Sweet Potatoes For The North 
NEW YORK CERTIFIED SEBAGO: 120 days. 
Tubers white, shallow-eyed, somewhat thicker than 
Chippewa. Vigorous, upright foliage; fairly re- 
sistant to heat and drought. Wide adaptation to 
soil and climate. Yields as well or better than Rural. 
Somewhat resistant to late blight, yellow dwarf and 
scab. Cooks white, fairly mealy. 1 peck by Parcel 
Post $1.40 Prepaid; 1 to 10 bags $4.60 per 100 Ib. 
bag; 10 to 100 bags $4.50; 100 bags or more $4.25, 
not prepaid. 
NEW YORK CERTIFIED BLISS TRIUMPH: 80 
days. Tubers blocky, pink skinned, usually shal- 
low eyed, very susceptible to scab and mosaic. 
Adaptation similar to Irish Cobbler. Suitable for 
local markets and home garden. Excellent cooking 
quality. 1 peck by Parcel Post $1.45 Prepaid; 
1 to 10 bags $4.75 per 100 lb. bag; 10 to 100 bags 
$4.65, not prepaid. 
NEW YORK STATE CERTIFIED KATAHDIN: 
110 days. Tubers glossy white, shallow-eyed, 
rather thick, very regular and seldom rough even 
under unfavorable conditions. Fairly wide adapta- 
tion. Usually does not yield as well as other late 
varieties, but very popular on markets. Sets few 
tubers and develops them rapidly. Sets shallow 
and is subject to sunburn. Somewhat resistant to 
mosaic, leaf-roll, yellow dwarf and “Z"’ disease. 
1 peck by Parcel Post $1.40 Prepaid; 1 to 10 bags 
$4.60 per 100 lb. bag; 10 to 100 bags $4.50; 100 
bags or more $4.25, not prepaid. 
NEW YORK CERTIFIED CHIPPEWA: 100 days. 
Tubers glossy white, shallow eyed, flattened. Tends 
to sprout early in storage. Should be marketed 
early for best quality. Very susceptible to leaf-roll 
and scab. Usually outyields Cobbler. Widely 
adapted and fairly resistant to heat and drought. 
Popular for chip making. Cooks white, very mealy. 
1 peck by Parcel Post $1.40 Prepaid; 1 to 10 bags 
$4.60 per 100 lb. bag; 10 to 100 bags $4.50; 100 
bags or more $4.25, not prepaid. 
* PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND CERTIFIED IRISH 
COBBLERS: 90 days. This seed was grown on 
Prince Edward Island, Canada. Weather and soil 
conditions there are ideal for the production of Cob- 
bler potatoes. Prince Edward Island seed of this 
variety is much more vigorous and produces a larger 
yield than seed grown farther South. 
The Irish Cobbler is a medium early variety. 
Tuber is blocky, glossy white, rather deep eyed, 
very susceptible to scab, well adapted to muck and 
the lighter soils. Requires cool moist situation for 
high yields. Excellent quality. 1 peck by Parcel 
Post $1.60 Prepaid; 1 to 10 bags $5.00 per 100 Ib. 
bag; 10 to 100 bags $4.90; 100 bags or more $4.75, 
not prepaid. 
SWEET POTATO PLANTS 
100 plants will set 150 ft. row 
Sweet potatoes can be successfully grown in the 
Northern States providing you have a sandy soil, 
plant the right variety and follow our cultural direc- 
tions. If you have the soil we will supply you with 
the plants and full cultural directions. 
Our Northern growers are finding that sweet pota- 
toes can be grown farther North than was thought pos- 
sible. This is the result of new and earlier varieties 
and better cultural practices. A new variety devel- 
oped in Maryland called “Maryland Golden” has 
given wonderful results in New York State. We sup- 
ply each purchaser of plants with detailed instructions 
on how to grow sweet potatoes successfully. All you 
need is a moderately light, fertile soil. 
MARYLAND GOLDEN: 120 days. One of the most 
attractive and productive varieties we have ever 
seen. Flesh golden color and medium dry. Stores 
well but is tender and must be handled carefully. 
Plants ready for shipment about June Ist. 50 plants 
$1.00; 100 plants $1.75, prepaid; 500 plants $6.00; 
1,000 plants $10.00, not prepaid. 
SOY BEANS 
Soy beans probably will never be as widely grown in the East as in the Middle-west but we now have early 
varieties that are suited to Northeastern conditions. 
These are Cayuga and Seneca. 
Cayuga is the smaller 
plant and is usually sowed solid with a grain drill while Seneca is more branching and does better if sowed in 
every other run of the drill or in 28 inch rows. 
drag or weeder is used for cultivation. 
Lincoln is an improved Manchu and is sowed for hay or with corn for silage. 
Where soy beans are planted closer than 28 inches, a spike-tooth 
A special soy bean attachment 
for the corn planter helps put in the proper proportion of soy beans. 
CAYUGA: 90 days. Cayuga has an upright habit of 
growth with few branches, 2% to 3 feet high. The 
stiff stalk bears a profusion of pods containing 2 or 3 
small black beans. 
We have found that under our conditions the most 
economical way to grow Cayuga Soy Beans is to drill 
them about June 10th on a clean piece of ground us- 
ing all the runs in the grain drill and seeding at the 
rate of 11% bu. per acre. If weeds are a problem, 
when the bean plants are 3 to 4 inches high a weeder 
or spike tooth drag should be used. When ripe they 
can be cut with a combine or grain binder and 
threshed. Suitable for stock feeding, also for an 
early hay crop. ¥% bu. $2.75; 1 to 4 bu. $5.00; 4 
bu. or more $4.90 per bu., not prepaid. 
“The sample of Ontario Potatoes yielded at the rate of about 
300 sacks per acre on muck. They were the handsomest stock 
we saw anywhere in 1946, no scab on them what-so-ever even 
though we planted them on very scabby land in which Cobblers 
were seriously injured. The season was highly favorable to the 
development of starch which leads us to believe the Ontarios in 
other seasons would be soggy; however, we are reconciled to 
putting up with varieties fit only for mashing providing they have 
other good qualities and won’t scab.” 
C. L. Fitch, Sec’y., 
November 13, 1946 
Iowa Vegetable Growers’ Ass’n., 
Ames, Iowa. 
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SENECA: 100 days. A larger plant than Cayuga, 
more branching. Produces heavy crops of good 
sized yellow beans. The yellow color makes it more 
desirable for processing than Cayuga. 
Seneca Soy Beans should be planted in 28 inch 
rows and cultivated or sowed with a grain drill using 
every other tooth. Because of size of plant it is not 
advisable to sow closer than 14 inch rows. Where 
14 inch rows are used, cultivating can be done with 
spike tooth drag or rotary hoe. 3 to 4 pecks will 
sow an acre in 14 inch rows. % bu. $2.75; 1 to 4 
bu. $5.00; 4 bu. or more $4.90 per bu., not pre- 
paid. 
LINCOLN: 108 days. A new cross between Mandarin 
and Manchu. Plant medium height, well branched, 
upright. Especially adapted for hay and for plant- 
ing with corn for silage in New York and Northern 
Pennsylvania. Soy beans in corn add 10% more dry 
matter and 50% more protein to the silage. % bu. 
$2.75; 1 to 4 bu. $5.00; 4 bu. or more $4.90 per 
bu., not prepaid. 
Do not fail to innoculate soy beans with 
Legume-Aid. See page 35. 

