The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1900-05-13
IRISH POTATO CULTURE.
Paper Read by MIR. A. y. Rust at
BceNiIle.


Paper Read by Mr. A. y. Rust ~,
BecVile.
The following is the paper read by Mr
A. D. Rust of Rock Island on The sprout-
inc, Planting Cultivation and Keeping o.
Irish Potatoes before the South Texas
Truck Growers association 10 session in
Beevile last Tuesday
The subject Of raising Irish potatoes be
comes one OF great interest when we re-
member how largely they enter into our
bills of fare, 70 say nothing of the vast
extent which they are fed 10 stock OF all
kinds
While the subject upon which this paper
is supposed TO treat is the fall planning
of Irish potatoes. yet in order 10 trea,
It understlndingly and to the best adYan-
tage, especially IN lis comparative bear
inss, shall assume the right TO treat
also OF spring raised potatoes so far as
ject
in the North where but one crop is
raised n a year. the yield is somewhat
larger than in the South but this differ
ence IN the amount of the yield is nor
ns9E so great as the difference in the
ptiHe Since The harvest time Of the Irish
potato in the North is at the beginning o..
cold weather and coupled with the fact
that the major part OF the year there is
cold. potatoes are much easier kept there
than in the South. where they remain gu.
OF the ground from June through the long
hot summer
/ conceive that the prime object OF this
Paper is really 10 show that this seeming
objection can easily he overcome in ths
South. II this paper should even partial
~ succeed. under IT'S title, in laying the
foundation of system 81 potato culture
I'm the coast country, which would ena
BILE us to raise all our own potatoes for
the table and for planting, independent
OF the North or any other country. IL
will have accomplished sll It's author
hoped for. II will have enriched our nso-
pie by millions OF dollars. II we viii ac
cept Che hints and recognize The clasne
OF this paper and act IN accordance there-
with, we can raise an abundance of Do1a-
toes for home consumption and this Mould
be equivalent to digging 5000 gold dol,
lars out Of the soil Of Texas It would So
an even swap OF our labor for 500 0l0
bushels OF potatoes. This is disclosure
the result OF which every railroad m9ii
viii suin instantly. ard that Ia the loss
10 ghe railroads OF this vast amount 81
freight Wen, why not? Our truck grow.
ers, many OF them. have been doing val.
liant service In furnishing business lar the
iailroads. giving them all and in many In
stances are still owing the roads for wbat
they could not pay them, But we mus
turn the tables on them Stop the freight
tratnc South and increase q 10 the North
That's WIS, we are here fori
Nov ! am going 30 prove 10 the entire
Satisfaction Of this association fh.t n
can have arish potatoes Of my own rlising
S6s days IN the year and thai Il mnrc
than they do in the North And what
can 40 can be done nv Others
On January 20 planted some po-atoss
and vs. began digslng them Tar the i,ble
on the hrst Of April4 we Nigh, nave
bad them earlier N grabbing for tben,
Between the Mr and loth OF June 4 daa
those notaioes Fige ncniAs lster or
nearly tsn months from che date of piSnt-