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American Potatoes

Frontier Russet Potatoes

Frontier Russet are oblong potatoes with slightly russetted brown skin. They are floury potatoes. They are marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales, and marketed for processing into French Fries (aka chips in the UK.) History Notes Developed by a J.J. Pavek for the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the University of…

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Garnet Chili Potatoes

Garnet Chili Potatoes are oblong, with light red skin and white flesh. These are waxy potatoes. Late harvest. No longer in commercial production. Storage Hints Stores well. History Notes Garnet Chili Potatoes were developed in 1853 by the Reverend Chauncy E. Goodrich, an Anglican minister in New York State. One parent potato was the Rough…

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Gemchip Potatoes

Gemchip Potatoes are oblong and oval, with smooth light-buff skin with a few rough patches. The plant delivers high yields in a late harvest. Meant for processing into potato chips (aka crisps in the UK.) History Notes Gemchip Potatoes were developed jointly by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the University of Idaho…

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Genesee Potatoes

Genesee Potatoes are round with light-buff skin. Late harvest. Marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales. History Notes Genesee Potatoes were developed at Cornell University in Itahca, New York from a cross between Katahdin potatoes and a potato referred to as “M348-45.” Released 1993.

Glenmeer Potatoes

Glenmeer Potatoes have red skin. The plant delivers a high yield in a late harvest. History Notes Glenmeer Potatoes were developed at Cornell University in Itahca, New York from a cross between two potatoes referred to as “NY ABX-6” and “Redd 1152 (F2).” Released 1946.

Golden Potatoes

Golden Potatoes are round, with light-buff skin and yellow flesh. Late harvest. They were marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales. Possibly extinct. History Notes Golden Potatoes were developed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) from a cross between two potatoes referred to as “USDA 43106” and “USDA 43543.” Released 1935.

Goldrus Potatoes

Goldrus Potatoes are oblong, with heavy russetting on the skin. They were intended as all-purpose potatoes for direct to consumer sales. Not being grown commercially. History Notes Goldrus Potatoes were developed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) from a cross between two potatoes referred to as “B7583-19” and “B7160-4.” Released 1984.

Goldrush Potatoes

Goldrush are oblong, flattened potatoes with light-brown, russetted skin, and white flesh. They are marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales and for processing into French Fries (aka chips in the UK.) History Notes Goldrush Potatoes were developed at North Dakota State University in Fargo, North Dakota from a cross between Lemhi Russet potatoes…

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Green Mountain Potatoes

Green Mountain Potatoes are oblong, large, uniformly-sized potatoes with blunt ends. Their thin, pale buff skin sometimes has slight netting on it. Inside, they have white flesh. These are floury potatoes, with a high enough starch content that they can also be processed commercially for starch. They are now, though, mostly grown for farmers’ markets…

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Haig Potatoes

Haig Potatoes are oblong with light-buff skin. They were marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales. Early harvest. Not being commercially grown (as of 2006.) History Notes Haig Potatoes were developed by the University of Nebraska from a cross between Cayuga potatoes and a potato referred to as “MN43.39-6-40.” During development, the potato was…

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Hampton Potatoes

Hampton are round, large-sized potatoes with light-buff skin and white flesh. They are marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales. History Notes Hampton Potatoes were developed at Cornell University in Itahca, New York from a cross between two potatoes referred to as “NY48” and “NY51.” During development, the potato was referred to as “Q54-15.”…

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Harford Potatoes

Harford Potatoes are oval, with light-buff skin. They were marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales. Late harvest. Possibly extinct. History Notes Developed at Cornell University in Itahca, New York from a cross between Russet Rural potatoes and a potato referred to as “NY AFY15.” Released 1947.

Hi-Plains Potatoes

Hi-Plains Potatoes are oblong with some russetting on the skin. They were marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales and for processing into potato chips (aka crisps in the UK.) Possibly extinct. History Notes Hi-Plains Potatoes were developed at the University of Nebraska from a cross between Kasota potatoes and a potato referred to…

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Highlat Russet Potatoes

Highlat Russet are oblong potatoes with russetted skin and white flesh. These are floury potatoes. The plant delivers high yields in a late harvest. They were marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales. Not being grown commercially (as of 2006.) History Notes Highlat Russet Potatoes were developed jointly by the United States Department of…

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Hilite Russet Potatoes

Hilite Russet are oblong potatoes with brown, russsetted skin, and white flesh. These are floury potatoes, marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales. Early harvest. History Notes Hilite Russet Potatoes were found in a field near Ashton, Idaho, possibly from a cross between Nooksack and Norgold Russet potatoes. During trials, the potato was referred…

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Houma Potatoes

Houma Potatoes have light-buff skin. The plant delivers high yields. Marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales. History Notes Houma Potatoes were developed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) from a cross between Charles Downing and Katahdin potatoes. Released 1936.

Hudson Potatoes

Hudson Potatoes are oblong with light-buff skin. The plant delivers high yields in a late harvest. They were marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales. Not being grown commercially (as of 2006.) History Notes Hudson Potatoes were developed at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York from a cross between two potatoes referred to as…

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Ida Rose Potatoes

Ida Rose Potatoes are oblong, with bright-red skin and white flesh. They are marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales, and to home gardeners. Storage Hints Stores well. The skin maintains its colour during storage. History Notes Ida Rose Potatoes were developed jointly by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the University…

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Idita Red Potatoes

Idita Red Potatoes are oblong with deep red skin and yellow flesh. They were marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales. Not being grown commercially as of 2006. Storage Hints Stores well. History Notes Idita Red Potatoes were developed at the University of Alaska from a cross between Rode Errsteling and Red Beauty potatoes….

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Irish Cobbler Potatoes

Irish Cobbler Potatoes are round, with blunt ends and buff skin. Deep eyes in their surfaces can make them hard to peel. Inside, they have white flesh that bruises easily. They are marketed as for direct to consumer sales. The plant delivers high yields in an early harvest. These are floury potatoes. They are popular…

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Islander Potatoes

Islander are oblong 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.) They are not being grown commercially (as of 2006.) History Notes Islander Potatoes were developed at the University of Maine from a cross between Chipbelle and Norchip…

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Itasca Potatoes

Itasca Potatoes are round with light-buff skin. They are marketed as all-purpose for direct to consumer sales and for processing into potato chips (aka crisps in the UK.) History Notes Itasca Potatoes were developed at the University of Minnesota from a cross between two potatoes referred to as “MN304.72-10” and “ND58-3.” During development, the potato…

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Ivory Crisp Potatoes

Ivory Crisp Potatoes are round with white flesh. They are promoted for processing into potato chips (aka crisps in the UK.) Makes good potato chips even if drawn on from cold storage. History Notes Ivory Crisp Potatoes were developed jointly by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) and experimental stations in Idaho, Oregon, Washington,…

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Jersey Redskin Potatoes

Jersey Redskin Potatoes are late harvest, all-purpose potatoes with red skins. History Notes Jersey Redskin Potatoes were developed by the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Released 1933.

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