Archive image from page 38 of Currie's farm and garden annual. Currie's farm and garden annual : spring 1920 45th year curriesfarmgarde19curr_3 Year: 1920 ( Snowflake Junior. POTATOES MAIN CROP VARIETIES SNOWPLAKE JUNIORâOne of the best main crop varieties resembling the old Snowflake in appearance and in cook- ing' qualities. It is, however, much more prolific and has the further merit of being' the nearest to BUG-PROOF of any Potato we have ever grown, the bugs only attacking it after all other varieties in sight have been disposed of. As an all-around family or market Potato, -we consider
Archive image from page 38 of Currie's farm and garden annual. Currie's farm and garden annual : spring 1920 45th year curriesfarmgarde19curr_3 Year: 1920 ( Snowflake Junior. POTATOES MAIN CROP VARIETIES SNOWPLAKE JUNIORâOne of the best main crop varieties resembling the old Snowflake in appearance and in cook- ing' qualities. It is, however, much more prolific and has the further merit of being' the nearest to BUG-PROOF of any Potato we have ever grown, the bugs only attacking it after all other varieties in sight have been disposed of. As an all-around family or market Potato, -we consider this one perfect. It is handsome in appearance, gro-ws to a large size, clear -white, cooks evenly and mealy. The tops are remarkably strong, growing upright, color dark green. Peck 85c; bushel $; 5 bushels $ Sir Walter RaleighâA heavy yielding, standard main crop variety, much in demand on account of its uniformly ex- cellent qualities. Vines vigorous and largely bug-proof; tubers large, fine-grained and clear white; flesh dry and mealy when cooked; eyes few and shallow. Peck S5c; bushel $; 5 bushels $ Carman No. 3âA standard main crop variety yielding enorm- ously. It is of perfect form, almost every Potato being of uniform size and shape. It has very shallow eyes, which are few in number. The skin and flesh are white, with no hollow or dark parts; cooking qualities very fine. Peck 80c; bushel $; 5 bushels $ Rural New Yorker No. 2âAn intermediate variety of robust habit, and a very abundant yielder producing well-shaped tubers of slightly oblong shape and very uniform in size. The skin is â white and smooth with few and shallow eyes. Better known as 'Dusty Rural.' Peck 80c; bushel $; 5 bushels $ Green MountainâThis Potato is noted for its heavy yields on loose soils and muck land. It is a strong, vigorous grower with a tendency to root deep. The tops are heavy and branching, the foliage light-green and blossoms white. The tubers a
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