South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1917-03-22
Potato Varieties
Adapted to Various
Climates and Soils

In the northeastern United States
and along the south Atlantic sea
board. the Irish Cobbler. Early
Petoskey or Early Standard. all Of
which are practically identical. may
be expected TO produce larger crops
and be more generally satisfactory
for an early crop than the others
mentioned. Quick Lunch and New
Queen would be regarded as second
choices for this section.
In the south central and south
western states. the Triumph may be
expected 20 give results equal TO or
even better than the Irish Cobbler.
In the middle west, the Early
Ohio should do we'll while the
Early Harvest and Early Rose may
be regarded as second choices.
Late Varieties.
In the New England states, Long
Island. and northern New York. the
Green Mountain, Gold Coin. Della
ware, and other late varieties OF that
class do best.
In northern Michigan, Wisconsin
and Minnesota, the late varieties
named above do about as well as the
Rural New Yorker No. 2. and are
superior to it in table quality.
In western New York. southern
Michigan and Wisconsin, and Iowa.
the Rural New Yorker No. >. Sir
Walter Raleigh and Carmen No. 3,
are the best adapted varieties, and
divide honors with the Green Noun
tain in the northern portions of these
states.
Throughout Maryland. Virginia
and the Carolnas, Tennessee and
Georgia, the variety known as
Mccormick is quite generally grown
as a late variety. In a favorable sea-
son the Green Mountain can also
be grown.
Want to- Plant Potatoes.
The date OF planting necessarily
must be governed by climatic condi-
lions. In attempting TO produce "a
early a crop as possible, some risk
must always be incurred of the
plants being injured by late spring
frosts AS a general proposition. it is
best to plant potatoes as soon as
there is little likelihood Of killing
frosts after the plants are up and
the ground is in condition to work.
The following dates of planting
for various cities should be regarded
only as the approximate time at
which early potatoes might safely be
planted:
March 15-25, Washington. Balti-
more. Philadelphia, Cincinnati.
Louisville. st. Louis
March 25-April 5, New York, In
dianapolis, Detroit, Chicago.
April SIS. Boston, Albany.
Rochester. etc.
In the northern cities late. varie>
ties should be planted from three
TO four weeks later
Plant the small eye cuttings from
Il - TO inches deep. depending
upon the character of the soil-the
lighter the soil the greater the depth
of planting. Larger sets may be
planted four inches deep.
If an early variety is planted. and
NAAt WI - ~ bN hOAAN ~ AAeNAANf ~
rows may be spaced as close as &c
inches, whereas if cultivation is 10
be done with horse, so to "a inches
usually is allowed.
If a late variety is planted. the
spacing should be greater, say "a
to SO inches between the rows and
II to IA inches between the plants
in the row. The closeness of plant
ing should be determined first by
the variety, and second by the
amount of available plant food and
moisture in the soil. or that can be
applied TO it,
Yield TO he Expected.
Potato yields vary so greatly that
only an approximate estimate can be
given. If an early variety is grown.
il is not too much 10 expect u to
Is bushels from a plot of ground so
by 100 feet. Under favorable condi-
tions this amount may be very con-
siderably exceeded. In the case Of a
late variety, larger yields may be
expected.