Early Irish Cobblers, 
EARLY IRISH COBBLER 
Most Popular Early White Variety 
Early Irish Cobbler is an old variety that seems to hold its popularity. 
It is a pure white potato, nearly round in shape with eyes rather 
more pronounced than in the Early 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., $1.00; Y% bu., $1.85; bu., $3.40; 100 lbs., $4.80; 500 lbs. at 
$4.75 per 100 lbs. 
WISCONSIN CERTIFIED SEED POTATOES 
(Plant 8 to 12 bushels to the acre.) Bushel = 60 Ibs. 
WHAT IS CERTIFIED SEED? 
WISCONSIN CERTIFIED STOCK is your guarantee of quality as the 
potatoes are grown just for seed. U.S. No. 1 is not a grade for seed 
potatoes but a grade for table potatoes. 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 for disease on the order of 
an official inspector, he stock must be practically 100% pure in type, 
must be free from late blight rot, blackleg, powdery scab, leaf roil, 
tuber moth, Sclerotium Rolsfii Wilt, potato wart, ring rot, brown rot, 
and conform reasonably to the correct vine and tuber characteristics 
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 Azgri- 
culture and final pack inspections by the State Department of Agriculture. 
PRICES FOR 1955. All prices quoted are subject to change and are 
for shipment by freight or express in late March or April, weather 
permitting, f. o. b. Madison, Wisconsin. Bags are free. 
POSTAGE REQUIRED ON POTATOES IF SENT BY MAIL 
If you want your potatoes sent by parcel post add amount shown in 
chart to prices quoted and instruct us to send by mail. 
Distance from Madison Peck Y Bushel Bushel 
Up, “to THO: Meus sete eesti. reuehene $0.79 $1.38 $2.57 
150 to SOO “miTlesiZ cexreiexe cose n 96 1.73 3.27 
$00. tor G00) miosis tere teres 1.21 2.25 
600'* ‘to 1/000 wmiles airs one 1.56 2.95 
ATTENTION: STORE CUSTOMERS 
Our Certified Seed Potatoes are not brought into our Madison plant 
from the Northern storage warehouses until weather permits in March, 
If you plan to purchase potatoes, we advise that you delay your trip 
EYES—Box of 100, 
Red Warba, 
RED WARBA 
Earliest of All Potatoes 
Red Warba is the earliest variety grown in 
America. It matures ten days earlier than Tri- 
umph 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 advantage rather than an objection. 
Cooks white and mealy with very little hollow 
heart, This variety is also definitely resistant to 
mild mosaic under field conditions, a disease 
that most early varieties seem to be sus- 
ceptible to. 
Prices, Wisconsin Certified Stock, by freight 
or express f. 0. b. Madison: Pk., $1.05; Y bu., 
$1.90; bu., $3.50; 100 lbs., $4.95; 500 lbs. at 
$4.90 per 100 lbs. 
leet: Box of 100, $1.50. 2 boxes, $2.70, post- 
paid. 
OLDS’ 
Customers 
potatoes or who 
the eyes. 
$1.40; 2 boxes, $2.50, postpaid, 
POTATO EYES 
who want just a few hills of 
live 
Madison and find transportation 
sive can plant our certified seed by ordering 
They are specially packed to keep 
for weeks in excellent condition. 
‘ sabe filled at the proper 
Wto the hill 3 inches deep in 
feet apart and 1 foot apart in the rows, 
Eyes are packed’100 to box and are priced 
after each variety description, 
until April 1st. 
EARLY GEM 
Scab Resistant 
The first and only early scab resistant Potato 
available in the United States. Developed by the 
United States Department of Agriculture and 
released to the trade in 1953 under joint agree- 
ment with two State Experiment Stations, North 
Dakota and Idaho, and the U.S.D.A. It is a 
cross of Burbank and the seedling X96-56 and 
in appearance greatly resembles its attractive 
parent, the Russet Burbank. Trials in Wisconsin 
and other States show that Early Gem is as early 
as Red Warba. The tubers are medium long, 
very shallow eyes and roughly skinned. It is 
best adapted to the sandy or more loamy soils, 
as on heavy clay soils it is very subject to 
crack growth. If you are growing scabby 
Potatoes, we urge you to plant Early Gem, It is 
the equal of Ontario in resistance to scab, but 
is not subject to physiological internal necrosis 
like the Ontario variety, which we are discon- 
tinuing for this reason, A good yielding variety, 
about the same as Irish Cobbler. 
The supply of seed is very scarce and we are 
limiting the quantity to 200 pounds to a 
customer, Prices: Wisconsin Certified Stock, by 
freight or express f. 0. b. Madison: Pk., $1.25; 
150 bil, | $2.2058 bu, $4,105" 100° Ibs; $5.75. 
EYES: Box 100, $1.95; 2 boxes, $3.60, postpaid. 
Tests in 15 states 
a lon istance from 
Es g distan growers can usually 
costs exces- 
Orders will 
time. Plant two eyes 
rows 2% to 3 
Prices, 3 0z., 
paid. 
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TREAT POTATOES WITH SEMESAN BEL. 
expect better returns from seed 
potatoes if they treat them with Semesan Bel. Costs 
only about 21 cents an acre—generally reduces seed- 
piece decay, seed-borne scab and Rhizoctonia. No mussy 
soaking—after cutting just dip, drain, dry and plant! 
One pound treats 60 to 80 bushels of seed, 
$1.05; 1 Ib., $3.30; 4 Ibs., $10.65 post- 
Rose Se 
RED LA SODA 
New High Yielding Red 
Two years ago, we introduced to our trade 
the new La Soda Potato, which has become 
extremely popular with our trade, This year we 
have a limited amount of a new strain, which 
has a much darker colored skin and is known 
as the Red La Soda. It was developed and re- 
leased in 1953 by the Louisiana Experimental 
Station. The attractive, bright red tubers are 
superior in appearance to both Triumph and Red 
Pontiac. The flesh remains white after boiling 
and is slightly waxy in texture, which prevents 
sloughing. The variety is not subject to physio- 
logical internal necrosis and other tuber defects. 
Tt is very high yielding of medium to late 
maturity. Not resistant to the more common 
Potato diseases including scab, but it will 
produce excellent crops under adverse growing 
conditions and it is exceptionally well adapted 
to a wide range of soil and climatie conditions. 
A truly wonderful home garden variety where 
scab is not a problem, 
Seed stock of this variety is very Scarce and 
we are limiting the quantity to 200 pounds to a 
customer. Prices: Wisconsin Certified Stock, by 
freight or express f. 0. b. Madison: Pk., $1.25; 
VY, bu., $2.20; bu., $4.10; 100 lbs., $5.75, EYES: 
Box 100, $1.95; 2 boxes, $3.60, postpaid. 
have proved that most potato 
