Archive image from page 36 of Currie's farm & garden annual. Currie's farm & garden annual : spring 1922 47th year curriesfarmgarde19curr_5 Year: 1922 ( Dobbin's No. 2. Carman No. 3—A 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 75c- bushel $; 5 bushels $ RURAL NEW YORKER—An intermediate variety of robust habit, and a very abundant yielder producing well-shaped
Archive image from page 36 of Currie's farm & garden annual. Currie's farm & garden annual : spring 1922 47th year curriesfarmgarde19curr_5 Year: 1922 ( Dobbin's No. 2. Carman No. 3—A 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 75c- bushel $; 5 bushels $ RURAL NEW YORKER—An 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 white and smooth with few and shallow eyes Better known as 'Dusty Rural.' One of our growers re- ports a yield of 2,400 bushels from 7 acres planted to this variety in 1920. Peck 75c; bushel $; 5 bushels $ GREEN MOUNTAIN—The best main crop variety for northern sections. This 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 branch- ing, the foliage light-green and blossoms white. The tubers are cylindrical or round, sometimes a little flattened. The eyes are few and shallow; the skin white and thickly netted, showing superior eating and cooking quality, and the flavor is unusually fine, few Potatoes excelling it in this respect. A main crop sort hard to beat under favorable conditions. Peck 75c; bushel $; 5 bushels $ HYBRIDIZED POTATO SEED INTERESTING AND PROFITABLE—A Trial Will Convince. From the Seed Balls — Originator's Stock—Mil- lions never saw a Po- tato Seed Ball. Thou- sands have tried in vain to get the seed. Now is your opportunity. This unrivalled seed will pro- duce an endless variety of new kinds. They are as easy to grow as toma- toes. Every farmer, gar- dener, and bright boy should plant a few packets. Our seed comes to us and is sold in the originator's own pack
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