HOLMES SEED POTATOES 
ARE ALWAYS YOUR BEST BUY 
Seed Potatoes which pay off with bigger yields and greater profit are always a farmer's 
“best buy.”” The acreage it plants and the crop it produces is the only real measure of 
good seed value. By these standards Holmes’ seed can’t be beat. 
WHY THEY’RE ECONOMICAL 
Holmes’ Seed Potatoes are of proved adapted varieties, representatively sampled, 
tested for virus diseases, carefully protected from ring rot and graded to an economical 
cutting size. 
Potatoes do best in a loose, well drained soil. The early crop can be planted in April. 
The crop for winter storage should be planted the first half of June. With rows 30 
inches apart and the hills 12 inches apart in the row, 20 to 22 bushels of seed plant an 
acre. For the garden, a peck of seed plants about 200 hills. Remember that Potatoes 
need to be sprayed or dusted to insure good yields. Plant 21% to 31% inches below 
surface soil. 
I grew some very good Iroquois Canta- 
loupe from seed that I bought of you last 
year (1948) and I am ordering more of 
them. 
Mr. Howard Richardson 
Katahdin 
Outstanding Main Crop Variety Route No. 1 
Hightstown, N. J. 
VARIETIES IN ORDER OF MATURITY 
Eariy Triumph. The tubers are medium to large in size, oval shape, POTATO SPRAY 
reddish color with shallow eye. Write for our Price List. 
Irish Cobbler. This is the standard early Potato, and is increasing in Protects from 
popularity yearly among the best Potato growers. The tubers are 3 
white, round and plump with somewhat deep eyes. The flesh is white Bugs and Blight. 
and of excellent quality. Write for our Price List. (See page 62.) 
Increases Yields. 
Katahdin. Has large, smooth, clear white tubers. About two weeks 
earlier than Russet Rural. Enormous vines. Keeps well in storage. 
The Katahdin requires more spraying than the Russet Rural, but 
growers with good spray equipment find them profitable because of 
the premium they command on the market. Write for our Price List. 
10 w.W ue) 
DUST OR SPRAY 
Sebago. A new variety, resistant to late blight. Recommended for the 
high altitudes and all other localities where late blight is serious. 
Tubers round, smooth and clear white. Write for our Price List. 
Russet Rural. (Certified.) This is the famous Michigan Russet — 
potato that has probably made more money for the farmer than any 
other variety. The tubers are round to oblong in shape, of good 
size, with pure white flesh. The skin is russet, the eyes few, shallow. 
An excellent keeper. Our Russets are grown in Northern Michigan. 
Write for our Price List. 
H. L. Holmes Inspecting Irish Cobbler Potatoes 
near Hershey, Penn. Very Early, Highly Popular 
Turnips The Best Varieties 
A packet of seed will sow 50 feet of row; 1 ounce 300 feet. 
It requires 1 to 1% pounds per acre drilled; 2 to 24% pounds broadcast. 
919 Purple Top White Globe (Special Strain) Pki., 1l0c: oz, 20c; % lb., 55e= 16., 1.35 
(55 days.) A well known Turnip; also sold under the name of Red Top White Globe. The roots 
grow to good size, 6 inches or more in diameter. They are nearly round and a rich purplish red on 
the upper part of the root. The lower portion is creamy white. Flesh is white, firm, crisp and of 
remarkably mild flavor. Suitable for freezing. 
918 Purple Top Strap-leaf Pkt, 10e; 02, 20c3 44. 1b., 50c> lb. $ik25 
(45 days.) Roots quite flat, 4 to 6 inches in diameter. The upper portion is a deep purplish red, the 
lower portion clear milky white. Fine grained, sweet, tender. Grown extensively for fall and winter use. 
914 Early White Ball Pkt., 10c; 02z., 20c; V4 1b., 35c; lb., $1.00 
(40 days.) A fine early round, pure white Turnip of excellent quality. Has small tops; grows quickly. 
922 Seven Top (Foliage Turnip) Pkt., 10c; 0z., 20c; %4 1b., 35c; 1b., $1.00 
(45 days.) Much grown for “greens” in the South. Roots are not edible. 
Rutabagas -Swede Turnips 
i ds 932 Long Island Purple Top Pkt., 10c; oz., 20c; 4 Ib., 50c; 1b., $1.25 
Purple “rep. witte Globe (100 days.) Bright yellow with purple top. Medium size, perfectly round or globe-shaped, smooth and 
By Far the Most Popular Turnip of fine quality; one of the best for table use. This wonderful strain is smooth and uniform in shape. 
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