Catalogue of Seeds 1891

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1891 1S91

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SEED POTATOES.

L. L. OLDS, GLINTON. WIS.,GROWEROF THE

Newest and Clioicest Varieties.


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Our Fourth Aonual Catalogue appears in a new dress and con-siderably larger than anything we have before attempted. We be-lieve in progress and are glad that our success in the past has been

such that we feel justified in making this advance. Last year wewere more liberally patronized than we had dared to hope. .. We aregrateful for it. On our part we tried very hard to give satisfaction.The unsolicited letters of appreciation that have come in show thatour efforts were not in vain. '

Every one knows that the last potato crop was poor in all pnrts of

the country. Consequently, potatoes are high in the market. Let

this fact be remembered in consideriug oar prices. We do not believethat last year ive lo ere undersold hy any reliable seedsman, and we

do not intend to be this year. We have determined to exercise thestrictest economy in all our expenses. Our catalogues are neat, but

not costly, and our advertisements, to which we call your attention,

have helped us pay for them.

We beg leave to remind you of the advantage of purchasingseed directly from tlie grower. You not only save at least one x>^^ofit,but stand a better chance of receiving seed that is strictly pure, and

true to name.Thanking you foi- your patronage, we remain.

Yours Yery Truly,

L. L. Olds,


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Pearl of Savoy.We have no hesitation in recommending this variety this

year above everything else. Why? Principally, because ityielded the very best out of forty varieties, both early andlate. Also, because it is early because it is smootii andwell shaped, and because it always cooks well and is alwaysgood to eat. What more can any one ask for? Last yearw^e made this statement: '-We place this at tiie head of ourlist of early potatoes this year, for the reason that we arebest pleased with it, all things considered of any we have triedduring the last two years.'' After another year's trial weare still better suited wi:h it. It is not often tiiat a potatoholds a high rank in so many different respects for severalyears in succession.

To describe the Pearl of Savoy in a few words we wouldsay: It is a cross of Clark's No. 1 and Extra Early Vermont.Tubers are the same shape as Early Rose, and also the same

color or perhaps a little lighter. Vines grow unusually


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strong and vigorous, for an early potato, and considerablylarger than those of the Early Ohio. In season it may bejust a few days later than Early Ohio, Ohio Junior and Sun-rise. At any rate the vines did not die last year quite so soonas the vines of those varieties. But it kept on growing af-ter those varieties stopped, and yielded a third more. Wewould say to every one: Have some Pearl of Savoy if you

don't have anything else.

iilS^ Price List of all varieties will be found immediate-ly following the descriptions.

Early Sunrise.Coming to be regarded all over the country as the stand-

ard among the very earliest. We do not believe there is avariety hi cultivation that will mature a crop quicker thanSunrise. It is a very smooth, pretty potato, after the styleot the Early Rose. J. A. Salzer. the La Crosse seedsman,said of it in his catalogue of last year: If we had but onepotato t3 plant, Sunrise would be the one, it being so early,so remarkably fine in appearance, so delicate and rich in fla-vor, so heavy a yielder, cooking evenly and floury, and sel-ling like hot cakes' in any market.''

For two years, 88 and '89, we recommended it in our cat-alogue above everything else. Now we place Pearl of Savoybefore it, not because it is earlier, but because it yields bet-ter. Although we are giad to be able to add that Sunriselas< year yielded well up toward Pearl of Savoy.

Mr. W. S. Dann, of Willis ton Dak. bought four barrels^of Sunrise, and writes: *'We are more than pleased with

the potatoes.

^ Ohio Junior.Here is. what many have been looking for. Something

to take the place of Early Ohio. It is almost exactly like itin every respect; shape, color, peculiar habits of gix)wth andquick maturity. But it yields more to the acre. It is in factthe only seedling, thus far, of the old favorite. Early Ohio.,Tt orig^inated at Rochester. . Y. , with Jaraes Vick, and


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distributed all over by them, two years ago. in their famous

State fair exhibit. Like its parent . it grows very compact

in the hill, with small vines, so that the hills will bear to be

closer together, tiian in almost any other variety. If you

want to keep on with Early Ohio, as a great many men do,but would like to change your seed, don't buy Early Ohio,but buy Ohio Junior.

Early Ohio.

Too well known to need describing. We still raisethem for those who must have them. Our seed is genuine.

