The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-12-10

for. II will have enriched our people by null
ions of dollars. II We Will accept the hlnts
and recognize the claims Of this paper ana
act in accordance thereto, We can raise an
abundance of potatoes for home consnmpuoh'
and this would he equivalent to digging Dun,
900 gold dollars right out OF Texas SOL. ~
would be an even swap OF our labor for 500,-
600 bushels OF potatoes. This Is disclosure,
the result of which every railroad man WIZ WI
railroads of this vast amount Of freight, Wen
why not2 Our truck growers, many OF them
ha so been doing valiant serNLc In tufhhuIiis
business for the railroads, giyng tbeh All
and in many Instances. are sun owing the
roads for what they could not pay them. Bu'
we must turn the tables. on them. stop me
freight traffic south and increase u 10 the
North. That's what we are here for.
Now. / am going 10 prove 20 the enure
satisfaction OF this congress of farmers tha'
can have Irish potatoes OF my own ialsin ni
ss5 DAYS in year, and that rs moro than they
do in the North. And what can do, can he
done by others.
and we began digging them for the table on
the lst of April We might have had them
earlier by "grabbling" for them. Between
the 9Th and 10Th Of June dug those potatoes
here are samples OF them tsbowIng pottoesl,
/ nearly Ave months from digging ana over
| nine months from planting. NOW, u J Gnu
succeed in raising gooa crop OF po ordta tbat
| they can not easily be. kept until AprlI mex, ,
! n this can be done, the year has then neep
/ successfully covered with good sound po's a.
!
1 raising fall planted potatoes ! WI s,sa. .
| without fear Of successful contradiction tns'
| a fall orop OF Irish potatoes can be az easliy,
| cheanly and surely raised In this coast couh-
nv. as n spring crop can be raised in Michigan
or Iowa. ,,.n,.a
While II Is not necessary that spring plsn,en
| notatoes shoud be sprouted that is, nave me
| ewes begin to develop, II 70 absolutely neoes
sary for fall planting. II Is better 10 GUY
spring planted potatoes. but nnd I'M maj whole
cess Ia more certain IN planning tue "n''
am al ones in the fall. 49,.
Il would prefer TO plant as near the mlnois
Of August az ! can fnd the earth In COCO
condition and the potatoes bprouted. II the
trst rains IN August come about the nIst o,
/ the month and have potatoes sprouteo,
would prefer TO plant what potatoes J ma s
have sprouted at that time than run the risf
Of not getting the next rains early enough
\ Macy sandy loan we'll drained. would pu
E INV ground IN such good condition by prope
. cultivation that could plant at any um'
Z without waiting for rain. ! wouid ao'ls'
!. nlsntinx from the LIST Of August up 10 SEQ
d ,enber 49, Potatoes are fond OF cool weather
q some OF the hnest potatoes In the woria AZ
Of raised round Lake Winnipeg. 15no miles du
4 north OF Rock Island. Texas, Potatoes ma.
t reoulre from two 10 four weeks more time Y
Witch 10 mature In this climate. when tn
s weather ts becoming continually warmer
= our potato harvest, than In the North. wns.
], the potato harvest comes when the teinDeia
4 | trre il gradually falling. u Is law OF ~
a ture that when necessary. from the spprpas
y az freezing weather, tender vegetation hasten
IA on 10 maturity. .. 80. 4
v, sprout about the middle OF July nav =,
ID perimentaiiy tried hye different ways