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CLINTON, ROCK CO., WISCONSIN.
Best New and “Standard Varieties.
Our business is growing Seed Potatoes and Farm Seeds and Selling direct’
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Acme Potato Planter. .
HIS tool is a wonderful invention, and is hay-
ing a great sale. The planting can be done
faster, easier and better than in the ordinary way
by hand. It makes the holes, drops and covers
the seed all at one operation. A man can plant
two acres a day and the work is all finished. The
weight of the planter is only 2% pounds. ‘Almost
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Empire All-Steel Cultivator and Horse Hoe,
WITH LEVER AND WHEEL.
Cre horse Cultivators are the thing
for potatoes. For years we have
used nothing else We have used the
Planet Jr. The Empire has not ihe re-
putation of the Planet Jr., butit is very
much cheaper, and we see no reason why
it should not do just as good work. It
has the same horse-hoe attachments (not
shown in the cut) the same lever and
wheel all complete, and the workman-
ship is of the best.
Price for the tool boiaiilsies only $5.00.
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POTATO. [See Page 21.]
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WORLD’S FAIR POTATO.
(FROM A PHOTOGRAPH, REDUCED IN SIZE.)
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GROWER OF ALL THE
ST NEW # STANDARD VARIETIES.
Our Business is Growing Seed Potatees and Farm Seeds and Selling Directly
to those wh o Plant.
Another Year’s Experience.
Last year was a good one for us in the Seed business. Thenumber of orders we received
was 50 per cent. more than in 1893, and the business that year was just double that of 1892. Of
course this substantial increase has been Very gratifying. But our stock of Seed was not
large enough. It was especially aggravating that our World’s Fair did not hold out. There
was a good lot of them, but they were in such demand that we ran short. We have a much
larger stock this year, however, and hope there will-be enough for all.
We made a mistake last year in beginning toshipalittle toosoon. Potatoes packed care-
fully in tight barrels will stand a good deal, but they will not stand zero weather with a
high wind. It wasso very mild last winter that we began shipping our Southern orders on
the 13th of March, which was a little earlier than we had ever ventured to ship before. At
the time our spring blizzard came, the very last of March, we had probably more potatoes
out on the road than at any other time. Soon the letters began pouring in telling of the
different lots being wholly or in part spoiled by freezing. It was new experience for us, as
we never had had any sueh trouble before. Our Catalogue did not guarantee the potatoes
against freezing, but we refillei most of the orders, except where they had given definite
instructions to ship at the time we did. We have decided that this year we will guarantee
all our potatoes to arrive in good order, if the question of time of shipping is left to our
discretion. Itis usually safe enough io ship to points south of us after March 15, and itis
quite likely we shall begin shipping about that time this year, and guarantee them, too.
Last year, for the first time in our remembrance, early planted potatoes did not do as
well as later planted ones. It has always been our rule to plant as early as possible, and we
never missed it before by doing so. But last year our June frost came when the early
planted potatoes were almost ready to blossom and injured them very seriously, cutting
some of them clear down to the ground. Then later on came the dry, hot weather Which
stopped the growth too soon. The later varieties, however, were not up high enough to be
much injured by the late frost, and they remained green until the fall rains came to help
them out. But exceptions only prove the rule, and we still say, plant early.
We keep adding to our outfit of Potato Machinery. We thought we hed about all we
could use before, but last year we tried a new tool. It was the Aspinwall Potato Cutter. It
did not seem possible thatany machine could be made that would do the cutting at all Sat-
isfactorily, but we were surprised at the work it did. Of course the machine does not hunt
out the eyes, but if the operator is careful to feed each potato in right side up, it will divide
the eyes very evenly. We thought that with potatoes of medium size and of regular shape,
it did the work full as well as our hired help did by hand, and in some cases a good deal
better. When it came to the matter of expense, of course there was a great Saving, as the
machine Will dothe work as fast as three or four men with knives. The machine cuts a little
finer than we had been in the habit of doing, butthis is no objection with the Aspinwall
Planter, as it is a very rare thing that apiece is found with no eye on it. We plant early
varieties ten and thirteen inches apart in the row and late ones fifteen and seventeen.
In regard to our way of tending the crop. We havedone all the work for several years,
excepting harrowing once or twice before the potatoes came up, with Planet Jr., one-horse
cultivators, and they suit us very well. Our way is to run the cultivators just as wide as
possible the first time through, when the potatoes are small, and run them deep, throwing
the soil onto the rows both sides and perhaps entirely covering them. In this Way we keep
the weeds from starting in the rows. Then as the vines grow large we gradually narrow up.
The Steitz Brush Sprinkler for poisoning the bugs proved a bonanza last year, as the
bugs were very thick. This machine works on anew plan. It sprays the liquid on in a fine
mist instead of sprinkling it, and thus requires very much less water, and so does away With
an immense amount of work.
In digging we usea Hoover, and it does Very satisfactory work. It leaves the potatoes all
on top, on level ground and onclean ground, the vines and weeds being thrown to one side.
We havea way of handling our potatoes thatis an immense improvement over dumping
them into a wagon box and then shoveling them out again. We use bushel boxes, 2 feet
long, 11 inches wide and 10 inches high. They are made of lath (the best grade, or tobacco
lath), four on each side and five on the bottom, with two nailsin each end of every lath, six-
penny nails being used on the bottom and four-penny on the side. The end pieces are sawed
from cominon boards, 11 inches wide, with a little two-inch strip nailed across each end, on
the outside, near the top, forahandle. These boxes are cheap, light and very convenient.
When we start out for the field we pile a lotof them onto alow wagon, with an open plat-
form rack and driveat once to the farther end of the field, dropping the boxes off ina line, right
next to where we want to dig, as we go. On reaching the end we leave the wagon and hitch
on to the digger. The pickers empty their basketsinto the boxes all along right where they
are. Then, when we are ready, it is avery sho1t and easy job to put them on again, two men
loading on 50 or 60 bushels in from 10:'to 20 minutes. At the cellar the boxes are very quickly
emptied into barrels or bins, and are ready to be filled again. Itis a quick and easy way of
managing. and, best of all, avoids shoveling and dumping the potatoes around, Which is
often quite an injury to them.
The actual average cost per acre of our potato crop for the year 1894, all the work being
done by machinery as we have indicated, was as follows (a man’s or boy’s time being reck-
oned at $1 per day, which is about an average of whatit costs us, and a team the same):
Plowing and fitting the ground, $2.70; cutting the Seed, 63 cents; planting, 51 cents; harrow-
ing, 30 cents; cultivating (from three to six times) $1.80; hoeing (all put on one acre), 6
cents; sprinkling, to poison the bugs, 26 cents; digging and putting into the cellar, $3.97,
making a total for labor of $10.22 per acre. Tothis should be added 85 cents per acre for Paris
Green and $1.50 per acre tor repairs and wear on tools, making in all $12.58, which represents
the entire cost with the exception of the seed. This is getting it down to a pretty low figure.
It certainly could not be done for that with hand work.
In conclusion, we wish you all great success for 1895 in every good thing.
L. L. OLDS.
World’s Fair.
HIS is our BEST variety. After another year’s experience, it suits us better than
ever. It is winning favor on every side, and our predictions for it are being
fulfilled. ‘his is what we said of the potato in 1893, the year we first intro-
duced it: “As the Columbian World’s Fair will eclipse any fair ever pro-
jected, so we believe this new seedling wlll take a similar place among the
different varieties of potatoes.’ Wesaid also: “While almost every new potato is
chiefly valuable in one or two particulars, World’s Fair seems to possess ALL the
requisites of a first-class variety.”
In our last year’s catalogue, referring to these claims, we said: ‘World's Fair
has more than fulfilled our highest expectations, and we now venture to predict that
the time is coming, when all over this great land, this will be generally regarded as the
best of all potatoes. It will not come in one year, or in two or three. It takes a long
time to fully introduce a new potato throughout the whole country. After another
year’s experience with it, we must say, it really seems to have no faults as a general
crop variety.”
Now we say, in 1898, although this is putting it pretty strong, we do not
believe it is any TOO strong. Jt is the best potato we ever grew. If you feel at all
skeptical about its value. read carefully what others say. We have strong testimo-
nials from some of the best known potato growers in the United States. Many who
tried it the first year and were well pleased with it, speak still more > highly of it
this year.
This is our description of World’s Fair: Beautiful in appearance, very smooth,
eyes few and right on the surface,so that there is the least waste in paring, symmet-
rical in form and outline. with a creamy white skin, all covered over with a netting:
“quality perfect,” as Mr. Terry, of Ohio. one of the best. if not the best potato authority
in the United States, says: fine grained. pure white, mealy, delicious; a remark-
ably strong grower, with very thick bushy tops and fine leaves; tubers good sized
and very numerous, compact in the hill and near the surface; season, medium.
4 L. L. OLDS’ POTATO. CATALOGUE.
We haye always classed the World’s Fair as a medium early. Some of our friends
have reported it as very early. But last year it grew longer and was later in ripening
than ever before, with us. It was not so Jate as Rural New Yorker No. 2, but later
that Freeman. So this year we think we should call it medium.
World’s Fair made itself vonspicuous again last year by its Jarge growth. In
this respect it went ahead of Rural No. 2, Delaware, American Wonder and all the
big-yielding late varieties in our ordinary field culture. On very rich soil and high
culture World’s Fair will respond better than any of these other varieties.
In 1893 in one of our fields of World’s Fair, it made such a large growth that,
at the time when the tops were largest, we could stand and look up and down the
rows in one part of the field and be unable to tell where the rows were, so completely
did they occupy all the space. This from seed cut to one eye, rows 33 inches apart,
and pieces 15 inches apart in the row. Walking through the field and looking down
it was hardly possible to get a glimpse of the ground. We measured some vines 5
feet long from the surface of the ground to the tip ends. Yet these vines were not
scraggy, but were abundantly supplied with leaves and branches. Of course many
other varieties will make just such wonderful] growth as this under favorable circum-
stances, but what sort of potatoes do they yield? Almost always they are either
rough or of poor quality. And right here we want to again emphasize the fact that
for quality Worlds Fair cannot be surpassed.
