OLDS' WISCONSIN CERTIFIED SEED POTATOES 
(Plant 8 to 12 bushels to the acre.) Bushel = 60 Ibs. TREAT POTATOES WITH SEMESAN BEL. 
WHAT IS CERTIFIED SEED? 
WISCONSIN CERTIFIED STOCK is your guarantee of quality seed. The seed fields 
must be inspected at least twice while growing in the fields by an official state 
inspector and again in the bin after being dug, and both times pass the necessary 
requirements. The fields must be sprayed far disease on the order of an official 
inspector. The stock must be practically 100% pure in type, must be free from late 
blight rot, blackleg, powdery scab, leaf roll, tuber moth, Sclerotium Rolsfii Wilt, potato 
wart, ring rot, brown rot, and conform reasonably to the correct vine and tuber char- 
acteristics of the variety. The seed used in planting the crop must be proven certified 
seed that has a history starting from carefully selected plants, true to type and free 
from mixture. Complying with all the above requirements, the potatoes are eligible 
for certification and are placed in official branded bags and sealed with official tags. 
Orders are filled in our bags and with our labels and not sealed in less than full bags. 
Field and bin inspections are made by the Wisconsin College of Agriculture and final 
pack inspections by the State Department of Agriculture. 
The L. L. OLDS SEED COMPANY has had a nation-wide reputation for eseed 
potatoes. We began with nothing but seed potatoes 65 years ago and have made a 
specialty of them ever since. If you are not already using our Certified Seed, change 
to good seed now. 
PRICES FOR 1952. All prices quoted are subject to change and are for shipment k } : 
by freight or express in late March or April, weather permitting, f. 0, b. Madison, Only 0.4 bushel of the average yield increase of 35.4 
Wisconsin. Bags are free. bushels were required to pay for the Improved Semesan 
PLEASE NOTE: U.S. No. 1 is a grade established by the federal government Bel, leaving a return of 9,830 per cent on money invested! 
for table stock potatoes. Some growers attach tags marked ‘‘Select Seed Stock’’ a a Tepes eee ae F at . * 
to their U. S. No. 1 potatoes and sell them for seed. The official grading of Baie eedis aceon Egpel oenceaee Recaps aes APC Ry ener 
potatoes for seed is done by state authorities, and is labeled ‘‘Oertified Stock’’ by th : ana iedhera. with iGomedan Bel Costs only about 21 
the state officials of the state they were grown. Do not confuse table grades with ve Yar une ome ; pike tb Ie Be Si . 
For better yields treat seed with Semesan Bel. 
’ aa ie iS san : cents an acre—generally reduces seed-piece decay, seed- 
Feo grapes Von maya fancy prices, forpisble erases: that, you-can buy for borne scab and Rhizoctonia, No mussy soaking—after 
x POSTAGE REQUIRED ON POTATOES IF SENT BY MAIL cutting just dip, drain, dry and plant! One pound treats 
If you want your potatoes sent by parcel post add amount shown in chart to prices 60 to 80 bushels of seed. ; 
quoted and instruct us to send by mail. Prices: 2 oz., 50c; 1 Ib., $2.30; 4 lbs., $7.50, postpaid, 
Distance from Madison Peck Ye Bushel Bushel By express or freight f. 0, b. Madison: 40 Ibs., $70.35; 100 
Up to sie eee Its eRe e CIOSOAGNC, COARSE TS ane oe iy lbs., $166.00. Sizes and prices subject to change. 
150 to 300 miles....... ee oe tia cis: casters attr g ‘ ; 
300 to 600 miles’ Sabicea Ricciaiels eieisimteiarsate: soe 1.59 3.02 PLEASE NOTE. Certified seed stocks are in very short 
600 to 1,000 miles..... eisieaetnierefelene sliG 2.18 4,22 supply. Order early. 
EARLY RED WARBA 
Earliest of All Potatoes 
The Red Warba was developed by Dr. 
Krantz of the University of Minnesota and 
was introduced in 1937. 
Red Warba is the earliest variety 
grown in America. It matures ten days 
earlier than Triumph and Ohio and two 
weeks earlier than Cobbler. It has a 
vigorous sprout which has a tendency 
to emerge quickly through the soil 
after planting. The plants are stocky 
and rugged and they produce a heavy 
set of tubers. The eyes, while deep, 
are not too noticeable. 
Some of the potatoes have a cream 
colored marbling on the deep red 
tubers which seems to be an advan- 
tage rather than an objection. Cooks 
white and mealy. With very little 
hollow heart. This variety is also defi- 
nitely resistant to mild mosaic under 
field conditions, a disease that seems 
to be susceptible to most early va- Red Warba. 
oe : rieties. 
y : eae Prices, Wisconsin Certified Stock, by freight or express f. 0. b. Madison: Pk., $1.10; 
Early Triumphs. VY, pu., $2.00; bu., $3.60; 100 Ibs., $5.50; 500 Ibs. at $5.40 per 100 lbs. 
EARLY TRIUMPH POTATO EYES 
Triumph is a standard extra early grown extensively in the South for 2 E ¥ 
Peet, cnnekets: A heavy yielding variety in northern Wisconsin, but Customers who want just a few hills of potatoes or who live a 
is inclined to yield light in the southern part of the state. Potatoes are long gryignce Aber Mee and ane i cere pau costs egrets 
: : - d Rani iene tend calwavet couk can plant our certified seed by ordering the eyes. They are specially 
eo naa pea Ee TPC Be SAS packed to keep for weeks in excellent condition. Orders will be 
Prices, Wisconsin Certified Stock, by freight or express f. o. b. Madi- 
filed at the proper time. Plant two eyes to the hill 3 inches deep 
son: Pk., $1.10; Y bu., $2.00; bu., $3.60; 100 Ibs., $5.50; 500 Ibs. at in rows 2% to 3 feet apart and 1 foot apart in the rows. 
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Prices, any variety on our list, for March, April and May delivery: 
1 box, 150 eyes, $1.75; 300 eyes, $3.25; 450 eyes, $4.75, postpaid. 
Assorted varieties if desired. 
EARLY IRISH COBBLER 
Most Popular Early White Variety 
Early Irish Cobbler seems to continue to increase in popularity. People 
like a white potato. At first it was largely grown for the early market 
by the truckers of New Jersey and Virginia and other Atlantic coast 
states. From there its popularity has extended throughout the whole of 
the United States and it is a standard, well-known variety now nearly 
everywhere. 
It is a pure white potato, nearly round in shape with eyes rather more 
pronounced than in the Harly Triumph. It usually outyields Early 
Triumph although not quite as early. 
The potatoes are very, attractive looking and of most excellent quality, 
rather ahead of most earlies in that:respect, always cooking up dry and 
mealy. This variety will please anyone who wants a few earlies for 
home use as well as the large grower and the market gardener. 
Prices, Wisconsin Certified Stock, by freight or express f. 0. b. Madi- 
: son: Pk., $1.15; 1%4 bu, $2.10; bu., $3.75; 100 lbs., $5.75; 500 lbs. at 
Early Irish Cobblers, FO Oo Der OU Re: 
—71— L. L. OLDS SEED COMPANY — MADISON 1, WISCONSIN 
$5.40 per 100 lbs. 