Crane s June Eating.Originated by Thomas Crane, of Ft. Atkinson, Wiscon-

sin. Of all Mr. Crane's popular varieties. Crane's Potentate,

Crane's Extra Keeper, Bonanza, etc.. the June Eating is, wethink, the most valuable. As far as looks are concerned,June Eating is a beauty. It is not rose colored, nor white,but about half way between a beautiful flesh color. Ourexperience is that earl}^ potatoes of about that color will sell

a little more readily in the market than those of the color ofEarly Rose. The shax^e is all right, not much different inthat respect from Beauty of Hebron. It grows smooth,with few eyes. In season it ranks with varieties regarded asextra early. As a cooker and table potato no fault what-ever can be found with it. and as to yield, last year with usit stood second, the Pearl of Savoy only outyielding it.June Eating is one of the new ones, but it is certainly asplendid variety, and no one will make a mistake who de-cides to try it.

Everltt-

A good deal like Pearl of Savoy very productive. In1889 it yielded the best of all our varieties, but last yearPearl of Savoy went ahead of it. It is early, but not quite soearly as Sunrise and Ohio. It grows large and smooth, isgood shaiDed and of good quality. Very popular. Lastyear we had to refuse a good many orders after our stockwas exhausted.


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Thorburn.Not like Early Rose in appearance, but like Beauty of

Hebron, of which variety it is a seedling. More prolificthan its parent, and fully equal to it in other respects. Wewould class Thorburn along with June Eating, as they aresimilar in their chief characteristics. The Thorburn, how-

ever, comes to us from the East, while Wisconsin has thecredit of producing the June Eating. They are both profit-able varieties to raise for eariy market, because their beau-

tiful color makes them sell for the highest price.

The above engraving well represents a new, extra early

variety of great, promise, thai, we believe is here cataloguedfor the first time. It was first introduced by Mr. J. O. Borst,

of Princeton, Wis. We will let him tell his own story in re-gard to it:

I am not the originator of the Early Wisconsin potato, but Igave it its name. Another man in Columbia county raised it from aseed-ball from the Early Ohio, which was fertilized by the

Snowflake (as he claimed \ I met him at the Watertown fair in

1885. A premium of f 3 was offered for the best seedling potato. Sev-eral specimens were on exhibition. This potato was the finest ot any

and took the blue ribbon. There seemed to be nearly a peck of them

in an old market basinet. I hunted up the owner, who said he wouldsell them for one dollar. Of course I took them. He said that wr.s


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the second year from the seed-ball. I took them home and foundthey weighed twelve pounds. I set them in the cellar and left themthere until the 25th of May before I got my garden ready to plant.After they were planted we had one shower of rain onhj, enough towet the ground about two inches, until the 18th day of July. Theywere then ripe, the leaves yellow. I was then raising Early Ohio,Early Eoseand Snowflake, for early potatoes. These new ones wereripe ivhen the others were large enough to cook. We soon foundthem to be of sujjer tor quality as a t thle potato. When I dug themiu September, there were eight or nine bushels. I thought that wasvery good from twelve pounds of seed, raised on very sandy land andwith such dry weather as we had. In order to distinguish them fromevery other variety, I named them Eakly Wisconsin.

We found the first summer that they were of extra fine flavor asa table potato, and so they continue. The}^ are just as good baked orboiled as soon as they are large enough to dig. They do not grow^ aslarge or yield as

muchas

someother kinds, but their earliness and

other fine qualiries make them a very valuable potato.

We have tried Early Wisconsin two years and are muchpleased with it. The tubers are remarkably smooth and uni-form in shape and are very handsome. The skin is light rosecolored or nearly flesh color, shading to pink about the eyes.The yield last year was very satisfactory, but it is chieflyvaluable, as Mr. Borst says, on account of its extreme earli-ness, and on account of its fine table qualities. Our stock ofthis new seedling is bmall and the price is necessarily quithigh, but we urge every one to try at least a few of them aswe believe it is destined to become very po^^ular.

Vick's Extra Early.

Like Snowflake, in appearance and also in quality. Theonly real early white potato of this style we have ever foundthat would yield well. Skin covered with a netting whichis a sign of a good cooker. Tubers very smooth and regu-lar in shape; eyes so even with the surface that it is difhcultto find them. Quality the very best. Does not yield so muchas some varieties, but we think it will be sought after on ac-

count of its very fine table qualities. Last year our stockran short, but we have plenty this year.


