SEED POTATOES 
Plant 600 to 900 pounds (10 tol5 bu.) per acre in 3 ft 
rows. In the garden plant 12 pounds to 200 feet of row 
for a family of 3 or 4 people. 
CutturE. Plant in rows 30 to 42 inches apart, dropping a 
seed piece every nine to twelve inches in the row. The seed 
piece should be at least one to one and one-half ounces in size. 
It is best to cut seed within one day of planting. For early fall 
planting in Florida during September, it is desirable to use 
small potatoes about 1144 ounce weight (No. 2 size) and plant 
whole in order to secure a satisfactory stand. Fertilizer should 
be put in seven or eight days before planting. Use from 1,500 
to 2,000 pounds per acre, depending on type of soil. A 4-7-5 
fertilizer mixture is a good standard for potatoes. On rich 
Everglades muck from 200 to 500 pounds per acre of a 0-10-12 
or 0-8-16 mixture applied in one application at planting time is 
a common practice. To control blight and increase the yield, 
spray with “Dithane” using 2 quarts Dithane, 1 lb. zinc sulphate, 
to 100 gallons water. For control of insects and diseases see 
pages 53, 55, 60 and 63. 
SEBAGO (State Certified). (90 days.) Packed in 100-lb. 
bags. This is a late variety developed by the U. S. Dept. 
of Agriculture. Within the last few years it has replaced the 
Katahdin as the leading commercial variety in the Hastings, 
Fla., section. It is highly resistant to mild mosaic, moderately 
resistant to late blight, and is especially adapted to North 
Florida growing conditions. The plants are large and erect, 
tubers are almost round, medium thick, white in color, and 
smooth with few shallow eyes. Very attractive in appearance. 
PONTIAC (State Certified). (80 days.) Packed in 100-lb. 
bags. This new red variety is the result of a cross, Red Bliss 
and Katahdin, made by the Michigan Experiment Station. In 
tests at the Subtropical Experiment Station in Homestead and 
elsewhere in Florida, it has greatly outyielded Red Bliss. It is 
a little later in maturing than Bliss. The tubers of Pontiac are 
slightly longer, and have shallower eyes and a lighter, duller 
red color than tubers of Bliss. Pontiac tubers are tougher, 
stand shipment better and are better keepers than Bliss. 
RED BLISS (BLISS TRIUMPH) (State Certified). 
(75 days.) Packed in 100-pound bags. This has been and still 
is the standard variety for central and south Florida, where 
in the past it has been planted almost to the exclusion of all 
other varieties by commercial growers. It is grown in by far 
the largest number of counties in Florida. It is very early, of 
attractive appearance, with roundish to roundish-flattened tu- 
bers, with the stem end usually deeply indented. The tubers 
are solid red in color, with rather deep and numerous eyes. 
Write Plant City or your nearest Kilgore store for 
price on seed potatoes stating variety and quantity 
wanted. 

A Typical Tuber of State Certified Red Bliss 
or Bliss Triumph Potato 
PUMPKIN 
Plant two pounds per acre. 
In the garden plant 14 ounce to 50 feet for a family 
of 3 or 4 people. 
CuLtureE. Plant 4 to 5 seeds in hills 6 to 8 feet apart one way 
and 5 feet apart the other way, when the weather gets warm. 
Can be planted in corn. Thin to two or three plants after well 
started. Give shallow and frequent hoeings until vines begin to 
run, Cut pumpkins when fully ripe. 
Prices quoted are postpaid. 
Write for special prices on larger quantities. 
ALAGOLD (new). (See Squash, Page 31.) 
KING OF THE MAMMOTHS. (100 days.) Commonly 
known as a pumpkin, but is really the very large fruited Mam- 
moth Chili squash, known as the giant among squashes. Fruits 
are globular, slightly ribbed, light yellow color mottled with 
orange. Flesh is solid, light yellow-orange, coarse, of fair qual- 
ity. Grown mainly for stock feed or exhibition purposes. Fruits 
measure 20 to 22 inches across and weigh 60 to 80 pounds. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15e; 4 Ib. 50c; 1 Ib. $1.60 
5 to 25 Ibs. $1.50 per Ib. 
SMALL SUGAR. (110 days.) The best variety for general 
use, and particularly desirable for pies. Fruits are round, flat- 
tened at ends. Skin is hard, smooth, somewhat ribbed, of deep 
orange color. Flesh is thick, sweet and dry, of bright orange 
color, and very high quality. Very productive. Makes delicious 
pumpkin pies. Fruits measure eight to ten inches and weigh 
six to eight pounds. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15e; 4 Ib. 50c; 1 lb. $1.60 
5 to 25 Ibs. $1.50 per Ib. 
CORNFIELD. (118 days.) A prolific and vigorous grower, 
usually planted in corn fields. Extensively grown for making 
pies, for canning and for stock feed. Fruits are large, round 
to slightly flattened, with a hard, smooth surface, slightly 
ribbed, with a deep yellow or orange color. Fruits measure 
12 to 14 inches and weigh 15 to 20 pounds. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 15c; 4 Ib. 50e; 1 Ib. $1.60 
5 to 25 lbs. $1.50 per Ib. 
RHUBARB 
Sow 3 to 4 pounds in seed-beds for an acre of plants, 
or plant 5 to 6 pounds per acre in field. 
For the garden sow a packet in seed-bed for 15 plants 
to set 25 feet of row for a family of 3 or 4 people. 
Cutture. Plant in the fall in rows 3 to 4 feet apart and thin 
to about 18 to 24 inches in the row. It is best to plant seed in 
seed-bed and transplant to the field or garden. Rhubarb does 
best in well drained, fertile, moist soil, rich in humus. In Flor- 
ida it is necessary to plant Rhubarb each season. 
VICTORIA. (90 days from plants set in field or garden to 
edible stalks.) This vigorous growing variety produces thick, 
fleshy stalks of the best quality and flavor, and with attrac- 
tive red color. It is the best variety for Florida. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 35e; 4 Ib. 85e; 1 Ib. $3.00 
5 to 25 Ibs. $2.90 per Ib. 
RO SELLE Jamaica Sorrell or Florida Cranberry 
(175 days from seed planting to ripe fruits.) 
Plant 3 pounds per acre. In the garden plant one packet 
to 25 feet of row for a family of 3 or 4 people. 
The red fruit is used when young for making jelly and jam. It 
is grown commercially for local markets, fruits being marketed 
in quart berry baskets. 
Cutture. Plant seed in field in March and April in 
Florida, when the ground is warm, spacing row 5 to 6 feet 
apart and thinning to about 214 feet apart in the row, leav- 
ing one strong plant at a place. Roselle is an all season crop 
requiring from five to six months from seeding to ripe fruits. 
Pkt. 10c; % oz. 35e; oz. 60c; 4 Ib. $1.75; 1 Ib. $6.50 
5 to 25 Ibs. $6.40 per Ib. 
23 KILGORE’S FLORIDA STORES: Plant City, Belle Glade, Fort Myers, Gainesville, Homestead, 
Miami, Ocala, Pahokee, Palmetto, Pompano, Sanford, Vero Beach, Wauchula, West Palm Beach. 
