St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1913-11-15
G. G. LEWIS, FARM DEslONsTRAT.
OR, GIVES VALUABLE
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IMPORTATION.
W0Rkln6 UP The
DEMONSTRATION FARM


IN some ne1ghborhoOds the farm
ers are thinking Of planting Iris;.
potatoes to ship to northern markets,
| and | want to give these farmers q
few hints on this very important
crop. In the first place, you want to
have the crop ready for shipment as
early as possible, and to do this you
must take the advantage OF the fol-
lowing points:
1st. Plant only good, clean seed
and to make sure that the crop viii
be free from scab. Treat the uncut
potatoes with formalin or bichlorid
OF mercury. II you use the bichlorid
OF mercury method prepare By dis
solving : ounces In Is gallons OF
water and soak the potatoes ii same
Tor two hours, then allow them to
dry before cutting. Do not allow
stock to come near this solution sas
It Il poison.
I'd. Do not cut the seed pieces
too small. this will give ! greater
number Of weaklinss-plants that do
not make many potatoes. Bulletin
No, -. g. 8. Department Of Agri-
culture. gives the result Of a *
pertinent whore pieces cut with only
one eye made gross yield 81 ~
bushels peI acre while quarters with
tNo or three eyes made, Ia bushels
- !. s = i = ft1negd
OF cutting the seed with plenty Of
eyes. The cror planted from quar-
ters was some few days earlier.
50. Be sure and prepare the land
thoroughly and do not stop the Lar-
row until all clods have been crushed.
This will cause the potatoes 70 grew
Iaster and will increase the yield cor
Eitierably.
4th. Do not use just any kind Of
lertAnxer you come to. but use ont
that the potato will use to the best
advantage. Get cotton seed meal
Ger. KANT and acid phosphate and
nix together one sack OF each. then
apply 500 to 1000 pounds to the
acre. This formula is for ordinarvI
Sauoy iand. y land is very thin, in
;rease the meal In the mixture.
9tn. Spray the crop with bor-
leaux mixture once when the vines
IRE about inches high, then again in
u ors15 days. This will pay for the
rouble and cost many times.
me average net profit from spray-f
ng IN fifteen cooperative experi-
nents carried out during the season
7 1906 was 1883 per acre. InI
sos the net profit was 5000 n
avor OF spraying. In case you are
otnered with bugs mix arcenate ofl
BAD (paste form) in with the bor- I
eaux and kill two birds with one i
tone. o
The first point to be considered a
Iter the crop has been made is for l.
ne whole neighborhood to come to- /
etner, Il you are not already organ
.ed, and ship In car lots, but be sure I
nd see that all parties shin onlv !
larketable. potatoes, as a few haps
culls will cut the price on the
hole lot q little. +
u IS fact that the average yield =
irish potatoes In this State isI \
aali compared to some other states r
mere conditions are not any more +,
Ivcrable than here. =
Ihe IRISH potato to do its best musf 5
ave p.enty Of humus In the soil ANA :.
complete fertilizer, then with good !.
'eparation and cultivation given as
should be there is no reason whv| !,
should not make from / so to 250 :.
lshels Of potatoes to the acre hare r.
cry year. Hyou plant potatoes for Il
money crop you had better 60 at It /.
3 pus1nessl.ke way or the returns h
;ght be disappointing. G;
G. C. LEWIS. I,
Farm Demonstration y,