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Eariy Maine.Quite a nice looking, rose-colored potato. Earlier

than Early Ros3 and claimed by many to be the most pro-ductive of all early varieties, although it has not so provedwith us.

LeB's Favorite.Another early sort, similar to Beauty of Hebron in shape,

light flesh colored, shading to pink and red around the eyes,is advertised in almost every catalogue and has become verypopular. It has not yielded extra well, however, with us.We have only small potatoes to offer.

Beauty of Hebron.Well known everywhere. We still continue it, but do

not recommend it because too badly run out.

Chas. Downing.Noted for its very fine quality. Skin w^hite, eyes few

and very even with the surface. Tubers nearly round in shape.An Eastern variety. Very popular there. We said last

year that it had not yielded very w'ell with us. We are gladto say that in 1890 it did much better than before, so that itcompared favorably W'ith our best varieties.

Early Albino.A very handsome, smooth, rather long, white potato,

A cross of Early Ohio and Snow-flake, Introduced by Mr,Vaughan, in 1888, so that it is still new and not very wellknown. About the only early potato we ever saw of thisshape and color; viz., long and white.. It yields very welland is such a fine looking potato that it sells readily. Wefound it in such demand for market last summer, that wesold ourselves short, and have only small ones to offer.

Ji^Eead about our Daisy Force Pump on the iosicle of frontcover. We have found it especially vahiable for ivashing buggiesa,nd windovjs.


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Garfield.

S splendid potato for main crop. It is a seedling ofEarly, Vermont, hybridized with Excelsior. It excels both

oS its rparents: however, as a market potato. In color- andgeneral appeaaârace it is like Snowfiake. but is a little long-

er, being mo3^\Like Vermont in shape. ' Is later in season thanSiowflake. bi^t is not a late potato. The most importantpînt. however, is that it is equal to Snovirflake in quality,

wliich of course is regarded as the standard, while the yieldis mucl\bette|. We have sold more Garfields during thelast threeycc^ than any other variety and we believe theyhave always given satisfaction. They did not yield as w#llas usual last season, but for that matter none of our later /Va-

rieties did as weir last year as usual.Mr. Chas* B. Tingley. an Ohio potato seedsman, writes

u^; The fam: barrels of potatoes received in good ordenEihpife State. ;Alexander s Prolific and Garfiekl are very fine\

I like the loolfes of the Garfield very much.'' x2ali sa^di-ujn late. Although it resembles Btirbank's in color ,înd; jiigenerahappearancej- and s'etls foivBurbatik- s in tli^ Giiicagpmarket, it is far superior' to it in qualit^^^

really Bi very poor quality potato. ^- ? i ^ ~-

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too much seed. T'^^ffgf|^^^^f^yff^C)ng that one makesa good hilL We anticipate a great demand for this^ variety^^^h'^xtL^'i^lei^M^^^^^ WepKfltS^'fiSjS our-^'Aye:^- l20tliA4-^^^^ variety?^

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American Giant.Rightly named, an enormous potato and very showy.

One of the largest in cultivation, but of good shape for cook-ing, being long and smooth. Mr. Harrington, of Delavan^places this

amongthe best five out of his list of

700 varieties.This variety also comes from New York, and in color, shapeand season it is much the same as Empire State. Thetubers however are thicker and also longer, with fewer in ahill. We have measured them ten inches in length withouta prong or irregularity, of any kind, while Mr. Harringtonreports specimens 13 inches long and weighing from threeto four pounds, without an imperfection. In fact the tubersare noted for their symmetry and uniformity of shape.

The first year we tried American Giant it yielded at therate of 450 bushels per acre. But although it is such a greatyielder and of so very fine appearace, it is rather lackingin quality.

Dakota Red.

The most prolific late potato we knowof,

and also thehardiest. It never rots and is almost sure to yield well inspite of a drought. It generally grows rough and irregularin shape, but it is so sure to produce a crop and keeps so wellway into the summer that we consider it a very valuable va-riety to have. It did not originate in Dakota as its namemight indicate, but is an eastern potato. It has been prettythoroughly distributed however all over, and is cataloguedby nearly every seedsman in the United States.

