Warba Potatoes are round, with light-buff skin and white flesh. They are marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales. History Notes Warba Potatoes were developed in 1927 at the Minnesota Agricultural Experimental Station, St.Paul, Minnesota from a cross between Triumph potatoes and a potato referred to as “MN4-16.” During development, the potato was referred…
American Potatoes
Waseca Potatoes
Waseca Potatoes are oblong, with smooth red skin and white flesh. They are marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales. Early harvest. History Notes Waseca Potatoes were developed at the Minnesota Agricultural Experimental Station, St. Paul, Minnesota from a cross between Bliss Triumph potatoes and a potato referred to as “15-2-10.” Released 1949.
Wauseon Potatoes
Wauseon are round to oval, slightly flattened potatoes with light-buff skin. They were marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales and for processing into potato chips (aka crisps in the UK.) No longer in commercial production (as of 2006.) History Notes Wauseon Potatoes were developed jointly by the Campbell Institute for Research and Technology…
White Cloud Potatoes
White Cloud Potatoes are very uniformly sized and shaped potatoes. They have light buff skin. History Notes White Cloud Potatoes were developed at the Nebraska Agricultural Experimental Station in Lincoln, Nebraska from a cross between “Warba ” and “Katahdin” potatoes. Released 1949.
White Gold Potatoes
White Gold Potatoes have smooth, light buff skin. High yields. History Notes White Gold Potatoes were developed by a G.F. Kramer in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. One parent was Green Mountain potatoes. Released 1937.
White Rose Potatoes
White Rose are small to medium-sized, oblong potatoes with thin, smooth, light-buff skin and white flesh. They are marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales. Early harvest. Storage Hints Does not store long. History Notes White Rose Potatoes were developed by a Mrs. Rachel Chapman in New York State in 1871. One parent was…
Winema Potatoes
Winema Potatoes have smooth red skin. They are marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales. Early harvest. Storage Hints Holds colour in storage. History Notes Winema Potatoes were released in 2000 by United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) Agricultural Experimental Stations in California, Idaho, North Dakota, Oregon and Washington.
Wischip Potatoes
Wischip Potatoes are round with light-buff skin. They are meant for processing into potato chips (aka crisps in the UK.) History Notes Wischip Potatoes were developed at the University of Wisconsin from a cross between two potatoes referred to as “W55-306-58′ and “W231.” During development, the potato was referred to as “W629.” Released 1974.
Wyred Potatoes
Wyred Potatoes are round with red skin. They were marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales. High yields. Possibly extinct. History Notes Wyred Potatoes were developed at the University of Wyoming from a cross between Katahdin potatoes and a potato referred to as “Nebraska 127.47-5.” During development, it was referred to as “WY2850.” Released…
Yampa Potatoes
Yampa Potatoes are oval potatoes with light-buff skin, and white flesh. They have good flavour. They are waxy potatoes. History Notes Yampa Potatoes were developed at the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA)’s Agricultural Experimental Station in Fort Collins, Colorado from a cross between Katahdin potatoes and a potato referred to as “USDA X245 186.”…
Yankee Chipper Potatoes
Yankee Chipper Potatoes have light-buff skin. They were developed for processing into potato chips (aka crisps in the UK.) They are no longer grown commercially. History Notes Yankee Chipper Potatoes were developed by the University of Maine potato breeding programme from a cross between Chipbelle potatoes and a potato referred to as “BR6864-8.” During development,…
Yankee Supreme Potatoes
Yankee Supreme are oblong potatoes with light-buff skin. They were marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales. They are not currently (2006) in commercial production. History Notes Yankee Supreme Potatoes were developed jointly by the Campbell Institute for Research and Technology (Camden, New Jersey) and the University of Maine from a cross between Katahdin…