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How to Grov: Irish Potatoes in Va
cant Lots Ind City MAJ ds-NIctt-
Oh q. Reducing 1ho Cost CT seed
When SeeI Potatoes Are High.

HOW 10 grow f-fS4i 4-D,StiOCS IN a.
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perso--a Prompted by The hlgh pflce
oI 1i-S-- potatoes, nave Nfltten 70
the /. .. Department OF Agriculture
asNlns AoW 10 grow them successful
~ III ,A2ir back yarG5 or III vacant
lois lii thelf helgnDofhood5. Otnefa,
VINO Ii ne past nave ialsGd potatoes
ds Et1iltapie way otzshtlIlzihg ld-e
land O. as crop WIiefs5repayS theAl,
III WAuAe or IN pdrt,. kftr;sltle cost and
tfoub-o oE keeping aST.n weeds ana
! giving q more OfueTIy appearance 10
tne.r l.l0perHes, point out that good
SEED Gt~atoea are scarce and hlgn IN
! price 't-d ASK Mhethef tnef2 Is not
some E-1ehod Oh reducing the cost IoI
SEED lo- lheli pIots or nan acres.
Inc cost OF seeuinS, the garden
! specl>r-,5ts OF. the DeVifIhlent POM
Out ca De sfeatly reduced H. IN
! Steao O. using d NhoIe potato lol
! PANT the &af"ehef VIII cut out
from I IJlatoes cone-Shaped pieces OF
/ iiesn, t~ch containing an eye CI the
/ pota,o- In TINS way only from one
| Ioufth % ohe-iii IN OF me lAeSh OF ths
! potato Iii De hee~cd 10 pfo'lde seed
ana ti.e felna noef OF the potato ca4
! oe coot--u lof taole use. 1heae cones
fdhSG A.oLd oAV-dit! 70 oiG-S3F ehI--
! OF an o~hce IN "el8At' whereas UI
oer the usual nlesNouS' the Sets
range i4oLi tniee-Io >Si>iio 70 lNo
! ounce" n weight. y Sdfueher, ui4
I ,t.A
results y uslnG 10 10 10 i&ds4lGls. o.
/ 90o 10 l'eOV pounds OF potatoes q
me acre rms Hiethod OF pfepatlnS
! sets, IL retore, should make avail
aple -: taoie use over 90 pounas OF
| po1ato -.esh "hiSh' HA0eF of|ihaIy
conditlcns, WouId De PANIED PEI
acre. o-oo.
proxilnateiy one-ninth OF an acre,
the same rates Of seeding would cal
for l to bushels OF seed, plan
ted in 2e ordinary way. The meth
Cd OF raing the cones and eyes anG
coolIin%~ the remainder OF the flesh.
thereic.e 9, becomes a worthwhile
! econoE7 even when d small area is
to be anted.
Undo this plan it is not neces- |
sary 70 prepare the seed all at one
time. from day to day the cones |
for seeing can be cut from the po-
tatoeS 5 they are being prepared 1oI
| the tac. 9. The cuttings then should
be spread out on a piece oil paper III
a mos ately cool room tabout 81
degrees F.) and allowed to remain
there ultil they have cured that Is,
until TIE cut surface mas become
dry. : day or two should suffice fol
this, anG potatoes then should be put
in shallow box or tray and placed
where ! is still cooler. Any storage
condiIl 9l that will insure then |
against frost on the one hand and
undue IriVeling on the other should |
prove satisfactory.
Thesg seeds can be started in-l
doors, royiS IS possl9le. 70 Sc
cure 3
= ss IL may .s asS'i - = -
pi;aat siE2e eye cuttIhsa once, aila
allow tE2m 70 start INTO CROWN IN
doors with the IDEA Oh transplaneihs
.hem 10 tue open sLooHu " neH
danger OF frost IS past anu Ine
grounc IS dry enough ~ DC cui'i-
Falea.
ne S-nallef Tue SIZE vi Ilie Set' VI
seed p s-e, used the more thoious-
must re the preparation OF the son,
ne IL Hneiy tlle soll Is polN el!-
eu' an" ne more cHllolHl 'ile mos
ture eo.ioltions when can oe pre-
served a the SOIL me Detter IS tH'
chance Ior the small SEED piece 10 es-
tabllsh i-selt. a slnall set IN fouSn
lunpy' or drIed-out SOIL mas llttie
chance 20 HFe' let alone make d
crop.
GeneFally speaking, the shlaliei
the size OF tue SET, tHe closer /,
Shoulo be planted III lhe 10" II
maximum yleIus are to pc secured.
ouch sG's may oe expected 10 give
the pest yleioS not spaceo more
tnan ~ TO IL lhcheS apart III the
row.
Successfu! potato growing the
garden speclall rs ADVISE their cor
respondents, hinges largely On the
folloWlhg factors:
Coed land, We'll prepared.
z. Abundance OF aEallaDle plant
1000 ana moisture.
3. 9ctlon OF proper varieties.
4. Good seed and good tiHage.
5. Thorough protection OF the
plants against insect and fungous
pests.
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