In 1889 Dakota Red secured the prize of 8500, offered bythe American Agriclt^turist for the largest yield of pota-toes from one acre of ground. The prize was awarded Mr.Coy, of Presque Isle, Maine, and the yield was 738 bushel*.Last year, in a similar contest, the Agriculturist offered8550 in prizes. Out of forty-one who stood the highestin yield of those reported, 12 were of Dakota Red.No other variety was planted by more than five men. Thisshows the estimation in which it is held as a heavy cropper.


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Dakota Red has been called poor in quality. We wouldhardly call it poor. We have just had some on our table to-day. They were nice and mealy and tasted good, and forour own use we would about as soon have them from thistime,( Feb. 1 ) on, as any. But what if they are of ratherpoor quality, and what if they are rough and irregular, and

what if they do not sell quite so readily as Burbanks, theyhave so many other good qualities that we are not afraid torecommend them. Every one should have some to make uphis assortment.

Other Varieties.The following 18 varieties have had only one year's trial

with us. Most of them are quite promising. Some are al-ready very popular and were sold last year at a high price.We do not describe them because we have not thoroughlytested them. We will furnish any of them while our stocklasts, by mail, prepaid, at 20 cts. per pound; 3 lbs., 50 cts.By express or freight, not prepaid, 1 lb. 10 cts.; i peck, 40ctsj peck, 75 cts.

Stray Beauty, Early Illinois,Crane's Extra Keeper, Early Market,Dandy, Fearnaught,Bonanza, Delaware,Gov. FoRAKER, Burpee's Superior,New Queen, Summit,Crown Jewel, Pootatuck,Monroe Seedling, Cream of the Field,Rural New Yorker, No. 2. Early Puritan.

We believe that our varieties are the best in cultivation. If we did not thinkBO, we would discard them and get those that are the best. It is our aim totry all the new sorts as fast as they are introduced, but we do not recommend anyvariety until we have proved it ourselves. We drop the old varieties when we findnew ones that we are satisfied are better.

We have a fine stock of seed to offer. Our crop last year was very good, consider-ing the dry season. Although all around us the potato crop was almost an entirefailure, ours was nearly an average yield. We believe that if every farmer would fol-low the principles laid down in our Ten Secrets of Successful Potato Eaising, therewould be less complaint about potatoes being a poor crop. We believe our good yieldlastyearwas due chiefly to deep plowing, early planting and frequent cultivation.We have a few hundred copies of the pamphlet referred to above, left over from lastyear, which we will furnish free on application.


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ORANE&if avail -bluTflOEBURNBeauty of Hebron ;v?

r^;.^^,,.^.;Early Maine. . XLee's Favorite

Charles Downing. . .oy^sd . a:;^.Early Albino ^leilî: -^v^-GAEFIELDALEXANDER'S FKOLIFIC...EMPIRE STATEAmerican GiantQueen of the Yalley ....

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rDAny variety in tiie above table, by mail, postpaid. 1 pound, 2Jcts ; 3 poiiiiA' Xi.crDL

One pound, by freigbt or express, not prepaid, 10 cts. ^ ~- .-

8nPP'';il riffpr^ Special Offer we wiH^DCCEteJip.a.tat)

pUb.Ql Ullbl . rel of any hree varieties. yoiu^Beiec'^'on.ratbarrel rates, or a barrel of any twelve vaiiel esât.b,iisljslYacbsS

niTOllIlt^ ^'^^^ make a discount of 5^peri:eefif (mêvei^

Ull lbullL. SlO order, and a discount of 10 pgr^êMôrders: These discounts apply to all varletieg^sô-EFrTra-feFlogue except Vauglian. There is no reduction ch\jtVe,:â^'lâan. We are simply selling them for the [email protected]^prices are his prices.

Our terms are cash with order.3 s'lO' a

Every oMer1*Terois. Vvuli be promptly acknowledged, and the potatoia,

sen^ as soon as danger of freezing is past, providing the ordeio \ \ 02. . ...î -^'

we Mer second sizedtr^hers of lieaiiy ajtbvariet^^ Jff^.gf, iQiotT x3otatoes are care-

filily sorted., WMlfe none gre^ elsti^ftl'arge last year, still un-Iq^s undersized rpqiatots ar.%Vj^r(i^'re(^ we expect to furnishg^M market size 'v#t|)ck large ent5ugh to suit anjône

f Our . second ; size are clean and in good shape, and we do

n^t think' they- îiê ô m^&ll to plant about the size of hens'eg5=ât teiTFt iKJii^^ than walnuts.About Planting Small Potatoes we refer you to an article

îti^'^f '{fsâiid published in the Oraxge Judd Farmer,o^'âiiv ?. Entitled. Potato Experiments. ' There is notsjp^c^ to,. give the ar icle here, but our experiments showedt^jM'il Fi^'î- small potatoes are used for seed the yield per

am^ is about the same, and the size of the potatoes produc-ed nearly as good as when large potatoes are used, provid-ing the small seed is pre^Dared right.

