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Title: Spring 1897
Identifier: CAT31282709 (find matches)
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: John A. Salzer Seed Co.
Subjects: Nursery stock Wisconsin Catalogs; Fruit Catalogs; Flowers Seeds Catalogs; Vegetables Seeds Catalogs; Cereal grasses Seeds Catalogs; Grasses Seeds Catalogs
Publisher: La Crosse, Wis. : John A. Salzer Seed Co.

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JOHN A. SALZER SEED CO.^S CATALOGUE OF PLANTS AND SEEDS, LA CROSSE, WIS. fSALZERlGQOD TI^ES™ (^Mm^
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1. e/M!> lv1 HW-i Fair Potato. Introduced b>^ us during the World's Fair year. It lias become immensely K^pular. We have never been able to grow a sur- plus. They have always sold at fancy prices. It is of the early Ohio type, extremely early, extreme- ly fine-grained; of de- licious quality and sure to be a leader and seller wherever grown. Price; Lb., 40c.; 3 lbs , ?1.00, postpaid; by freight, g:^ 60c.; bu., $2.00; * ' ' Several Eastern seedsmen went fairly wild over this new Potato, claiming for it everything that goes to make a good Potato. It is a large, white, medium late variety, of excellent quality. We have given it but one year's trial. It has proven itself a good cropper and we are' sure, from the hearty testimonials Eastern seecis- men give it, that it Will prove satisfactory. Price: Lb., 40c.; 3 lbs., $1.00, postpaid; by freight, bbl.;;pk., 75c.; bu., 82.00; bbl., I «4.00. This is the largest early Potato ili the worKi. This is an extravagant statement, you may thin k, but we are Potato specialists and have tried upwards of 1.000 varieties, and this leads them all in giant size. It is a Potato that grows quickly and can be used at all stages, even when but the size of a walnut. We have repeatedly had 37 Potatoes measuring a heaping bushel. That tells you the size. It is fine grained, of delicious quality, shaped oblong to long, slightly flattened, a strong grower, very healthy, very prolific. It will do for extra early, for medium and for late, as it is a splendid keeper and will grow until frost if allowed to. / Price: Lb., 40c.: 3 lbs.,SI 00, postpaid; by freight, pk., 65c.; bu., $;i.00; bbh. 34.00. 1.. Uuim fhnci P'olatv. This collection is named after this Potato. With the election of Mr, McKinley as President, the farmer of America can certainljr look for better times, as the protec- tion idea of Mr. McKinley is what will set our mills going and will furnish to the farmers a great home market at advanced prices. That's the way thousands of farmers feel. Now, this Good Times Potato is going to come in for its share of the credit amongst farmers in making good times. It is, like the Champion of the World, a tremendous pro- ducer. Ordinarily the Potatoes are very large, fill a bushe! quickly, are of fine grain, fine white color, cook finely, and like as nowball,and are of quality unsurpassed. It is a Potato to stick to for all purposes and one that will give the farmer tremendous satisfaction. We are sure that in planting this Potato you will not go astray, but that you will have a Pota- to which for quality and yield will rank alongside of any. Price' Lb., 40c.; 3 Ibs.^ «1.00, postpaid; by freight, pk., 75c.; bu., S2.25, bbl., 84.50. & , SALZER'S GOOD TIMES POTATO COUl-ECTION. When we consider the magnificent qualities of these four Potatoes described above, the earliness of the World's Fair, the general purpose Potato, Lightning Express, f j>—J T_:_t.T^_._ _ ... ... . , . . . ... "Good Times Potato, we are constrained to nd them of superlative value, and that they „ -. , , = general purpose foiato, i^igntnmg KXprcss, the far-famed medium late Potato, Irish Daisy, and then that magnificent new blue-blooded, high quality, e*Jor»nous yielding Good Times Potato, we are constrained to say that this is the best collection that w*» have ever seen, and we believe that our farmer friends in purdbasing same will nir ' will never, never regret it. 3 pecks Early World's Fair Potato. 2 pecks Medium Irish Daisy Potato. 2 pecks Barly Lijnrhtning Express PotAto. 4 pecks Good Tinies Potato. In all It pecks, separately packed, lor only S3.2$5* 1 bbl., $S.25.; 3 bbls. $9.00; 10 bbU., •^7.a#«

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