treating potato seed increases usual yield seed potatoes treated three or tour four weeks ahead of planting will show no delay in sprouting as Is often the case with seed treated to kill disease organisms it way may be carrying treating seed that la Is coming out of dormancy may cause it to become somewhat dormant again early treating gives the seed time to come out of dormancy and be ready to grow as soon as planted treating seed potatoes has increased the average yield 22 bushels per acre in the test plots conducted tor for the past eight years in ID kansas