There must not be too mam' eyes in a hill. While wefound that it was folly to remove the seed end ircm largepvotatoes. Vv'ith small ones the best results were obtained bycutting oif the seed end and throwing it away and then di-viding the tuber. Cut fine in this way small iDOtatces willgo much farther than large ones and are more economical.


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Freight Rates trom Glints, Wis.Last year we received a good many letters inquiring the Freight

Rates to different stations. We have therefore secured from ouragents here the rates per Irundred pounds on potatoes in barrels orsacks, to a few principal points. To ascertain the rates to placeseast of Chicago, find out the rate to Chicago and then add 16 cents.Of course the rates given below are subject to chaoge.

Beloit, Wis., .08Janesville, Wis ,. . .09Waukesha, Wis.,. .12Eaeine, Wis., ,15Milwaukee. Wis., .15Madison. Wis.,. . . ,15^WatertowD, Wis., .154Portage, Wis., ... .20Foud duLac,Wis. .20Oshkosh, Wis .20

Appleton. Wis,,.. .20

Ft. Howard, Wis., .20Elroy, Wis., .22Black EiverFaJls, .22Prairie du Chein, .23

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La Crosse. Wis.,. .23Merrill, Wis ,23Eau Clair, Wis.... ,25Chippewa F*s, Wis .25AshJand, Wis ,28

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MeDomoneeMich. .23|

Isbperning, Mich. .30 |Iron River, Mich, .32j

Harvard, 111 11Rockford, 111 UBelvidere, 111 15Crvstal Lake, 111.. .15Chicago, III 16Elgin, 111 ... .16Aurora, 111 16Freeport, 111. ... . .16Dixon, 111 20Savannah, 111 20

Rock Island, 111.. ,20

BloomiDgton. 111. .23Springfield, 111.. .23St. Louis. Mo 23Kansas City, Mo.. .30DaveDport. Iowa. .20Dubuque, Iowa,. . .20Clinton, Iowa 20Anamosa, Iowa. . .23C e dar Ra p id s , la . .23Marshal town, la. ,25

Ottumwa, Iowa.. .25

Mason City, Iowa. .25

Des Moines. In. . .28j

Sioux City, Iowa. .30j

Winona, Minn 23 St. Paul. Minn . . . .25I

^Minneapolis, Min. .25Ramsev. Minn.,. .25

1 Mankato, Minn. . .27I St. Peter, Minn.. . .27I

Yankton, S. D. . . .37' Watf^rtown, S. D. .45i

Mitchell. S. D... .45Huron, S. D 49Redfleld, S. D ... .54Chamberlain, S.D, .55Abe-rdeen. S. D . . . .56Pierre, S. D 60Fargo, N. D 60Oakes, N D 62Omaha, Neb 30Lincoln, Neb 34Fremont, Neb . . , .34Hastings, Neb

. . . .60Kenosha, W^is 15

^ We want to call the attention of our patrons to our advertisers, .Most of the business firms we are personally acquainted with, andwe know them all to be perfectly reliable. Write to any of them forcirculars and price lists of their goods. The newspapers representedin our pages are among the very best published. They will gladlyfurnish sample copies of their respective journals to any one on ap-plication.

N. B. In writing to adyertisers please mention Jj. Jj. Olds' Pq^tHto Catalogue,


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lake out your order on this sheet and tear out.

