
corresponding portion of the sample from which the Florida sample 
is a part of is planted here where, they are carefully checked and 
inspected by various Plant Pathologists and our own staff. Only 
Certified Seed which has passed all of these tests are then offered to 
our farmers. 
® are Recommended Varieties 
All orders and prices subject to confirmation 