Now we hope that our customers will send in their orders in good season this
year. We have a fine, large stock, but there may not be enough. We thought we
had a large stock last year, but we sold ail out too soon, so that many orders had to
be refused and the money returned.
In addition to those of our own growing we have a fine steck of World’s Fair
grown for us by J. M. SMITH’s SONS at Green Bay, Wis..150 miles north of us. These
are very fine indeed. In fact they are about as handsome as any potatoes we ever saw
any where.
This stock we will furnish while it lasts at the same price as our own, 7 full
barrel orders, shipped direct from Green Bay. Of course all orders must be sent
to us here. We recommend this Green Bay stock as certainly best for ail
customers living north of us. Others can have it bv paying a little more freight.
We will send the Green Bay stock from here, 2 less than barrel lots, ata slight advance
over prices of our own growing, to pay us for transportation from there and for
repacking.
Prices of World’s Fair for 1895.
Our Own Stock—By mail, post paid, 1 lb., 40 cts.: 3 Ibs., 90 cts. By express or
freight, not prepaid. 1 Ib., 30 cts.; half peck, 65 cts.; pk., 90 cts.; bu., $2.50; bbl. $6.00.
Green Bay Stock—Shipped from Green Bay, bbl., $6.00. Shipped from Clinton,
less than peck lots, same price as our own stock; peck, $1.00; bu., $2.75; bbl. $6.50.
Second Size—Our own growing, limited stock: pk., 65 cts.; bu. $1.75; bbl., $4.50.
(See table of Freight Rates from Clinton and from Green Bay, on third page of cover.)
NOTICE OUR VERY LIBERAL DIsCOUNTS—Fize per eent on ten dollar orders, and ten
per cent on twenty dollar orders.. ‘These discounts apply to all our seeds, potatoes, corn
and oats.
phate at the rate of 400 pounds to the acre,
£ 35
“Never Was a Better Potato. with the best of cultivation. I planted 1¥
Mr. LORENZO OSBORNE, a Western New York
potato grower, told last year how he grew
322 pounds from one pound of World’s Fair.
This year he writes us again as follows:
“With a very unfavorable season for a good
yield of potatoes, with the most disastrous
drouth we ever had in Western New York, !
again report to you how the World’s Fair
potato has sustained its last year’s reputa-
tion. It was planted on a very poor, light,
sandy soil, with a light application of phos-
bushels of seed in rows 32 inches by one foot
in the row, the 16th of May. It commenced
to rain the next day, and for three weeks it
poured almost incessantly. Some of the cut
pieces rotted, others came up sparingly. In
spite of all set-backs it came out near the
head. They aresmaller this year on account
of the drouth, but are very fine. There never
was a better potato baked or boiled, nor
better flavored than the World’s Fair. Qual-
ity is perfect.”
We are very particular about sorting. Notice what we say_about that.
L. L. OLDS’ POTATO CATALOGUE. 5
“Just as Good a Cropper as Rural
No. 2 and of Better Quality.’’
Mr. F. B. VAN ORNAM, of Iowa. originator
of Burpee’s Extra Early, Early Walton, Van
Ornam’s Earliest, The Great Divide, and
others, is probably as good a judge of pota-
toes aS any man in the United States. He
reported last year on World’s Fair a yield of
“660 Bushels per Acre, Ordinary Field Cul-
ture, without Fertilizer of Any Kind.’’ He
spoke of it then as follows: “Quality very
good, cooks quickly, and of fine flavor. Ap-
pearance, handsome; skin, creamy white,
tough and firm, and agood shipper. Eyes,
few and close to surface, giving scarcely auy
waste in peeling.”? This year he writes:
“The World’s Fair did not havea fair chance
this season, but I like it so well that I saved
all my seed for planting. I like it better
. than Rural No. 2—j.ist as good a cropper and
better quality.’’
*“Near the Front with the Other
Great Yielders.”’
Mr. D. C. HICKS, of Vermont, originator of
New Potatoes and Seed Novelties, writes:
“It will interest you to learn that lhavethe
present season made a comparative test of
the following varieties: Carman No. 1. Llli-
nois Queen, Banner, State of Mine, States-
man, American Wonder, Rural No.2, World’s
Fair, Snow Flake, Freeman and a new Rose
Colored Seedling named Brisfol Beauty-
Twenty-five hills of eachwere planted and
one two-eye cutting used in each hill. In
many ways this trial was a surprise to me.
Your World’s Fair was a leader of the Snow
Flake class, and pushed up towards the front
with the other great yielders.”’
NO ROUGH POTATOES.
“World’s Fair, Finer, Larger Pota-
toes than Freeman.”
Last year Mr. J. M. SMITH, of Green Bay,
who was one of the largest growers of Free-
man in the country, wrote, shortly before
his death: ‘I like the potatoes very much
thus far. They were nice and smooth, not
quite as smooth as the Freeman, but aver-
aged larger, and were cioser together in the
hill. They ripened about the sime tiine as
Freeman, and are, I think, of good quality.
To say that they are as good as the Freemun
is saying a great deal, for I think the Free. ©
ats is just about pertection when on the
table.’’
This year his sons, who have continued
his business, and who grew the World’s Fair
for us on contract, write as follows:
“Your letter asking about the World’s
Fair potatoesisathand. Yes, our opinion
of the World’s Fair is better than it wus one
year ago.
“How does the World’s Fair compare with
Freeman? In answer let me quote from
the record of a test made this pist summer,
as follows: Freeman—S&,860 square feet of
ground yielded 2,111 pounds of potatoes.
Yield per aere, 172% bus: World’s Fair—
8,776 square feet of ground yielded 2,327
pounds of potatoes. Yield per acre, J§2% bus.
In some general remarks farther on in the
report we find the following: The World’s
Fair and Freeman were smooth, not having
any, practically, of rough potatoes. The
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World’s Fair were finer, larger potatoes than
the Freeman. The test referred to was made
for our own information and under as fair
and even conditions as. our place of fifty
acres affords. We think there is promise of
a very valuable potato in the World’s Fair.’’
Seed Put Aside for 20 Acres and
More Wanted.
A prominent New York Nursery firm, who
bought World’s Fair seed of us in 1898, Wrote
us last spring for prices on 40 or 50 bushels
of World’s Fair, saying: ‘‘We have already
put aside seed for 2.) acres, SO you can see we
have a good opinion of the potato.”’
*“The Quality is Perfect.”
T.B. TERRY, Ohio. “I planted your Worlid’s
Fair potutoes in ourregular field, cutting to
One eye and dropping in drills, without
manure’ or fertilizer, except clover, and I
have nineteen bushels in the cellar of fine
tubers. (Mr. Terry had half a bushel of
seed). The quality is perfect. They are
about a week later than Freeman with us.
Ia looks. growth. ete., they seemed to me
identical with Freeman, but at the end of
the season by longer growth they proved
they were different. I shall try them again
with great care.’’
Mr. R. J. CORYELL, of the Michigan Agri-
cultural Experiment Station, writes: “Many
thanks for your catalogue. I will send you
a balletin in which you will see that your
Worid’s Fair is well up.”’
“Best Potatoes I Have Ever Seen.”
J. B. POWELL, an Ohio Grower of Seed
Potatoes: ‘l have been intending for some
time to write to you about the potatoes that
I got from you last spring. They are the
best potatoes that I have ever seen. This
has been a very poor year for potatoes, but
1 got fifteen bushels of the World’s Fair
from the half bushel of seed that I got of
you. LTintend to give them a good chance
next year.’’
‘““Pleased with your World’s Fa'ir.’’
*‘*Form is Perfect.’’—150
Pounds from One.
M. F. WEBSTER, One of the best Known po-
tito growers in Western New York, says:
“Tam pleased with your World’s Fair. The
best pound gave 2% bushels. I will plant
more of them next season and give thema
better chance to spread. ‘Their fori is per-
fect and they are a better yielder than Free-
man.’
“Cannot be Excelled for Yield or
Cooking Qualities.”
EK. M. BRACY, another New York man: “I
ordered last spring two pounds of your
World’s Fair potito seed. Am pleased to say
they are a splendid potato. They cannot be
excelled for yield and cooking qualities.”’
“A Beauty and No Mistake, anda
Wonderful Yielder.”’
G.C. WATSON, a Nirseryman of our own
countv: “The Worid’s Fair did splendidly
for me last year. It’s a beiuty and no mis-
take and a wonderful yielder.”’
6 L. L. OLDS’ POTATO CATALOGUE.
Carman No. 1.
HIS new potato, introduced last year, is attracting greater attention through.
out the country just now than any other variety. It originated with Mr. E
S. Carman, of the Rural New Yorker, and has been freely and thoroughly
advertised in that potato paper during the past year or two. Carman No. 1
is a “seedling from seedlings,” say the introducers, “ raised through several
generations with the object of developing good and suppressing undesirable quali-
ties.” Mr. Carman himself says: ‘ It is the finest potato 1 eyer saw.”
It is a very large, handsome, white potato, not partieularly smooth, but with a
skin well netted. Its chief characteristic is its tremendous growing power. ‘The small
amount of seed that we were able to get hold of Jast year we cut to one-eye pieces
and planted them just twice as far apart as we did other varieties. Even then the
vines grew so large that they covered the ground over, and the yield was very large.
In season, Carman No. 1 is medium late. Owing to its being introduced with only a
small stock, the seed is very high and in demand. We will sell what we have to
spare at the following prices:
By mail, postpaid, 1 1b., 50 ets.; 3 lbs.,$1.00. By express or freight, not prepaid,
1 lb., 40 cts.; half peck, $1.50; peck, $2.75; half bushel. $5.00; bushel, $9.00.
The Great Divide.
Burpee’s great novelty of 1894. It was introduced with only a small stock, in
two-pound lots only. Cash prizes were offered to the amount of $400.00 for the best
yields from pound lots of seed. A customer of ours in New York wrote us some
time ago that he had succeeded in growing 670 pounds of the Great Divide from one
pound of seed. The originator is Mr. F. B. Van Ornam, of lowa, who also origi-
nated Burpee’s Extra Early.
We have grown the Great Divide two years, and describe it as follows: Tubers,
long and handsome, with white, netted skin, and very smooth, the eyes being remarkably
shallow; vine, very large and strong, with plenty of branches and very thick, dark
green foliage; tubers, close in the hill, quite numerous and all good sized, with no
prongy ones; in yield. one of the best; season, medium late.