Order Sheet lor Seed Potat038.PROM

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Farm, Garden and Household.--

Allen's New American Farm Book ^2 oOj

Harris' Gardening for Young and. Old. . . 1.2oAsparagus Culture (Flex. Cloth) 50

jHerris' Talk on Manures, (New and Ee-

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Long's Ornamental Gardening. 2.00French's Farm Drainage 1.50

iIMoney in Potatoes. iPaperi .50

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jOur Farm of Four Acres, (Papen .30

Fuller's Illustrated Strawberry Cul- i- haro's Potato Chart , 50turist 25

;Quinn's Monev in the Garden , . . 1.50

Fuller's Propagation of Plants i.5u i Potatoes, A. B. C. of, A. I. Pvoot ......... .35

Fuller's Small Fruit Culturisr, (New'

Pdlt^y's Potato Pests (Papen, .50

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Keed s House Plans for Ev rj^body 1.50Gregory on Carrots, Mangold Wurtzells j Rooseve t's Five Acres Too Much 150

Etc 30Gregory on Fertilizers .40Gregory on Onion Raising 30Gregory on Squasbes *. . . . .30

Silos. Ensilage and SilagWeld's and others A B C of Agriculture. .50Wood's Modern Window Gardening 1.25

J, B. SMITII & SON,^ . i....^c. . .

Glowers of

SMALL FRUITS,and PLANTS for market, both old and new- kinds and themost approved varieties for cultivation.StrawbSTieS: Capt. Jack, Wilson, Crescent. Chas.Downing, Biibach, Warfield. Jessie; also, new- seedlings thatare w^orthy of trial,

Raspberries^ OMo, Gregg, Sonhegm. Hopkins. Turner.BiaCkberrieSS Snyder. Ancient Briton, and Kittatirny.

Correspondence solicited. Po- terms applv toJ. B. Smith & Sm. C'lnf^n. W^s-z'^n^-n.

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American Slieep Breeder,Only exclusive Sheep and Wool pap^r in America, edited byw-riters who treat the subject in a practical manner. TheVeterinary Department is worth manv times the subscripttion price. Pubushed monthly at CSlfCBgO, IIIS.

Subscription Price. 1 .00 pei' 3^ear.


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L. L. OLDS' POTATO CATALOGUE.

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' Ornameutal and Forest Tree Grower,A live, enterprising, and independent '

Monthly, de v'Oted to Tree and Plant cul-ture. Subscription price 50 cts. per yr., _including premium of 100 fine little evergreens,your choice of 3 varieties. Sample copy of thepaper and samples of theS va^-ieties o^ premiumtrees sent FREE to any address. Send postal,

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eran Orax&e ji'DD and bis co iii>etent SONS, assistedby a S'core of Special Departiiient Editors, and manyscore of Special Department Contributors on PracticalTopics, relatinu' to ) 11 'oii al and Kome Interests Its

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IH MMilRMER.A Journal of Pro.G^ressive Agricultiire. the onh'

Agricultural Weekly publiylied in Wis-consin, is devoted to the interests

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ECLIPSE POST-HOLE DIGGER and

The Greatest Labor-saving toolever invented. Capaclt,y two to three hun-dre'l holes per day. Works sncces - fully inhard or soft eround. in sandv or gravellyground. Xo back breaking. Hardest Avorkon a farm made easvbv usiiis the ECLIPSEPOST-HOLE DIGGER. A phenom nal suc-cess. Thousands now in use.

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2x) L. L OLT S POTATO CATAL^ ÔE.

hoovFrpotatoIgser

The Best Dl^gtr (n Eaith. so far as 1 kn)w. T. B. TERRY.

In Rii:al New Yoiier.

o

IN WISCONSIN.E. H. CuERiER Shells Out 8. i^l^ bushels in oneÂêek ;

2 ,288 bushels in one dav : 49.000 bush-els from 322 acres.

You Avill probably never sell me another HooverDigger, because the one I bought of you in '88. that

has akeady dug 322 acres.--- i9,000 bushels--\vill be a

new machine again by using not over 815.00 for re-

pairs. It v-as imjiossible to make a big' sho^ving for

any one Aveek. as they had to be picked up every night

on account of frost, so the Digger usually stopped at

3 to 4:30 p. M. The best week's vrork for 1889 was

8,212 bushels. The best day's work of that Vv-eek was

Friday, 2,288 bushels. Eivee Falls. Feb. 1. 1890.

ALSO

HOOVER POTATO SORTER.For circulars and intnoductory prices, address

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iiR5T 6oOjip;^R..

EEDS for your Garden, and How to Plant Them./^T>v. ' I'l'î'-îi^*^ ^ . PLANTS for your Lawn and- Window.^^^ÂTiI^HT

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Plants 9 great Specialties, $l.OO; in Flower Seeds, 20 best for 60 cts. The three for 32.25.

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