SEED POTATOES 
Plant 600 to 900 pounds (10 to 15 bu.) per acre in 3-ft. rows. 
In the garden plant 12 pounds to 200 feet of row. 
Culture. Plant in rows 36 to 42 inches apart, dropping 
a seed piece every nine to ten 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. 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 mix- 
ture is a good standard for potatoes. On rich Everglades 
muck from 200 to 500 pounds per acre of 0-10-12 or 
0-8-16 mixture applied in one application at planting 
time is a common practice. To control blight and in- 
crease the yield, spray with Dithane D-14, using 2 
quarts Dithane D-14, %4 lb. zinc sulphate, to 100 gal- 
lons water. For control of insects and diseases see 
page 55. 
RED PONTIAC (Dakota Chief) (State Certified). (80 
days.) Packed in 100-lb. bags. This variety is the re- 
sult of a cross, Red Bliss and Katahdin, made by the 
Michigan Experiment Station. In tests at the Sub- 
tropical Experiment Station in Homestead and else- 
where in Florida, it has greatly outyielded Red Bliss. 
The tubers of Red Pontiac are slightly longer, and have 
shallower eyes, but the color is a bright red like Red 
Bliss. Pontiac tubers are tougher, stand shipment bet- 
ter and are better keepers than Bliss. 
Write Plant City or your nearest Kilgore store for price on seed 
potatoes stating variety and quantity wanted. 
Red Pontiac 
Plant two pounds 
seed per acre. 
PUMPKIN 
In the garden plant 2 ounce to 50 feet. 
Culture. Plant 4 to 5 seeds in hills 8 to 10 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. 
KING OF THE MAMMOTHS. (100 days.) Commonly 
known as a pumpkin, but is really the very large fruited 
Mammoth 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 quality. Grown mainly 
for stock feed or exhibition purposes. Fruits measure 
20 to 22 inches across and weigh 60 to 80 pounds. 
Y% lb. 50c; 
$1.65 
Pkt. 10c:; oz. 20c; 1 Ib. $1.75 
~ Small 
_ Sugar 
SMALL SUGAR. (110 days.) The best variety for gen- 
eral use, and particularly desirable for pies. Fruits are 
round, flattened at ends. Skin is hard, smooth, some- 
what ribbed, of deep orange color. Flesh is thick, sweet 
and dry, of bright orange color, and very high quality. 
Makes delicious pumpkin pies. Fruits measure eight 
to ten inches and weigh six to eight pounds. 
Pkt. 10c: oz. 20c; % Ib. 50c; 1 Ib. $1.75 
5 to 25 lbs. $1.65 per lb. 
CORNFIELD. (118 days.) Prolific and vigorous, usually 
planted in cornfields. 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, deep yellow or orange color. Fruits 
measure 12 to 14 inches and weigh 15 to 20 pounds. 
Pkt. 10c:; oz. 20c; % lb. 50c; 1 lb. $1.75 
5 to 25 lbs. $1.65 per lb. 
RHUBARB 
Sow 3 to 4 pounds in seedbed for an acre of plants, or plant 
5 to 6 pounds per acre in field. 
For the garden sow a packet in seedbed for 15 plants to set 
25 feet of row. 
Culture. Plant in the fall in rows 2% to 3 feet apart 
and thin to about 18 to 24 inches in the row. It is best 
to plant seed in seedbed and transplant to field or gar- 
den. Rhubarb does best in well drained, fertile, moist 
soil, rich in humus.- In Florida 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 pro- 
duces thick, fleshy stalks of the best quality and flavor, 
a eae attractive red color. It is the best variety for 
orida. 
Pkt. 10c; oz. 30c; % lb. 85c; 1 lb. $3.00 
5 to 25 lbs. $2.90 per lb. 
ROSELLE 
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. 
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. 
Culture. Plant seed in field in March and April in Flor- 
ida, when the ground is warm, spacing row 5 to 6 feet 
apart and thinning to about 2% feet apart in the row, 
leaving 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. 35c; oz. 60c: % lb. $1.75; 
5 to 25 lbs. $6.40 per lb. 
1 Ib. $6.50 
28 KILGORE’S FLORIDA STORES: Plant City, Belle Glade, Fort Myers, Gainesville, Homestead, Miami 