We are well satisfied with this potato as a successor to Burbanks. The quality is
Sar superior to that of Burbanks.
Our stock is not large, and we can accept only small orders. Price, by mail,
postpaid, | lb., 50 cts.; 3 lbs., $1.00 By express or freight, 11b., 40 cts.; half peck,
$2.00; peck, $3.50.
Early Fortune.
Introduced by F. B. Mills in 1893. Last year Mr. Mills oifered a premium for
the largest yield from three pounds of seed. The best seven reports, oe published in
his catalogue for this year, are as follows: 2,040 pounds, 1,531°4 pounds, 1,300
pounds, 1.28914 pounds, 950 pounds, 92914 pounds and 910 pounds, . respectively.
These are cerlainly very remarkable yieids from three-pound lots of seed. They are
more than that. They are almost incredible. We have grown Early Fortune one
year only. With us the yield was good, but not remarkable. The potato is very
smooth and very handsome and of the best quality. Color, nearly white. with a slight tinge
of flesh color. Skin, well netted. About like Hebron in season, we should say. Our
stock of this variety also is small.
Price, by mail, 1 Ib.. 40 cts.; 3 lbs., 90 cts. By express or freight, 1 1b.,30 cts. ; half
peck, 75 cts.; peck, $1.25.
“A Fine Yield of Shapely, Hand- tops were strong and Vigorous, covering the
: 33 ground well, and entirely free from blight,
some) Tubers/of, Coad Size: Among a hundred kinds, fifty of them being
J. W. BAKER, Illinois: ‘‘Notwithstanding novelties, but few equal or surpass them.
the most unfavorable season we have ever They are very smooth and white; eyes on
known |exceptone] your World’s Fair potato surface. If not greatly mistaken, yoursis
did exceedingly well, making a fine yield of one ot great merit, and will prove a leader
shapely, handsome tubers of good size. The among the novelties.”’
L. L. OLDS’ POTATO CATALOGUE. 7
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Irish Daisy. —
RISH DAISY was introduced last year by Maule as “A Fit Companion to the
Freeman.” Hesays ofit: “1 flatter myself that at last I have obtained the
greatest of all late potatoes.” This is the way he describes it: “ The Irish Daisy
is a seedling of Empire State, possessing all the strong qualities of its parent; is
not quite so large in size, but perfect in form. Shallow eyes, and skin pure,
bright straw color; on sandy land shading down to a brilliant white. The Irish
Daisy last year put out and grown by trusty growers on gravelly land, heavy soils
and sandy loam, along side of all other heavy-yielding late potatoes, has outyielded
them in every instance.”
In our own experience with Irish Daisy we have found it a sort of ironclad.
The vines do not grow especially large. In fact they seemed low and squatty by the
side of Delaware and American Wonder. But they were thick and bushy, with broad
leaves which shaded and protected the soil around the bills, so that they were not as
much affected by dry weather as most other varieties. In form Irish Daisy is not
like Empire State but is thicker, some of the tubers being nearly round like Rural
New Yorker. In season it was quite Jate with us, a little later even than Rural New
Yorker. We are a little disappointed in its quality; but still the quality is not so
bad for such a great cropper.
It will prove a profitabie market variety. and with Maule behind it, it is bound
to be in great demand and to become very popular. We bought quite a lot of Irish
Daisy seed of Mr. Maule last year, although the price was very high. But as it has
yielded well we have a good stock to offer, and so have been able to put the price
down guite low to our customers.
Price, by mail. 1 1b., 35 cts.; 3 Ibs., 85 cts. By freight or express, 1 !b., 25 cts.;
half peck, 50 cts.; peck, 75 cts.: bushel, $2.00; barrei, $5.00. :
**Won My Good Opinion.”’’ | Good Keeper.
W.S. TEATOR, another prominent grower | G. M. Ross, Iowa: ‘‘Your World’s Fairand
of Seed Potatoes in New York State: ‘‘World’s | Rural New Yorker Were splendid in May.”’
Fair has won my good opinion.’’
8 L. L. OLDS’ POTATO CATALOGUE.
Early Market.
E still think just as much of this variety as ever. In this section it is fast be-
coming the leading early potato. We have grown it for five years, and we
regard it as the best of all the Ohio style. Originated by Vick, the intro-
ducer of the Ohio Jr., and described by him as follows: ‘“ Early Market is
very productive, the tubers having the peculiar markings of the Early Ohio,
but quite distinct from that variety, as they are inore elongated. As the name im-
plies, this variety is especially recommended tu grow for early marketing, as it is
unsurpassed in quality by any potato. in the early stages of growth or unripe condi-
tion. cooking dry and mealy as soon as the tubers have attained a marketable size.
This point will be highly appreciated by market gardeners and others who grow
potatoes for early market, and also by those who have their own little garden patch
for early use. The tubers are medium to large, light pink or fiesh colored, with the
specks peculiar to the Ohio class,oval oblong, very uniform in size, eyes flush with
the surface; both stem and seed ends are round and full Itisa zood keeper. re-
taining its excellent quality from the time of harvesting until the next planting
season.
We recommend this variety wherever Early Ohio does well. In many places,
especially on soil that is not very rich. Ohio does not yield well. For such ones we
would recommend Signal or Burpee’s Extra Early or Early Walton. Jt is well,
however, to have representatives of both types. For. while most years, on good soil,
Early Market will yield fine crops, some years it will not do s> well. We believe
that the Hebron style varieties are surer of producing well, but they do not mature
a crop as quickly as the Ohio style potatoes, nor do they keep as well in the spring.
[For prices of Early Market and all our other standard varities, see Price List
Zable immediately following the descriptions. ]
Early Ohio.
The earliest of all the older early varieties. Also the most popular, and justly so.
Although early Ohio is known and grown everywhere, very few have pure seed.
The worst of it is, most men do not know that their seed is mixed. Study carefully
the cut we present of Ohio Junior and see if your Early Ohios look like that. For
the illustration will do for Early Ohio, Early Market and Everitt’s Six Weeks as
well as Ohio Junior. They all have the same general appearance. Although they
may vary somewhat in shape and other respects. there is always one sure test of the
Ohio family, and probably only one. Every tuber. if genuine, will be covered with
small pimples that stand out from the surface and give it a rough feeling.
Our crop of Ohios last year was very good. In fact, because they were planted
on the highest ground and so not much injured by the June frost, they yielded th
best of all our eariies. cf
In addition to our own stock, we have bought a car-load of Ohios from North-
ern Minnesota. These are large and very fine, andstrictly pure. In ordering please
state which you prefer. We would recommend the Minnesota stock for our custo-
mers that are north of us, but you can have your choice at the same price as long as
they last. The second size quoted is of our own growing.
CMGet SU nifacmin Sivek. **“Stood the Dry Weather.”’
: : : ie ae | THEODORE JONES, Junetion City, Kans:
Reis Meee, awn Hidge, Ill: “The | Phe Karly Six Weeks Marken dsiegeree
arly Varket potatoes that Il bought.of you | than any other with me this season. They
last spring were the best und most uniform | 2 : aad i
in size that Lever raised. Cannot do with- | eS dry weaker bette aa
out them.
H. W. RAREY, Griswold, Ia.: “The seed
GEO. REGENNITTER, Bennett, Ia.: ‘The | eters I os arom oN Fh reas as
. " ava | Splendidly. The Early Market is the best o
Early Market is the best early potato I have - any Lhave got hold of yet, and I have tried
ever seen. One pound made forty pounds.’”’ | a good many.”
L..L. OLDS’ POTATO CATALOGUE. 9
bs fa
ple
Ohio Junior.
T is really remarkable how this variety has grown in favor and popularity. We
have had it for a lons time. but have been surpris?:d every year at the demand
for it. and have always run short. Wedo not need to describe it, the illustra-
tion does that. an:l it grows like Ohio. Some potato men say that Ohio Junior
is a little the earliest of all the Ohio style varieties. We have never been able to
see much of any difference in that respect. but have been inclined to regard
Six Weeks Market as a little abead of the others in point of earliness.
Everitt’s Six Weeks Market.
Introduced in 1890 by Everitt and Gregory. and already getting to be well
known and largely grown. It was in such great demand last year that we had diffi-
cultv in saviny any seed for ourselves. We have only 1 very small stock to offer.
Howe’s Premium.
Introdueed in 189) by G. D Howe, of Massachusetts. Very distinct in appear-
ance. It belongs to the Ohio family. but is different from any of th+ others. Almost
round in shape with a light colored. pinkish skin — Its chief value lies in its extreme
earliness. Howe's Premium anid Strav Beauty are, in fact, the earliest of all our varie-
ties, being earlier than any of the preceding.
“‘The Earty Ohios are Superb.” rived. Lam _wellsatisfied with them as seed.
Me. W.S. TEA ror, of New York, who grows | The Early Ohios are superb. 1 am sorry I
pedigree secd potatoes largely for some of | have never grown them as I often have calls
the eastern seedsmen, and who hasareputa- | for them in iy seed trade.
tion for growing the very finest stock, 1 notice your potatoes are not overgrown
bought » barrel of seed of us last spring of | Monstrosities. I do not like those coarse
twelve different varieties. He thus speaks | Potatoes and try to avoid raising extra large
of them: “The barrel of potatoes have ar- | 0-€S-
10 L. L. OLDS? POTATO CATALOGUE.
Early Walton.
HIS was our best Hebron style variety last year, even going a little ahead of
the Signal. It was first introduced three years ago, but is little known as
yet.. The originator is Mr. Van Ornam, who gave us Burpee’s Extra Early.
He regards it as a better yielder than Burpee’s, and says of it: ‘“ With us it
is the heaviest cropping early potato I ever grew.”
It is a handsome flesh colored potato, grows a good, vigorous, healthy looking
top, matures its crop very quickly, and yields a compact bunch of smooth, good-
sized tubers of excellent quality. The Rural New Yorker says the quality of Early
Walton is about perfect.
Burpee’s Extra Early.
