Shenandoah herald. [volume] (Woodstock, Va.) 1865-1974, 1914-04-17
Potatoes How to Grow Big Crops

| nave Deen one OF the III p fuueH'
crops and in several countries Ken
there is failure in the crop, almost
a food famine 10 lows. The neces-
sity of this crop is greater than one
gives credit.
Mach attention is gigeE to the
selecting OF seed in the past few
years. lti. not generally, known
that planting potatoes, year alter
year. in a climate which allows a
long growing season will deterl-
nate the quality and lessen the
leld In the selection of Seed
Potatoes, you sh 'uld be sure they
are Northern grown. You can
mostly always tell as potatoes
grown in a climate where there is
a short growing season, will have
few ewes. A short season forces
them to maturity il shorter period,
giving the potatoes more ugor
wlncA will give you more abun-
dant yield If you plant that class
of seed. They will also mature
ten days to two weeks ear Ter than
the home grown seed.
| know OfS0me sec ions in Ma
where their Wells ~ rage rom
$50 to 200 barrels pr acre. This
Is due 10 The selection of Sc d from
a heavy yielding crop. rhey al
ways plant the seed tina has lew
eyes. So often, persons will buy
potatoes with the greater number
OF eyes, believing they will get a
greater number OF pieces from a
bushel of potatoes to plant. This
is poor practice and will be I'M
profitable for your yield.
II is the nature tor potatoes to
grow IN the soil 1t is. there fore.
necessary tor you to civ, 20 r
potatoes plenty OF soil it you de-
sire a big yield. Arrange your
plan ting 80 you can first cover four
inches and when You see them
peeping up, put your drag harrow
on and cover another inch. Do
this the second time. This will
cover your potatoes six inches and
during the working period always
81 uff1 , the soil to wards the potatoes
When you have finished working
them, you will have about eight to
ten inches of sol On your potatoes.
You will find this a benefit if YOU
desi a large yield. Have your
rows three feet apart; and, if using
a planter, drop the potatoes twelve
inches apart Ifyou were plant
ing TO grow seed, you should only
plant eight inches apart. Never
try to grow seed if YOU are in a
long growing season climate. You
can arrange your plant G so tn
the potatoes will be matured b.,
the time the first frost comes. This
crop will give you fair yield as
seed as they will be 10 ,re vigorous
by being forced in short season.
Always use the Big Crop Seed
Potatoes of the highest grade for
your seed, tree from scab, scale or
blight; and you will easily add 10
to Is per cent to your crop. TIL,
U. S. d. parlment of Agriculture Is
urging farmers to be more attentive
to the matter Of good seed pota.
toes, pointing out that the use OF
high grade seed would easily add
tn per cent to the crop, or 34.-
OO' 900 bushels, easily worth
$50. 100000.
During the growing season, it
will be necessary to spray to keep
down the many ms scts that Otter
times destroy the whole crop. You
will also, find it profitable to spray
should the bligh. appear on your
wines. The very best fertile ,r to
use on potatoes is 6 5 10. You
Jean use 1000 TO so ,s. to the acre.
4 am confident if you will follow
the above, your yield will bs very
Gratifying
/ II you need any information on
the Potato Cultur, or Diseases
write Mr.. R. J Bowen. Light an
Pratt SITS Baltimore, NJ.
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