The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13


4ns carried some OF those POTATOES IN as
sound condition as ever any potatoes
were TO the tanners congress az Bryan
am 0here showed tneln 10 tne ooys as
samples OF WnaL could be raised IN IeNas
/ i'll me way OF potatoes, NJ" can
succeed IN raising e3od crop OF pola oe9
~ me taA no one VIII lor moment Ciaim
lnsy can not &c Kept untl April H. MS
can De 'ohe me year GAS oeep s1cesssld 4-
~ covered WITH good sound potatoes NOW
"s 40 lne prospect Oh success 10 raising
IAN planted pot3Qoes Wal s'ate VIII
our rear Oh SuccessIul CONTRADICTION tnat
ran crop OF rish potatoes can os as
eas-iE' eneaply ana surrey raised IN tnls
/ 'oaat country IS spllag crop eau ne
/ raised IN Atchls7n OF Iowa.
hIle II Us nor necessary mar spring
plalteu poea'oes sA-dll oe splouJed, tlaJ
is nave the eyes blg!n 10 develop 1t IS
/ ausoiutelF necessary Tor aap planting u
u oeWeF ID cut 7DrlhE painted potatoes,
pul hnd tnal success IS more certain 10
plsnllng the "hole small ones in tine
ali
would prefer 70 plant as near the mid
ole 81 august as l can hn1 The ground
VIA so91 eondHlon and me poiatoes sprout-
ca II the hfa' rains In August come
d7out me mrs or me month ana nave
poi ltoes sprouted, | would prefer 10 plant
what POTATOES ] nave sprouted al that
TINE IMAM run The RISK Of not getting the
next rains carly enough Individually,
on my own land, which is black sand
| foam, We'll drained, / would put my ground
in such good condition by proper cultiva-
t!on that l could plant at any time with
GU. waiting for rain would advise
painting from August 10 September 10
Potatoes are fond Of cool weather Some
Of the finest potatoes in the world are
lAsed around Lake Winnipeg 1900 miles
due north OF Rock Island Texas Potatoes
may require from two 10 four weeks time
M which to mature in this climate. when
the weather is becoming continually
warmer az our potato harvest than in the
North. where the potato harvest comes
when the temperature is gradually falling
1t Is law Of nature that when necessary
from the approach of freezing weather.
tender vegetation hastens to maturity
would advise putting potatoes our TO
sprout about the middle of July. | ex-
perimentally tried five different ways Of
sprouting potatoes last season and the ex-
perlments cost me- at least tifteen bushels
OF potatoes, but you need not 20 to that
eNpenseg | was better able 20 lose them
than any one else, for raised them nv
self l cant waste paper now in descrlb-
ing the four unsuccessful ways | tried TOR
sprouting potatoes but | have another
paper at home--the Journal-throush
which its fortunate readers NAV learn 10
avoid the unsuccessful ways If they wish.
Inat meihcd which l regard as the most
successful is as follows FIRST prepare a
place for them by smoothing oil a place
Of sufficient size on good mellow, we'll
drained ground Cover this at least a foot
deep with hay or straw and let it remain
until you want 10 put out your potatoes to
sprout. The potatoes for seed should be
the smallest you have. up TO a nice size
for the table. Before putting shem out to
sprout, treat them for an hour and a half
or Two hours 10 a solution of one ounce OF
corrosive sublimste To nine gallons OF water
IN wooden yessel-this is to prevent scab
The corrosive subllmate. q deadly poison.
may be dissolved in gallon of hot water
much quicker chan in cold. After baing
thus treated and dried, choose a cool Tins,
early in the morning, or cloudy day. re.
move the mulch and place your potatoes
down about Two or three fee. deep and
pretty close together, then MI All the en-
terstices. or spaces between the tubers
with cool earth from under the mulch,