The Cecil Whig., 1910-06-18
SOME SEASONABLE
NOTES FOR JUNE
LATE SEED POTATOES.

June ana july planung is late seed po'
tatoes. CONSIDERABLY more attention
has been paid to the planting OF late
potatoes IN the last lew years than
heretofore. 1his is Largely due to the
fact that our stock OF these potatoes
are kept in cold storage SO as to iur-
nish them i'll first-class, sound condi-
tion Tor iate planting. Crop results the
past season were especially satlsiac-
tory, as large yields were very gen
orally maue. he potatoes are har-
vested, too, at a season OF the year
when II is not necessary, as with the
early potatoes, to market them at once,
but tney can be dug and stored, ana
sold during the winter as market CON
ditIons warrant.
when grown for home use, the
planting OF potatoes i'll June ana July
is alsu most satisfactory, as 1t furnishes
a good supply OF potatoes ior use
throughout tne winter
he same methods ol planting ana
cultivatlng late potatoes should be lcl-
lowed out as lor tke early crop, eN-
cept that it is better to cut the pota-
toes into d little larger pieces, allow
ing at least Two good eyes to every
piece, and II is better also to use lana
plaster on the potatoes alter eating
in order TO prevent bleeding 10 an TN
necessary extent, these precautions
are desirable III case OF hot, dry wea-
ther alter planting.
The potatoes should, as rue, b.
covered little deeper than tor spring
planting, ana II is desirable to cult
yate often III order to keep the ground
in loose and iriable condition, at the
last civilizations gradually, throwing
the soil to the potatoes, 50 as to leave
them well ridged up Potatoes are us
ually planted III rows three 10 three
and nall ieet apart, dropping twelve
to fifteen inches apart IN the row.
We recommend TO our customers
to pay more attention to the growing
OF TINS late potato crop, as the results
for several seasons past, partlcu arly
last season, were most satisfactory.
The use oi stable manure at the
time OF planting potatoes is not desr-
able Ii is always best to plant pota-
toes ON land that has been well manur-
ed ior the previous crop that was
grown ON the land, or they will give
eXcellet results on land that has been
in clovers or grasses. 1t is much bet
ter, in case the land is not good
enough, or i'll case it is desired to make
large lie.O OF potatoes, to use iertl-
lizers. ana the best fertilizers for this
purpose are our Standard Potato Fer
tilizer, Mapes Economical Potato
Manure or Listers Standard Bone Su
perphosphate All OF these give most
excellent and satisfactory results or
potatoes. The successful truckers anc
large potato growers usually use fer
tilizer very literally on potatoes, "a
they claim that the extra crop result:
well pay for the fertilizer used. From
GOO to 500 pounds per acre is the quan
tity ordinarily used on potatoes, but il
the trucking districts the use oi I2ot
to 1900. pounds per acre is a very com
mon occurrence. The fertilizer is bes1
applied after opening the rows fol
planting the potatoes, running the
plow, wit hthe mo,d-board taken of
after applying the i'rtilzer, 50 as tc
mix the fertilizer with the soil before
planting the potatoes.
The eay.y varieties oi potatoes, sacl
as Irish Cobbler, Early Ohio, Early
Rose, Crown Jewel and Puritan ol
Polaris, are very popular ior late plant
ing, the advantage OF planting these
early varieties being that they not on y
make excellent yields, but the late croI
makes excellent seed potatoes ioi
planting the following spring. Spauld
ing's No. Rose is also well adapted
for June and July planting. 1t is a lit
tie later than the old Rose Potatoes 5
but makes a larger yield. 1t is very
generally used in Florida and iurthc,
south by truckers and potato grower.
for early as well as late crop. We re-
commend to our customers, wher
planting potatoes i'll June or early II
July, to plant at least a portion o
their crop ithe early varieties.
COW PEAS.
The supply uf COW peas is very shor
this season, and the demand continue!
very heavy for them, and as a conse
quence, prices are still further advanc
ing, with indications that there vii
not be enough stock to supply the de
mand throughout the season. Gov
Peas are unqucstionably one OF tn,
best OF summer forage and soil-im
proving crops, not only making an eX
cellent crop oi forage, but improving
the condition and productiveness o
the land to a wonderful extent wher
ever they are grown. Cow Peas arr