One of the most popular early potatoes. Introduced by W. Atlee Burpee & Co:
in 1890. This is their description: ‘The potatoes are uniformly of good size, en-
tirely free from rough or scabby tubers, with very few small ones; oblong in shape,
very smooth, eyes set well on the surface. skin creamy white, slightly shaded with
pink; the flesh is pure white, remarkably fine grained, and of the very best table
quality.
The tubers grow very compact in t-:e hill, with strong and vigorous foliage
of an intensely dark green; it is a sure cropper, immensely productive.”
We have grown Burpee’s Extra Early for four years, and like it every way. We
do not think it is quite as early as Early Ohio, but it grows a larger, more spread-
ing top and is a surer yielder.
The originator of this variety, Mr. F. B Van Ornam, of Iowa. in writing to us
says he believes it is catalogued by more leading firms than any other early that has
been out no longer, while it has proved one of the best for the South. He says fur-
ther:
“They grow with us. very smooth and are first-class in quality, and we be-
lieve, will retain their quality, on a greater variety of soil and keep longer in spring
than any other early on the market.”
One of our nearest neighbors says Burpee’s Extra Early is the best potato for
eating he has ever tried, and he has nearly all our leading varieties.
Vaughan.
Introduced by Mr. Vaughan in 1891. It has been largely advertised by him, and
already holds a prominent place among the many fine varieties of the last few years.
It is a very handsome looking, flesh-colored variety, is early and a good yielder.
New Queen.
Originated by Geo. W. P. Jerrard, of Maine.
Getting to be very popular. Of
Hebron style, but perhaps a little longer, resembling White Elephant.
The Grange Judd Farmer, in its Wisconsin
State Fair Notes, 1894, says:
“Wisconsin is a great potato state, and the
showing of this crop was unusually gratify-
ing. The exhibit made by L. L. Olds. of:
Clinton, contained the best specimens of all
leading varieties, tastefully and neatly ar-
ranged.’’
(Our exhibit was awarded five first pre-
miums out of nine offered in all, and two
second premiums).
The Rural New Yorker, in its review of
Seed Catalogues, March 3, 1894, speaks of ours
as follows: “In this we have a catalogue
chiefly given up to seed potatoes, and the
list -conldshardly be betterln FoF). Finke ok
Mr. Olds’ prices are very reasonable.”’
Farm, Field and Fireside, Feb. 17, 1894,says: _
“),. L. Olds, Clinton, Wisconsin, took first
premium on best display of ten varieties of
potatoes at the State Horticultural meeting,
at Madison, last week. the ‘World’s Fair’
potato introduced and for sale by Mr. Oids
took the first premium as the best seedling.
It could be hardly otherwise when such
judges and growers of potatoes as J. M.
Smith and T. B. Terry have such words of
praise for this potato.”’
The Wisconsin Farmer says, in its issue of
March 23, 1894: ‘‘The Olds’ Seed Potatoes are
pretty well known all over the country, and
they desé¢rve tobe. They are always reliable,
always satisfactory and always sold at fair
pr:ces.”’
We exercise great care to keep our seed from growing in the cellar.
L..L. OLDS’ POTATO CATALOGUE. 11
(From a Photograph.)
Signal.
HIS is our favorite early variety. We recommended it both in °93 and °94 as
as the dest all-around early potato we had.
it, but were surprised, after all, at the great demand for it.
just the style of potato that people wanted.
a large stock, but did not have near enough to fill our orders.
probably be the same way this year.
We were conscientious in doing
It seemed to be
We started in, both years, with
It will
We bave to report that it did not do
as well with us this last year, although this was on account of the dry weather, the
late frost and the bugs.
For the benefit of new customers will say: The Signal is a Wisconsin potato,
originated by Thomas Crane of Ft. Atkinson, and first sold in 1891.
It is regular in
shape, smooth in outline, skin a beautiful light flesh color, very bright and clear,
giving it a pure delicate look;
excellent quality.
growth. Our field of Signal in 1892 in blossom was a beautiful sight.
There were no missing hills.
mass of white.
very early,
{ts most striking characteristic is its great vitality and vigor of
wonderfully strong grower and of
It was one
Everything grew and grew large and
strong. so that the vines covered the ground.
Eighteen Bushels From One Peck
Planted June 16.
LORENZO OSBORNE of New York: “One
peck of Signal cut to oue eye, planted the
16th of June, gave the yield of 18 bushels, and
they are fine.’’
T. C. FURNAS of Indiana, in his price list of
fruit plants and seed potatoes, says of Sig-
nal: ‘‘More productive than any other early
variety we have tried, and of fine quality.”’
J. B. POWELL, Ohio: “I got Howe’s Pre-
mium and Signal of you last spring, about
twelve pounds of each I supposed. 1 did not
weigh them. I dug nine bushels of the
Howe’s Premium and eight bsshes of the
Signal. I will plant about allof thein. May
sell a few at 50 cents per peck. They yielded
the best of any Lhad planted.”
*<Outvielded All Others.’’
J. H. JOHNSON, Netawaka, Kan.: ‘I
planted the following varieties last year:
Green Mountain, Early Wisconsin, Everitt’s
Six Weeks, Rural New Yorker, Signal, Prize-
taker and two other kinds, but Signal and
Rural New Yorker excelled all in size and
quality. Signal outyielded all other kinds.’*
“Will Say Almost Any Good Thing
For World’s Fair.”
J.S. LOVELL, a Western lowa potato grow-
er, writes, “I will say almost any good
thing for World’s Fair. People pronounce
mine the handsomest potato they ever saw.
What prices are you going to make on them?
If I were you I would have the value of
them. You may be sure they will not get
mine for iess than $3.00 per bushel; peck at
$1.00. :
12 L. L. OLDS’ POTATO CATALOGUE.
Polaris.
ROBABLY the best standard early white potato. Originated in Vermont.
It is of long oval shape, creamy white in color, of superior quality, cooking as
white as flour. It is hardy, prolific, handsome, early anda good keeper. It
was our best yielder two years ago among the earlies. With the originator
it has yielded at the rate of 600 bushels per acre.
Early Puritan.
An early white potato. Very handsome. Originated by Coy and introduced by
Henderson. Probably no potato ever had a larger sale the first year than Early
Puritan. With Peter Henderson to advertise it, with his immense list of patrons,
its distribution was very thorough, so that now, the potato is well known and is
advertised in nearly every catalogue. We have grown it many years and value it
highly because of its productiveness and fine appearance.
Wisconsin Beauty. (New.)
Another early white potato which we introduced last year. Originated by F.
A. Huebner. of Manitowoc, Wis., originator of Cream City, Badger State and others.
The potato is well named. It 7s a beiuty, and very prolific. We sold ourselves
short last year, and what we did have to plant were almost destroyed by the late
frost, so that we have but a few to sell this year, and of second size only.
Freeman.
Nearly everyone has heard of the Freeman. so that we need not describe it.
Introduced by Maule in 1891, and sold the first year at $3.00 ver pound, it is probably
safe to say that no potato ever brought so large a profit to its introducer during the
first three years of its history. Our World's Fair is very similar to Freeman in
many respe:ts, so much so in fact that some men have hinted that it might be the
same thing. But this could not be possible, as Freeman originated in Minnesota,
while World’s Fair is a Wisconsin potato. Moreover there are decided differences.
While both are very beautiful and both are perfect in quality and look and grow
much alike, World’s Fair is a little later than I'reeman and has almost invariably
grown larger and yielded more where the two have been tested together. We expect
to sell all our Freeman just because they are Freeman, but we fee] confident that
World’s Fair is the better potato.
Our Stock as Compared with An- “Elegant Returns.”
other Se2dsman’s. R. W. MAIN, North Dakota: ‘I had elegant
M. F. WEBSTER, Western New York: “At returns from your seed. Especially the Free-
about the time I received the potatoes from | man. Twenty-seven good sized potatoes
you last spring I also got eas from 2 well from one hill, some of them weighing 18 or
known Ohio seedsman, who puts outa very 2) ounces.
plain catalogue. The contr aSt in the appear-
ance of the potatoes in the two shipments G. M. Ross, Iowa: “The box of pot®§toes
was so marked that everyone who saw them arrived in good order this time. Tour
remarked uponit. Iwasnotvery busy when | promptness in replacing the frozen ones
I wrote you before and tried to show youmy | shows that you are a man who deals ‘on the
appreciation of the good stock you furnished square.’ ”’
me.’
Mr. F.G. stn. Effi , Mi, ¢ JOHN CALLIHAN, Ohio: ‘Received yours
sent us ieee Siler ee ee of the 3d stating that you would replace the
years, writes as follows: “I had very good | Potatoes that were frozen. I did not expect
Success with my potatoes last year, realizing | that.
at the rate of $400 per acre on Thorburn. IL ’
had the best potatoes in the country, and a W.W. RYDER, Iowa: ‘‘ The seed potatoes
great many people are asking me what kind came to hand ‘all right. Assuredly I shall
of potatoes I grow and wherel getthem. I patronize you in the future if I want any-
will probably order for several other parties thing in your line. You have done more than
this spring.”’ fair ‘by me.
L. L. OLDS’ POTATO CATALOGUE. 13
Pearl of Savoy. |
NE of our oldest varieties.
same shape, and also the same color, or possibly a little lighter.
productive, however, and we think a little earlier.
In type it is a regular Early Rose. ‘Tubers are the
It is more
Arizona.
Here is a variety whose value has not been appreciated. “It originated,” says
the introducer, “in Arizona, from a cross of the Early Rose with the native wild
mountain potato.” Mr. Heubner says of it: “The best potato in the world” We
said last year that we considered it the best one of the rose-coiored varieties, and
when planting time came we liked it so much better than the others that it was the
only one of that family that we planted any amount of.
Arizona is of a little brighter shade than Early Rose. The Pearl of Savoy cut
would do very well to represent it, except that it grows larger and longer, and is
quite apt to be flattened and square cut at the ends. It grows a very large top, sets a
great many tubers in the hill and brings them to a good size, too, so that it fills the
baskets, at digging time. at a rate that is very satisfactory. In season it is medium
early. Although it is‘stch a remarkable grower and cropper, we have found it of
very superior quality, cooking up dry and white and mealy at all times of the year.
Everitt.
Another second early rose-colored variety.
We have had ita good while, and it
has always been one of our very best yielders.
Our stock this year is very fine.
James P. Grubb, Ohio: (Mr. Grubb sentus
a club order from sixteen different men).
“Potatoes arrived allO. K. They were all
well pleused.”’
“The Best Seed I Ever Got.’’
W. B. Porter Jr., Neb.: . ‘I have always
bought my potatoes of ——-—— — (a well
David Weir, Vermont: ‘Seed potatoes ar-
rived to-day in good condition and they
look fine.”
*““Gospel Measure.’’
J.N. Lambert, Neb.: “I am well pleased
with the seed, and as you gave gospel meas-
ure I have no reason to kick.’’
E. E. Brown, Vermont: ‘lheceived the po-
tatoes to-day and they are all O. K.”’
known Northern Seedsman) heretofore, but
the seed was so mixed I thought I would try
anew firm. Your seed,asfuras I can see, is
the best Tever got and the most uniform in
size.”
‘‘More Than Pleased.”’
L. F. BUTTERFIELD & SON, Iowa: Have just
finished digging crop of potatoes raised from
seed bought of you last fall, and we are more
than pleased. All are of the best quality,and
while the crop 1s exceedingly light, yet it is
three times that of others here.’’
14 L. L. OLDS’ POTATO CATALOGUE.
Grin Pha
American Wonder.
ONG, white and showy, a strong grower and a great producer. The above pho-
tograph. which we had taken especially for our catalogue, represents very well
an average tuber of this new late potato. American Wonder was introduced
by Jas. Vick’s Sons. The name is not a bad one, as it is in more respects than
one considerable of a wonder. We feel right here like quoting a letter received
by them last vear from one of their customers in Iowa. He says: “I send,
you twelve sample tubers of the American Wonder to contest for the prizes offered.
subject to the decision of the Granger Judges. 1st.—It will be a wonder if I succeed
9d.—It is a wonder I had any potatoes at all. 3d—The old striped potato bug (or
running bug) was on the vines by the thousand and I kept wondering when they
would disappear. 4th—Then we had a long period of dry weather which injured
the early growth. I kept wondering if *twould rain—(it did one day.) 5th—I wondered
considerable when J dug seven bushels from the peck purchased from you. 6th—
When cooked I did wonder to see the quality unsurpassed. 7th—I have been looking
around fer years for a potato, prolific, good to eat, and good quality, good size and
a good seller. - I no longer wonder. for 1 seem to have found one of the seven wonders
of the world in the American Wonder.”
There is considerable reason after all, for this man’s wondering. We have found
it, as he says, “a potato, prolific, good to eat and good quality, good in size and a good
seller.” We regard American Wonder and Rural New Yorker as the best standard
late potatoes in cultivation, and in many respects American Wonder is superior to
Rural No.2. It is of better quality, of better shape, being longer, and wiil very often
yield more, we think. At any rate the vines grow much larger and stronger, that
being one of its most striking characteristics. It is not as smooth as Rural No. 2,
the eyes being a little deep, which is the only fault the potato has that we have dis-
covered. :
All of our potato illustrations, except one or two, are half-tones from photo-
graphs. We like this kind because it must necessarily show a thing exactly as it is.
If you want some edeganz seed of the best variety, order some of our Green Bay
World’s Fair.
co
L. L. OLDS’ POTATO CATALOGUE. 15
Delaware.
HE Delaware Eipniaeen in Vermont and was introduced by Gregory. It is
something like Alexander’s, or perhaps a little larger and later in season. and
a little more rank in growth. ‘he shape varies somewhat from rather long
to nearly round and flattened. Skin, white; eyes, rather large; size of tubers,
large to very large and quality excellent; fine erained, dry and mealy. A strong,
rank grower, and a very heavy yielder. Its yield record at the Rural New Yorker
farm is at the rate of 102814 bushels per acre.
We were well pleased with the way our Delawares erew. aud yielded last year.
They did nearly as well as American Wonder, and they ripened a little earlier than
American Wonder, Rural No. 2 and Irish Daisy, which might be quite an advantage
sometimes.
| ee Murphy.
Introduced by Jas. Vick’s Sons in 1893. It is arose colored potato of the Rose
Seedling or Belle type. Grows very large, with rather deep eyes, although it is better
in this respect than most varieties of the Belle type. Wehave grown Maggie Mur-
phy two seasons and like it the best of all the varieties we have tried of that style.
It isa great drouth resister, a very strong, rank grower, anc a tremendous yielder of
(New. )
big potatoes.
At the same time we do not want to recommend it too highly for fear
it may prove disappointing. According to our experience there is little demand for
that kind of a potato.
EK. V. RALEY, Neb., one of our customers
whose potatoes were frozen on the road,
wrote: “Of course [ accept your proposi-
tion to duplicate the order, but it hardly
looks fair that you stand all the loss.”
T. C. TREGO, Ill.: ‘The potatoes I got from
you last season gave very good satisfaction.”’
C. G. READMEIER, Ohio: ‘The potatoes 1
received yesterday were in good condition
and am well pleased with them.”’
REV. A. M. THOME, an L[llinois Congrega-
tional minister: “All at hand in apple pie
order. Many thanks to you for your kind
consideration and generosity.”
““The Nicest I Ever Saw.”’
GEO. LOCKWOOD, Iowa: “I saw some of
your potatoes that you shipped here a year
ago and think them the nicest I ever saw.”’
AMOS GARRETSON, Indiana: ‘My barrel of
potatoes came through the severe cold
weather O. K , and I am well pleased with
them.” ;
GEO. W. Scott, Illinois: ‘I had good suc-
eess with potatoes bought from you.
W. B. PORTER, Nebraska: “I am glad I
have such a fair man to deal with as you
seem to be in your reply to my letter in re-
gard to frozen potatoes.”’
Lincoln Oats vielded 84 bushels per acre with us last year.
“They Are Dandies.”
ALBERT TRUMBULL, Minn.: “I received
the potatoes (R. N. Y. No. 2) all right. They
are dandies, and I am satisfied that you keep
good seed.”’
“The Finest Looking I Ever Saw.”’
E. G. STONE, Iowa: “I was at Mr. John
Dartings about a week ago. I saw there
some potatoes he had just received from
you named Rural New Yorker No. 2. 1
thought them the finest looking I ever saw.
You may send some of them. They, with
the others make five varieties. ”
“Your Way of Packing is Excellent”
JOHN P. WYLIE, Ill.: ‘‘Your way of pack-
ing several varieties in a barrel is excellent
as they are pure and not mixed. Of the
eight varieties received from you all are
good, dry and mealy. I believe that if
tarmers would change seed often, they
would have better luck raising potatoes.’’
““Finest I Have Seen in Years."
W.C. WILSON, Moline, Ill.: ‘The Ohios re-
ceived were the finest I have sen in years,
and the first absolutely pure Ohios I have
been able to get for three years.’’
B. E. PRATHER, Kan.: ‘‘Potatoes came all
right. Am well pleased both with the pota-
toes and your way of doing business.”’
L. H. READ, Wisconsin: ‘Potatoes received
this P.M. and.am well pleased with them.”’
_They are very fine,
Our Potato Exhibit at the Wisconsin State Fair last fall was awarded first
premium as the “Best and Largest Show.”
16 L. L. OLD3*' POTATO CATALOGUE.
(From The Rural New Yorker.)
A Bushel2of Rural New Yorker No 2 Potatoes Consisting of Just 48 Tukers
Rural New Vorker No. 2.
HE most famous late potato in the United States. It originated on the
experimental grounds of The Rural New Yorker, and was introduced for
the first time in 1389. Quite distinct in appearance; skin and flesh white,
quality good; shape nearly round. somewhat flattened; tubers large, very
large, but not rough or irregular; eyes quite shallow and general form symmetrical.
. Very strong and vigorous in growth and an zmmense yielder.
Its appearance while growing is different from all other varieties. The stalks
are thick and stout and very dark colored, growing upright at first, afterward
spreading around and lopping over in every shape; leaves small and of the darkest
green; blossoms purple. It is slow in getting started and the first part of the sea-
L. L. OLDS’ POTATO CATALOGUE. 17
son looks very unpromising, but later on gets down to work in earnest, and keeps
on growing after most all other varieties are dead.
In our Seed Potato Exhibit at the World’s Fair this variety seemed to attract
more attention than anything else.
many, spoke of it in the highest terms.
All who were familiar with it, and there were
This last year especially Rural No. 2 has proved itself a variety that can be re-
lied upon when others fail.
Many men in this region have told us that their Rural
New Yorkers were the only ones that amounted to anything.
They will probably
stand neglect and unfavorable surroundings better than any variety in cultivation.
In spite of dry weather they always do something. We never yet have heard of an
entire failure from Rural No. 2.
They are especially recommended for clay soils
and for land not really adapted to potato growing.
Our stock this year is very large, so that we are able to put prices low.
‘©1150 Pounds From One.—The Fin-
est Potato I Ever Saw ”
GEO. GEIER, Wash.: “The poundof World’s
Fair potatoes came in fine shape and con-
sisted of four potatoes, from which I planted
33 hills, 32 of them growing.
“They are the fine-t potato I ever saw, and
I think they are just the kind for this coun-
try. I picked out 17 which weighed 18 pounds,
and could have found as many of the same
size. I planted them about May Ist, and dug
150 pounds Oct. 2.’’
“Very Handsome, a Strong Grower
and Blight Proof.’’
ALBERT GLEASON, Illinois: ‘The sample
tuber ‘World’s Fair’ potato which you sent
me last spring did well. Itisa very hand-
some variety, a strong grower, and is blight
proof.”’
J. W. BAKER, Tiskilwa, Ill.: ‘‘Early Mar-
ket did finely for such a season. They are
fine and large. Not so many in a hill, but
good shape and good size. Iam very much
pleased with them.’’
H. H. PHILLIPS, Mich.: “My potatoes,
World’s Fair, Delaware and Peal of Savoy,
are the finest iooking patch in this part of
the country. The Delawares are the best -
and healthiest looking potatoes that I ever
saw. Please book me fortwo barrels Signal
and one barrel best medium late Rural New
Yorker or something of that kind, for next
spring. Just remember the Signal this
time.’
FRANK SCHLETZBAUM, JR., Huron, Kan.:
“The Ohio Junior potatoes I received of you
last spring did remarkably well. Everyone
who sees them is greatly pleased with them.”’
G. F. JARVIS & SON of Iowa, market gar-
deners: Were well pleased with the barrel
we got of you last year. The Burpee’s Extra
Early, Signal and Rural New Yorker did
finely.”’
Don’t fail to get a start of World’s Fair.
67 Pounds from One. ‘It Beats the
Freeman all Hollow,’’
HOOVER & MOORE, Colorado: ‘‘Enclosed
please find our report on the World’s Fair
potato. You certainly have a good potato.
It beats the Freeman all hollow in yield,
quality and appearance. Both were grown
side by side. Itisfullyas early, a stronger
grower, and much finer looking than Free-
TOC Dees
“SOO Bushels per. Acre.—As Fine
Eating Potatoes as My Wife
Ever Cooked. A Bonanza.”
PETER PEARSON, North Dakota: ‘You sent
me three little specimens of your new
‘World’s Fair’ potato, each measuring about
two inches in length, so you can imagineth
size of the cuts. Well I cut them very care-
fully to single eyes and planted them one in
a hill, and have dug from same forty-seven
pounds, &0 per cent being marketable pota-
toes. At the rate of yield realized by me
with the above mentioned small potatoes.
the yield per acre amo -nts to the rate of
eight hundred bushels of as fine eating pota-
toes as my wife ever cooked. You have:
bonanza in this potato if you make good use
of your opportunity.’’
L. SPALDING, Wisconsin: ‘‘We have had a
very.dry, hot summer, which has injured
our potatoes badly. From the one pound
you sent me I raised fifty pounds, ordinary
fleld culture, and 1 am well pleased with
them. They are good sized, few small ones,
and healthy growers. I did not munure or
take any extra care of them, for I wanted to
see what they would do raised as a field
crop.’’
R. M. HouSsToN. Boston Station, Ky.: “1
have just finished digging «iy early potatoes.
I am well pleased with those I bought of you
last fall. The Signal and Early Market are
my favorites, although the other varieties
did well. The Vhio Jr. is a splendid potato.
but I think will not yield with some of the
others.’’
It is the potato.
Our potatoes were awarded a premium as a collection at the World’s Fair.
Do not ask us to guarantee express charges. We guarantee freight,but not express.
Send your orders to us for the Man-Weight Garden Tools.
great reputation, and we recommend them to our customers.
on another page.
These tools have a
See cuts and prices
18 L. L. OLDS’ POTATO CATALOGUE.
Additional Varieties.
The following fifty varieties we can furnish only in small quantities. We have
the largest stock of those that are named first in each column, especially the first four
varieties in the first column. We can furnish those in bushel and barrel lots for a
time, at the same price as Eariy Ohio. in the table. Wecan also furnish Second Size
of most of the varieties at three-fourths the prices given below.
PRICES.—By mail, postpaid, 1 1b.,.25 cts.; 3 lbs , 60 cts. By express or freight,
not prepaid, 1 lb., 15 cts.; half peck, 35 cts.; peck, 50 cts. One medium-sized tuber,
not prepaid, of each of the fifty varieties, $2.00. One tuber each, any ten varieties,
50 cts. One-half peck of each of the fifty varieties, $11.25. Any ten varieties, half
peck of each, $2.50.
FIRST EARLY. SECOND EARLY AND MEDIUM. LATE (WHITE.) LATE (COLORED, )
Stray Beauty, Gov. Rusk, Koshkonong, Ideal,
June Eating, Salzer’sEarly Wisc’sn, Kings Co. Mammoth, People’s,
Thorburn, Pootatuck, Burpee’s Superior, Dakota Red,
Early Rose, Cream City, Badger State, Brownell’s Winner,
Early Wisconsin, Perfect Gem, Fearnaught, Juniata,
Early Ulinois, ab xtra Keeper, Gov. Foraker, Rural Blush,
Sunrise, Summit, _ Dandy, Manitoba Rose,
Salzer’s World’s Fair, Harbinger, Monroe Seedling, Rose Seedling,
Beauty of Hebron, Early Albino, Empire State, Queen of Valley,
Chas. Downing, Garfield, State of Maine, ‘Beauty of JLands-
Sunlit Star, Alex. Prolific, Gen. McClellan, downe.
Lee’s Favorite, Read's Eighty-Six, Burbank’s Seedling, Badger State P.
Vick’s Extra Early. White Flour. American Giant. Blow.
New Varieties.
The following are all fine varieties, of recent introduction. We do not give
them more space because our stock is small. Prices.—By mail, postpaid, 1 lb., 30
cts.; 3 lbs., 75 cts. By express or freight, not prepaid, 1 ib., 20 cts.; half peck, 50
ets.; peck, 75 cts.; half bu., $1.25; bu., $2.25. One medium-sized selected tuber, not
prepaid, of each of the twelve varieties, $1.00; half peck of each of the 12, $4.25.
EARLY NORTHER.—From Jerrard. One of our best yielders last year.
VAN ORNAM’S HARLIEST.—Hebron style. A very good extra early variety.
EARLY HARVEST.—White. Introduced by Jerrard in’93. A splendid variety.
WHITE GEM.—From Early Harvest. Sent out by Jas. Vick’s Sons last year_
WHITE Lity.—Medium. Of fine quality. Introduced by Samuel Wilson in’92.
COLUMBIAN PEACHBLOW .—Introduced by Iowa Seed Co. in ’93.
WILSON’s First CHOICE .—Introduced by Samuel Wilson in ’91.
MILL’s PrIzZE.—Introduced by F. B. Mills.
. WHITE MANHATTAN. TROY SEEDLING.
QUEEN OF THE WHITE HOUSE. EARLY PEACHBLOW.
Get your neighbors to go in with you in making up your orders for potatoes,
and thus get the benefit of the special discounts.
Isn’t it a good plan to buy of seedsmen who grow their seeds themselves ?
Notice our discounts. If you order five barrels of four dollar potatoes, they
cost you only $3.60 per barrel, or about $1.31 per bushel.
Our Second Sized Potatoes are usually spoken for first.
We will pack three varieties in one barrel without extra charge.
L. L. OLDS’ POTATO CATALOGUE. 19
Bebe Eo LSS, 1.
FIRST SIZE. SECOND SIZE.
VARIETIES.
ARRANGED AS NEARLY AS PGSSIBLE IN ABOUT D8 = 3 me S = =o Pa a)
THE ORDER OF RIPENING. Sti PS — an feet aa | Wo Sn
ag == enree fae==e Dee, a ara
Peta wine Seema Ss 5 Sk. wk ee eee Se 11 $ 50 gi 70) 2... || $ 35 | SL 20
DiC ene MAEKOCG. 0. c+ ot uo Sens: | 50 | 1 70 | 35 | 1 20 :
“OEIC, oS a RS ea eee ee | ed Us OU i |e Sey ted DO itt a
Early Market = Rp in aot cs ato 50; 1 60; 4.00 35 | 1 20} 3 00
HeeO in Pe eos os. os ee 50} 1 60; 4 00 35| 1 20] 3 00
Pian Ny AlmOier Sie Co. ee RRP ee NE 50} 1 60) 4 00 3a|, L.20,- 3°00
Petee senexbray WaTly oe. eo se ee a 50 | 1 60) 4 00 35! 1 20] 3 00
SUEDE Us oe Seo cs See ae 50} 1 60} 4 00 3a |» de 20, 3)-00
“NEV EEG Cry | WER tah che ae ae neem SY oar 2h arene” 50; 1 60 | ers
“WEL RY PL SES Dh SEC 8 Gere An Doe teHO tes oh Pcs fee total See ae
ea tat eT IS Ls asain s oe aces 50; 160} 4 00 35 | 1 20] 3 00
TEN rs ave eM Fe 0 RE ce) a Naa a 50; 160); 4 00 35! 1 20] 3 00
WirsenmsinvmnenWiVr ys 24.0 Lee Ne oe vis Oyo (ge Laid been Sepa Parent 40} 1 40} 3 50
LTRS DN CI a eat 21 Sa ea i es ar 60; 170) 4 25 35 | 1 20} 3 00
CAMP GNA MOY Che fey so ides 8 a ess BOs Az 603 S. 3e SoZ bee A.
ES SEs CLEP tag Re co a RA 50} 160); 4 00 35 | 1 20] 3 00
CRT, SEA te SO eee ne ns, Oe hake 50} 1 60} 4 00 35 | 1 20
AMET He. WONG ED lov coi ae mat sas 5 on eS 5 as 45/ 1 50] 3 75 35 | 1 20
PSEA SN ATIO sat fee ie ee ES Sat ys ods oS oa 45 | 1 50! 3 75 scale nae
foural New. Vorker-N esas 2 ered. fs 8. ee 45) 1 40] 3 50 55 |. 1 20
Maggie Murphy......... Pe arat hss sheets ts 50, 1 60) 4 00
Any variety in the above table, by mail, postpaid, 1 lb., 25 cts.; 3 lbs., 60 cts.
Not prepaid, 1 1b., 15 cts.; half peck, 35 cts.
For prices of Ww orld’s Fair, Carman No. 1, The Great Divide, Early Fortune and
Irish Daisy, see the description of those varieties in the front of the catalogue. For
other varieties, see preceding page. Notice change of Great Divide prices, Page 21
Notice that we have arranged the varieties in classes; first the Ohio class, then
the Hebron class, then the Puritan class, Snowflake class, Rose class and so on.
Our Second Size Potatoes.
We are very particular about sorting. Last season the potatoes, especially the
early varieties, did not grow as large as usual, owing to the dry weather. Conse-
quently there will not be as many large tubers in our First Size stock as usual,
which, in our opinion, will be just as well. We shall use the same standard in grad-
ing. The difference willbe that we shall have more Second Size to sell than usual.
Our rule in sorting is to put in nothing for First Size weighing less than 214 ounces,
and nothing for Second Size less than 1 ¥% ounces. The rough and bad-shaped ones
we do not put in at all.
The Second Sized potatoes are all right for planting, and are preferred by many
because they go so much farther. Soine have an idea that if they plant small pota-
toes they must expect to harvest small ones. This is not exactly so. Doubtless if
the small ones only are planted year after year for several years, it will tend to run
out the variety sooner, but if the seed is properly prepared it will not make so much
difference. Cut off the seed end of every small and medium sized tuber and throw
that away. Then if the potato is not too smal! cut it lengthwise into two or some-
times more pieces. There must not be too many eyes in a hill, and there must not
20 L. L. OLDS’ POTATO CATALOGUE.
be too many eyes for the size of the piece. We have proved the value of the above
practice many times in our experience. Last year we ran out of Second Size first
of nearly all varieties.
Special Offers, Discounts, Substitutions, Guarantee.
As a special offer we will make up a barrel of any three varieties, your selection
at the barre/ rates of those varieties, or a barrel of any eleven varieties. one peck of
each. at the bushel rates of those varieties.
We will make a discount of five per cent on every ten dollar order and a discount
of ten per cent on twenty dollar orders. In other words. if your order amounts to $10
send $9.50. or if it amounts to $20 send $18. These discounts apply to all our seeds
potatoes. corn and oats, but not to the tools that we offer. _ We offer these iiberal
discounts to induce club orders.
We never substitute any other varieties for those ordered. without permission.
With late orders, sent in after the shipping season begins, it might be well to state
whether anything else could be used if the varieties called for should be all sold. In
the case of jate orders for Second Size that find the stock all sold. we will fill with
First Size of the Yarieties ordered. to the amount of the money sent. We reserve
the right to refuse large orders as our stock becomes reduced.
We guarantee everything we ship to arrive in good order. We mean by this,
that if potatoes freeze on the road, we will refill the order free of charge. See what
we say about this on our introductory page_
Terms and Rules of Shipping.
Our terms are cash with the order. Every such order will be acknowledged at
once. and the pototoes shipped just as soon as in our judgment danger of freezing is
over. Letters of inquiry will receive prompt attention. In making out your order
please use Order Sheet, found on last page.
For the benefit of new customers, we give as references. Citizens’ Bank, Clinton,
Wis., or J. E. B. Budlong. Postma-ter.
Unless otherwise instructed, we will ship by freight. See table of freight rates
on the inside of back cover. Clinton is 78 miles northwest of ( ‘hicago, on ‘the main
line of the C. & N. W. at its junction with the Racine and Southwestern Division of
the C. M. & St. P. If you order potatoes to be shipped by express. money sufficient
to prepay charges must be added. We are obliged to make this rule bec ause express
rates are almost always higher than people expect they will be. Both the American
and United States Express : Companies have offices here.
We make no charg= for barrels and boxes, nor for packing. All potatoes will
be labeled and carefully packed so that they will not get mixed. and delivered at the
cars, purchaser paying transportation charges. Sacks will be used instead of barrels
when it is preferred.
Please do not send loeal checks. At the prices we make we cannot afford to
pay exchange. Send draft or check on Chicago. New York or Milwaukee, P. O.
Money Order, Express Order, Registered Letter or Stamps.
Humphrey’s Concave Potato Knife.
Will cut to one or more eyes and n-t injure the
... Vital tissues.
We sold a large number of these Knives last year, and we also
used them for our own hand-cuttiug. They do
much better work than common straight knives,
and we recommend them Very highly.
Price, postpaid
30c.; six, I. 50;
| dozen, $2.85-
If ordered by freight or express with other
things, deduct 2 cts. on each knife.
L. L. OLDS’ POTATO CATALOGUE. 21
Change of Prices.
Learning after the first sixteen pages of our catalogue had been printed thatthe
introducers had decided to make low prices on the Great Divide Potato, we coneclud-
ed to reduce our prices given on Page 6 to the same as Early Fortune prices. Order
early as we have but a few.
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NEW variety of Oats originated in Minnesota. The year of its introduction,
1893. cash prizes were offered. to the amount of $500.00, for the largest yields
reported from one-bushel lots of seed. ‘The largest two reports were 174
bushels and 168 bushels, both from Montana. These are astonishing vields. But we
have found them wonderfully productive and with a remarkably stiff straw. Last
year, although they grew very large, they stood up almost perfectly until they were
cut. The average yield was 84 bushels per acre, sown and treated the saine as com-
mon oats, with no tertilizers.
We had one field next to the road which attracted a good deal of attention.
They were sown very late. and people prophesied early in the season that they would
not amount to anything, but as they advanced to maturity they made such a splendid
growth in spite of the late sowing, that a number of men told us they were the finest
piece of oats they had seen. ‘They were very heavy too. weighing out fully three
bushels to the bag. threshers’ measure. We took a sample to our County Fair, where
they were awarded First Premium out of a large number of entries.
The Lincoln Oat is already very popular among seedsmen., although but two
years old. Judging both from our own experience. and from what others say, we
believe there is no better variety in cultivation. We have a fine large stock of per-
fectly pure, clean seed, and we have put the price low because we can afford to do so.
Compare our prices with those of other seedsmen.
Peck, 25 cts.; bushel, 75-cts.; 3 bushel-, $2.00. In accordance with our special
5 and 10 per cent discounts, we furnish 15 bushels for $9.50; 30 bushels for $18.00.
The prices quoted include sacks, Sample by mail, d cts.
White Schonen Oats.
The White Schonen are probably the best of the old standard varieties of oats.
At the Wisconsin Experiment Station they have stood at the head of the list for
many years, for productiveness. stiffness of straw and thinness of hull. They yielded
with us last year almost as well asthe Lincoln. but we find. unfortunately, that there
is a little barley mixed with our stock. This is perhaps no objection. if one grows
for feed or for market, as the amount of barley is very small indeed. We have made
22 L. L. OLDS’ POTATO CATALOGUE.
a careful examination and find that they average about one grain of barley to every
200 of oats. We have a large stock grown especially for seed, and rather than sell
them all for feed, we have decided to offer them at a very low price, thinking that
some might just as soon havethem. Aside from the barley, the seed is perfectly
pure and will be carefully cleaned. but it is impossible to get the barley out with a
fanning mill.
Price. sacks included: Peck, 20 cts.: bu., 60 cts.: 3 bus.. $1.50: 20 bushels, as per
our regular discounts. $950, and 40 bushels. $18.00: Asa special offer, we will fill
all orders of 20 bushels or over, received before March 15, at 40 cents per bushel.
Sample by mail, five cents.
Queen of the Field Seed Corn.
For many years we have been trying on our farm different varieties of corn
with the idea of finding a good-yielding yellow dent variety. early enough to be
reasonably sure of maturing in our latitude. We are better pleased with Queen of
the Field than anything we have seen. One of the most prominent seedsmen in the
West has for three years placed it at the head of his list of ten or twelve varieties.
He says he has tried all the new ones and the Queen of the Field is positively the best
yellow dent for the latitude of Northern IJlinois and all jocalities south of there. He
thus describes it: “A bright yellow dent variety, twelve to sixteen rowed, with deep
grain and smal] red cob, we ighing 60 pounds to the measured bushel. It is very
early, having been grown for seven years in Northern Central! Illinois from carefully
selected seed stock. and will generally ripen and fully mature in ninety days of good
corn weather. It is one of the best croppers, often having two good ears to the stalk,
and has yielded over 100 bushels of shelled corn to the acre.”
Our stock of Queen of the Fie.d we grew from seed obtained of a careful grower
way up near St. Paul. He said “I have been raising Queen of the Field for two
years. It is ahead of anything in this region. In 1892 my crop was sixty bushels
shelled corn ver acre.” Our seed has been carefully selected and dried, partly by
fire. and we believe we can thoroughly recommend it. We shall test it all just
before sending it out.
Price. sacks included, half peck, 30 cts.: peek. 50 cts.: bu., $1.50. Sample ear, by
mail, 20 cents.
Rop Corn.
We have two varieties. Monarch White Rice and Amber Rice. Price of either, by
mail. postpaid. lb , 20 cts.; 3 lbs., 50 cts. Not prepaid, lb., 10 cts.; 3 lbs., 25 cts.; 10
Ibs.. 65 ets.: 25 Ibs, $).25.
HE only thor-
oughly practical
light-weight Scoop
of the kind ever
invented. Weighs
but THREE pounds
and yet will handle
Potatoes, Apples or | We have for sale also
Corn faster than |
any other Scoop. | The...
Used extensively
by the Potato and Boss Sprinkler,
Apple Gro hes i? A very convenient and useful hand machine
of Western New | for spraying potatoes with Paris Green
Potato Eye
Cutter.
Price reduced to 25
cts., by mail.
20 ets., not prepaid’
——
York. Price only water. Itis similar to the one illustrated on
85 cents. page 23. Price, only $3.50.
L. L. OLDS’ POTATO CATALOGUE. 23
The
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‘<Tt did the best of work in my potato flelds. Never used anything to equal it in keeping
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“Tt will do more cleaning weeds from the hills than 20 men will do. I Zam well pleased
with it.’’—A. A. Hall, Marshalltown, Iowa. ,
“J used it on corn, potatoes, peas and beans, and it gave the best of satisfaction.’’—B. F.
Young, Worthington, Minn. wie OA bd hl
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“Ttisa‘dandy’. It cleans the hills as well as between them. Mine ison the go among my
neighbors all the time I’m not usingit. They say it can’t be beat.’’—A. H. Burgee, Branch,
Neb.
“Tt gave perfect satisfaction in keeping my potatoes free from weeds. Wecan grow po-
tatoes in larger quantities than we otherwise could.’’—David Brown, Maple Creek, Neb.
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Send TO-DAY for descriptive circular, and ‘‘How | grow 300 to 400 bu. potatoes
per acre in Mass.” by Chas. W. Russell, Upton, Mass. Every potato
grower should read this. Write name and address plainly.
The Z. Breed Weeder Company,
26 [lerchants Row, Boston, [lass.
Please mention this Catalogue when writing.
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24 L. L. OLDS’ POTATO CATALOGUE. |
THE SUCCESS” JR. POTATO DIGGER.
(PATENTED IN 1894.) :
MBODIES. features novel and
wonderful. and is as far ahead
of the old style diggers, as the
latest improved plows are ahead of
the old style rooters, called plows.
Our agent at Flushing, Mich., Mr.
Robert Bonner, writes us: ‘tI have
just been in a field contest with a
$125.00 digger, had 15 men as judges,
and 14 of them decided the “Success” —
Jr. did the best work and with one-
third the draft. Do you ask how this
can be ?
We answer—the “Success” Jr. is not
an “old edition with a new name and
false claims,” but is the product of ten
years continuous experiment.
T YES FATHER IT BEATS
WELL JOHN.IS || ALL THE WEEDERS WE
THE WEEDER
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Our SUCCESS ANTI-CLOG WEEDER is also the very latest novelty in its line.
Serious faults in others, are overcome in our Weeder. No producer of field crops
can afford to be without one of these weeders. If your dealer does not have our
goods, tell him he must get them or you will.
Agents wanted in unoccupied territory. Send for circulars. Address,
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L. L. OLDS’ POTATO CATALOGUE. 25
HOOVER POTATO DIGGER.
Think of it ! ty elereucs qigeer witout a cog.
as : 7ines and weeds carried toone side
| HON. H. C. WHEELER, Ode- f ~ ie 7 And save your back and temper.
bolt, Iowa, late Republican ls ¥ And buy a Digger you can ride.
candidate for Governor, says:
I dug 100 acres with my Hoover Ss
Digger and it gave meexcellent
satisfaction. I[ drove it 18 to 20
miles a day, and it made very
elean work. H.C. WHEELER.
Write us for a 16 page circular. Abundance of evidence that it is “the best Digger on Earth,”’
as Mr. T. B. Terry says of it. We have an ESPECIAL machine for stony land. Write us.
With this ma-
chine, which || Zu Ss
Weighs less than {|Z \ a
100 Ibs. two men rR
and a boy, can
sort and put in
‘the wagon from
80 to 100 bushels
an hour. il, AX San ITT : 1
The potatoespass_ |); A ME = lll
from the hopper |) Sse NN TM Aan
' into the cylinder,
which should be
turned very slow
by a very lazy
boy. Have him
pick out the decayed and scabby potatoes as they pass througu the hopper, otherwise he will want
to go to sleep.
PRICE ONLY $15.00. HOOVER, PROUT & CoO.,
- (Mention Olds’ Catalogue.) AVERY, OHIO.
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26 L. L. OLDS’ POTATO CATALOGUE.
Pease’s Sorting Machine.
For Potatoes, Apples, Onions, Ete.
The only perfect Sorting Machine ever
invented, cheap, durable and every
Machine guaranteed; capacity 1000
bu. per day; sorts in two or three
sizes and any size the operator de-
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AGENTS WANTED.
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Gentlemen:—I take pleasure in saying that I am highly pleased with the potato assorter
which you sent meontrial. Lams: atisfied that the advant: ages gained by using itthis one
season have been more than the price of it. Very truly yours,
IRA W. GREENE, East Avon, Liv. Co. BE Ae
Gentlemen:—‘Ve have used your ‘‘Apple and Potato Sorter’ for sorting potatoes. We
think it a first class machine for the business, doing good work and very rapidly. s
W. G. PARISH & CO., Millers Corners, N. Y.
Gentlemen:—I used your ‘‘Apple and Potato Sorter’? a part of the past season. It gave
good satisfaction both in quantity and quality of work done. It will grade apples as fast as
aman can shovel them and do the work as well as the average of men. Three men with the
grader did the same amount of work formerly done by six men, thus saving me $3.75 per day.
al Se ROGERS, Albion, N. Y.
Manufactured by the EDWARD EF. DIBBLE SEED CO., Honeoye Falls, N.Y.
L. L. OLDS’ POTATO CATALOGUE. 27
ASPINWALL”
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ATTACHMENTS FOR PLANTING CORN AND
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The Potato Grower's Friend.
owe ASPINWALL” TIER
Cuts Potatoes for Seed faster than
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Simple in construction. Thousands |
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The Jarecki Chemical Co.,
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Manufacturers of
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Mr. W. J. Chamberlin. who used our Potato Food this season, writes:
Effects : of Ferti li zZers.
It will be seen the superphosphate used (700 pounds per acre) nearly doubled
the average yield per acre and actually increased it a little over 50 bushels per acre,
which, as ‘the potatoes were sold at 65 cents, would be an increase of $32.50 per acre
on the whole area where they were used—about 8 acres. And I feel sure that this
dry year inore than half of the value remains unused for the benefit of succeeding
crops.
500 Bu. of Potatoes per Acre.
SPENCER, O., Nov. 24, 1891.
Jarecki Chemical Works:
of 400 pounds per acre. with a yield of 500 bushels per acre of nice, large, smooth,
potatoes. On ground where I did not use it potatoes were small and scabby.
Yours respectfully,
G. W. BETZ.
L. L. OLDS’ POTATO CATALOGUE. 29
The Splendid Fertilizers. nigt droves BONG Phosphates.
STBY. =} Potato Fertilizers. 32: e's
. . . 2 : 115 bu.; Oats 130 bu.;
“Ig just what its name implies BNE DEES Corn, , :
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“It isamong the most productive,”’ Sample of Fertilizers by mail, 6 cents.
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“Very good flavor,’ Indiana Exp.
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“Has done well in all respects.”’
Geo. Kellogg & Sons, Wisconsin.
Retail Price, $1.00 per doz. $5.00 per 100.
Write for Wholesale Prices,
Over Forty Varieties
4 100,000 Warfield @ $3 50 per 1000.
100.000 Michael @ $3.00 per 1090.
50,000 Snyder & Stone’s Blkby.
@$1.00 per 100.
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This is absolutely the only sprayer of its kind on the market.
FACTS WORTH KNOWING
Only from 8 to 10 gallons of water and from % to % pounds of Paris Green are required to
the acre. Address, ,
J. R. STEITZ, Manufacturer,
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Save His Potatoes
From the potato bugs should at once get one
of my
Paris Green
Sprinklers
Gray’s Patent.
Tf tried once he will nev-
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sprinkle more than one
acre in an hour with it.
It saves half of the Paris
green and time against
any other process or
2 method. Write for prices
~ testimonials and circu-
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1049 Milwaukee Ave.
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and will pay
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for it. For particulars see
Vick’s Floral Guide for 18%,
which contains colored plates of
Vick’s Branching Aster, Sweet
Peas, Vegetables, Hibiscus, and
Gold Flower. Honest illustra-
tions; descriptions that describe
not mislead; hints on sowing
and transplanting. Printed in
17 different coloredinks. Mailed
on receipt of 10 cents, which may
be deducted from first order.
Vick’s seeds contain the
germ of life.
Choice Sweet Peas
Small Quantities at Whole-
sale Prices.
40 CENTS A POUND,
POSTAGE PAID.
We have grown tons of Sweet
Peas the past summer of a very
fine quality to be able to give
our friends a real treat. Think
of it, 25 varieties and colors
mixed. A pound only 40
cents: half pound 25 cents;
quarter pound 15 cents;
ounce 10 cents.
GOLD FLOWER.
Hardy, Grand Bedder, Charm-
ing Pot Plant. Excellent for
Borders. Plants 25 cents each;
two for 40 cents.
Columbian Raspberry.
POINTS OF SUPERIORITY OVER
Att OTHERS: Extremely vigor-
Ae ous, resisting drought; propa-
SE) So gation by tips, no suckers; fruit
| PE / very large, color dark red; best
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SWHET PEAS.
berry for canning,retaining size,
color and fiayor; long season of
fruiting; high quality of late
fruit; iruit adheres to the stem,
not dropping; does not crumble
in picking; excellent shipper;
wondertully prolific, over 8000
quarts per acre; very hardy.
Proved by years of trial and
tested by Experiment Stations
and Fruit Growers. Single
plants 50 cents; one doz. plants
$5.00.
JAS. VICKS SONS
ROCHESTER N. Y.
SSN DOLE WS SSE)
7 No. 1 COLLECTION.
20 VARIETIES $1.00.°
L. L. OLDS’ POTATO CATALOGUE, 31
NorthDakotaSweet Corn.
After careful selection and cultivation for six years,
1 feel justified in claiming for. the above.
THE EARLIEST SWEET CORN IN THE WORLD.
In repeated trials with Cory, Early Minnesota, and other early
varieties, it proved the earliest of all.
By Mail, postpaid
Pkg. 10c., % pt. 15c., pt. 25c., qt. 50c. R ° VW. Vi A ( N J
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ITH the January issue GARDEN LORE was enlarged to 16 pages, making it possible to
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plants, flowers, fruits and vegetables, which render it an indispensable guide and reference
work; the fairness of its descriptions and illustrations of horticultural subjects worthy of
amateur treatment, both new and standard, upon which the utmost reliance may be placed,
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LIST OF PREMIUM SEEDS.
VEGETABLE.
LETTUCE, GRAND RaAPpips. The largest,
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POLE BEAN, EARLY GOLDEN CLUSTER
Wax. A beautiful, delicious, meaty
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TOMATO. ‘Several of the new and best
PARSLEY, BEAUTY OFTHE PARTERRE. The
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JAPANESE VARIEGATED Hop. The most
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VERBENA HYBRIDA GRANDIFLORA. New
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fair proportion of white-eyed and Ital-
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of cultural articles especially designed
for Southern subscribers: illustrations
and deseriptions of new Roses, Chrys-
anthemums, Hardy Plants, Vines and
Shrubs, Vegetables, Fruits, Flowers, etc. ;
articles upon the culture of Chrysanthe-
mums by amateurs, with a list of ap-
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under good management than is ordina-
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the marvels of Nature as shown in plant
life, especially attracting and encourag-
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cents to pay for packing and mailing the
seeds) send the magazine during the en-
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Common Sense If you plant
Potato Digger SEEDS
You want good
SEEDS.
Simplest and
‘VoOMOVid ISOR
Thereare many Diggers on the market that
ane modifications of the Common Sense. We
ave seen a numbe1 of them work, but have Fe = Hee
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Nothing Better and nearly ai Higher Priced
than the Common Sense. We used a Common
Sense ourselves more than ten years before :
buying our Hoover, and have also used ita
good dealsince getting the Hoover. Every
farmer who grows one acre or more should =
have one. It soon pays for itself at the price E. H. HUNT, seedsman,
we offer them at. List Price $12. Our Price $6.
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Just think of the saving in hand hire,a greatitem. Theillustration showsa few operations:
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